Almas Bawar Zakhilwal

Almas Bawar Zakhilwal is an Afghan-Canadian, born in Eastern Afghanistan in the province of Ningarhar. Following the Soviet-Afghan war in 1979, Mr. Bawar Zakhilwal and his family took refuge along with millions of other Afghans in Pakistan. Graduating from high school in 1995, he moved back to Afghanistan to continue his education. He chose to study medicine at Nangarhar Medical University. Bawar Zakhilwal was a candidate in the 2010 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan (House of the People Afghanistan).