President Hamid Karzai Occupation Central banker Name Anwar Ahady | Preceded by ? Role Politician Nationality Afghan Succeeded by Omar Zakhilwal | |
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Born August 12, 1951
Sarobi, Kabul Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan (Now Afghanistan) Alma mater Kabul University Degree in Law American University in Beirut B.A. & M.A. in Political Science
Northwestern University PhD in Political Science & MBA Party Afghan Social Democratic Party Education Northwestern University, Kabul University | ||
Preceded by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai | ||
Afghan finance minister anwar ul haq ahady honors afghanistan s hero ahmad shah massoud
Anwar ul-Haq Ahady (August 12, 1951) is a politician in Afghanistan, formerly serving as Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industry. He had served as the nation's Finance Minister from December 2004 to February 5, 2009. Prior to that he held the position as head of Da Afghanistan Bank, the central bank of Afghanistan. He is also prominent academic and writer.
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- Afghan finance minister anwar ul haq ahady honors afghanistan s hero ahmad shah massoud
- Early years
- Careers
- Political affiliation
- Works
- References
Early years
Ahady was born on 12 August 1951 in Sarobi, Kabul province, Afghanistan. He is the son of Abdul Haqhas, a Pashtun and native of the Sarobi district in Kabul province. Ahady holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Ph.D in political science from the post-graduate faculty of Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, north of Chicago. He earned a Bachelor's degree as well as a Master's degree in economics and political science from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
Careers
Ahady served as an assistant professor of political science at Carleton College, in Northfield, Minnesota, in the United States, and as the banking director of Continental Elona of Chicago from 1985 to 1987. He was a professor of political science at Providence College, a Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1987 to 2002.
After the removal of the Taliban government and the formation of the Karzai administration in late 2001, Ahady was chosen as the head of Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank. He has many writings in academic journals, books, and popular dailies of the United States.
Political affiliation
Ahady is currently the elected leader of the Afghan Millat Party.