Fazlullah Wahidi
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Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi | |
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| فضل الله وحیدي | |
 Wahidi giving a speech at a cricket tournament near a U.S. Forward Operating Base in 2010 | |
| Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan | |
| In office 4 July 2013 – 24 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Daud Shah Saba |
| Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan | |
| In office 18 November 2007 – 3 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hajji Mohammad Didar |
| Succeeded by | Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Surkh Rod District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi (Pashto: فضل الله وحیدي, born: 1951) is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as the governor of Herat Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on 2 July 2013.[1] Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.[citation needed]
Education and early life
[edit]Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was born in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province in 1951. Fazlullah studied literature at Kabul University in 1973. He claims to be Sayed[1] (Arab), and is fluent in Dari, Pashto, and English.[2]
Social life
[edit]Sayed Fazlullah has worked in the humanitarian relief and assistance fields in Afghanistan for over 25 years.
Wahidi served as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.[citation needed] He served as the General Director and Chairman of ANCB Kabul, Afghanistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan, respectively. He was also the Director of the Afghan-German Help Coordination Office (AGHCO). He continues to represent Afghan NGOs internationally as an elected executive committee member of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies.[1]
Political life
[edit]Wahidi has a technocratic background who is not associated with any political party, however during the jihad period, Wahidi was associated with National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, headed by Pir Sayed Ahmad Gillani.[1]
He was appointed as the Governor of Kunar Province on November 18, 2007, and Governor of Herat Province on July 3, 2013.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Government Wahidi Bionps.edu Archived 11 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wahidi, Sayed Fazal Ullah Waheedi
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