Hamid Karzai

Politician

1957 –

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Who is Hamid Karzai?

Hamid Karzai GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 22 December 2001. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six-month term as Chairman of the Interim Administration.

He was then chosen for a two-year term as Interim President during the 2002 loya jirga that was held in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai was declared winner and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He won a second five-year term in the 2009 presidential election.

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Born
Dec 24, 1957
Karz
Also known as
  • Hamid Karsai
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Pashtun
  • Sarbans
Nationality
  • Afghanistan
Profession
Education
  • Himachal University
    Political Science
    (1979 - 1983)
  • Habibia High School
    ( - 1976)
  • Middle East Technical University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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