Hamid Karzai
Politician
1957 –
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
- Zeenat Karzai
(1999 - )
- Zeenat Karzai
- 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
- Himachal University
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on July 23, 2013
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