Mohammad Farid Hamidi

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څارنپوه
Mohammad Farid Hamidi
محمد فرید حمیدی
Attorney General Office of Afghanistan (AGO)
Attorney General of Afghanistan
In office
2016–2021
Appointed byAshraf Ghani
PresidentAshraf Ghani
لوی څارنوال
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Personal details
Born1967
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
EducationDual Bachelors (LLB in Criminal Law & BA in Law and Political Science) and Dual Masters (LLM in Criminal Law and MPP in Public Policy)
Alma materHarvard University, Kabul University
ProfessionAttorney, Lawyer, Human rights activist
Websitehttps://www.ago.gov

Mohammad Farid Hamidi (به فارسی و پشتو: څارنپوه محمدفرید حمیدی) (born 1967) is an Afghan lawyer, human rights activist, and was the Attorney General of Afghanistan from 2016 till 2021.

Early life and education

Mohammad Farid Hamidi was born in 1967 in

Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. He completed his primary education in a local school. Afterwards he was admitted to the National Police Academy of Afghanistan, where he received his bachelors in Criminal Law. After that, he earned his second bachelors degree from faculty of Law and Political Science of Kabul University.[1]

Hamidi obtained his first masters' degree with a concentration in Criminal Law from Islamic Azad University based in Kabul and his second Masters' from Harvard University in Public Administration.[1]

Career

Committee appointments

Hamidi was appointed as a member of the

Emergency Loya Jirga. Again in 2002, he was appointed as a member of Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan.[2][3] Besides all these responsibilities, Hamidi was appointed as a member of Independent Election Complaint Commission as per decree of President of Afghanistan in 2005 and worked in this position for more than a year. In addition, Hamidi worked as a member of Reporting Committee of Government to International Conventions and Universal Periodic Review Committee as per a presidential decree.[4]

He has also worked as advisor for the Ministry of Youth Affairs, and for six years as the Director of the Presidential Advisory Board to Appoint High Officials of the Government.


In 2014, he was appointed as Ambassador against Torture in Afghanistan by the Asia-Pacific Assembly.[5]

Hamidi has participated in numerous international and national conferences on Rule of Law, Elections, Judicial and Justice Reforms, and Good Governance, and has delivered speeches in this role.[6]

Attorney General

Mohammad Farid Hamidi was appointed in 2016 as Attorney General of Afghanistan by President Ashraf Ghani. Hamidi served his country by supporting the rule of law, reformation, and human rights. He also focused on civic values and fighting against corruption, inequality, injustice, and violence against women and children in Afghanistan.

In 2021, after serving in Afghanistan's justice sector for six years, Hamidi resigned his position as Attorney General of Afghanistan.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography of the Attorney General | AfGOV". www.ago.gov.af. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ISBN 978-84-96462-46-5
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  3. ISBN 978-0-16-071247-0
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  4. ^ "Mohammad Farid Hamidi". Austin American-Statesman. 2016-09-25. pp. A12. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  5. ^ "Open Asia". Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  6. ^ News, Ariana. "Nima-e-Khamosh: Exclusive interview with Attorney General Mohammad Farid Hamidi". ariananews.af. Retrieved 2021-02-28. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "The Impossible Job of Afghanistan's Attorney General". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. ISSN 0099-9660
    . Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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