Wais Barmak
Wais Ahmad Barmak | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior Affairs | |
| In office 13 August 2017 – 23 December 2018 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Taj Mohammad Jahid |
| Succeeded by | Amrullah Saleh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Kabul, Afghanistan |
Wais Ahmad Barmak (born 1972) is an
Early years and education
Barmak was born in 1972 in
Career
In the 1990s, Barmak started working as a field assistant of the ICRC and as a program officer at the Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief, and later as a program officer of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).[5]
Barmak was Senior Advisor to the
He was subsequently Senior Advisor on Capacity Development and Programmes, Senior Advisor/Chief Coordinator of the National Rural Access Programme and Executive Director of the National Solidarity Program. From 2008 onward he was Deputy Minister of Programmes at the MRRD.[6]
Barmak is said to be an ally of former vice-president
Under his leadership, the National Solidarity Program of the ministry supported 70,000 rural infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls, protection walls, irrigation schemes, the schools, clinics.[7]
In 2014, after the Karzai administration was replaced by the Ashraf Ghani administration, Barmak began serving President Ghani's Special Representative on Humanitarian Affairs.[8] He became Ghani's advisor in the Northern Zone, tasked to evaluate performance of officials and government agencies and fight corruption.[9]
In October 2015 Barmak became a minister again, when he was appointed to lead the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, which was being upgraded to ministry.[10]
On 13 August 2017, Barmak was appointed as Afghanistan's Minister of Interior.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Tajiks comprise 78 pc of Anti-Riot Force". Pajhwok Afghan News. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- Tolo TV. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining: H.E. Wais Barmak, Afghanistan State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs addresses GICHD panel". Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "The Cabinet list". Afghanistan Analysis Network. 24 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Barmak, Wais Ahmad Eng". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Wais Ahmad Barmak | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Grants To Rural Afghan Villages Pays off". WFAE. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Opportunity in Crisis: Wais Ahmad Barmak". Chatham House. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Corrupt Badakhshan officials to be sacked: Barmak". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Moosakhail, Zabihullah (October 21, 2015). "Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) upgraded to 'Ministry'". www.khaama.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Wais Barmak Nominated As Interior Minister". ToloNews. 13 August 2017.
- ^ Basir Fitri, Khawaja (13 August 2017). "Wais Barmak appointed as acting interior minister". Pajhwok News.