- Dawood Jabarkhyl
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Dawood Jabarkhylداوود جبارخيل
Ethnicity Pashtun
Home town Surkh-Rōd District
Children Walied JabarkhylMaywand JabarkhylNawied JabarkhylFarshied JabarkhylDawood Jabarkhyl (Pashto: داوود جبارخيل) is an Afghan entrepreneur. He is the chairman of Tanweer Investments,[1] a member of Afghan Handicrafts Executive Council - Ministry of Commerce, and a philanthropist.[2] Jabarkhyl holds investments in sectors such as Agriculture, Irrigation, Handicrafts, Mining, Construction, Aviation, Real Estate, Forex, Security & Logistics. He operates in many countries including Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Switzerland.
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Career
An ethnic Pashtun, Jabarkhyl grew up in the Surkh-Rōd District, Afghanistan, where he attended high school then went on to further his education in England. He has also attended the Officer Cadet School, Kabul. He belongs to the Jabbar Khel tribe.
Mr. Jabarkhyl has appeared at Afghanistan's executive Loya Jirga. He has also been honoured, on several occasions, to accompany high-level delegations including Afghan President Hamid Karzai on trips to Paris, Amsterdam, London, Kuwait.[3]
Mr. Jabarkhyl is an advisor on private sector affairs in Afghanistan.
Social commitment
Dawood Jabarkhyl interviewed by BBC World NewsJabarkhyl has a vision of empowering the Youth and Women of Afghanistan.[4]
He has received honorary awards for his social commitment.[5][6] He has invested in many areas to provide employment opportunities, to provide free healthcare, free education and Women Affairs departments to assist with issues facing the impoverished women of Afghanistan.[7]
He has provided employment at Kabul Women's Prison to help detainees develop skills and re-integrate back into society upon release.[8]
Jabarkhyl's food distribution centre feeds over 500 families every month across Afghanistan.[9]
Personal life
Jabarkhyl is married and has four sons.
References
- ^ http://www.tanweerinvestments.com
- ^ http://www.tanweerfbmi.com
- ^ http://www.aisa.org.af/files/events/archive/english/ReportKuwaitRoadShow.pdf
- ^ http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/sheikha-fatimas-initiative-gives-afghans-hope
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2011/February/citytimes_February112.xml§ion=citytimes
- ^ http://www.tanweerfbmi.com/newsdetails.aspx?id=8
- ^ http://m.gulfnews.com/news/world/afghanistan/weaving-hope-into-the-fabric-of-society-1.859105
- ^ http://tanweerfbmi.com/newsdetails.aspx?id=9
- ^ http://www.tcpalm.com/photos/2009/aug/26/198644/
Categories:- Afghan businesspeople
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