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Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani 
Dr. Ahmad Yusef Nuristani in December 2009 Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan Incumbent Assumed office
January 18, 2009Preceded by Sayed Hussein Anwari Succeeded by Daud Shah Saba Personal details Born Afghanistan Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani is a politician in Afghanistan. He was the spokesperson for President Hamid Karzai during the interim administration. Subsequently, he was appointed as Water and Energy during the transitional period of Afghan government.[1] In January 2005, he became First Deputy Minister of Defense. From February 2009 to August 2010 he served as the Governor of Herat Province.[2][3]
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Early years and education
Nuristani was born in Afghanistan.
Later years and careers
Nuristani used to serve in the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, for several years.[4][5] He has been actively involved in Afghan politics for the last 30 years and has participated in major conferences related to Afghan issues. He was one of the founding members of the Writer's Union of Free Afghanistan (WUFA) as well as the Afghan Professor's University Association (APUA) during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan while living in Peshawar, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona.
References
- ^ "AFGHANISTAN: Interview with irrigation and environment minister". Integrated Regional Information Networks. 2003-04-08. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=19587. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Saber, Mustafa (2009-10-22). "Herat mourns a rebel commander". Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KJ22Df01.html. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Herat Province" Program for Culture & Conflict Studies (CCS), Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Navy, 13 September 2010 version, accessed 15 March 2011, archived here by WebCitation.
- ^ e-Ariana - The Washington Post - Afghan Americans Hold Levers of Power
- ^ The Washington Post - Afghan Americans Hold Levers of Power; U.S. Citizens Appointed to Senior Posts in Kabul Draw Praise, Scrutiny
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Preceded by
Sayed Hussein AnwariGovernor of Herat Province, Afghanistan
January 18, 2009-August 24, 2010Succeeded by
Daud Shah Saba
Governors of Afghan WilayatsBadakhshan Badghis Gul Mohammad Arefi (2001-2005) · Enayatullah Enayat (2005-2007) · Mohammad Ashraf Naseri · Dilbar Jan Arman Shinwari (2009-)Baghlan Balkh Atta Muhammad Nur (2004-)Bamyan Habiba Sarabi (2005-)Daykundi Qurban Ali Oruzgani (2010-)Farah Roohul Amin (2008-)Faryab Abdul Haq Shafaq (2006-)Ghazni Asadullah Khalid (2001-2005) · Sher Alam Ibrahimi (2005-2006) · Faizanullah Faizan (2007-2008) · Osman Osmani (2008-2010) · Musa Khan Ahmadzai (2010-)Ghor Ibrahim Malikzada (2001-2004) · Abdul Qadir Alam (2004-2005) · Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali (2005-2007) · Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (2007-2009) · Sayyed Mohammad Eqbal Munib (2009-)Helmand Sher Mohammad Akhundzada (2001-2005) · Mohammad Daoud (2005-2006) · Assadullah Wafa (2006-2008) · Mohammad Gulab Mangal (2008-)Herat Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani (2009-2010) · Daud Shah Saba (2010-)Jowzjan Mohammad Hashim Zare (2007-)Kabul Kandahar Gul Agha Sherzai (2001-2003) · Yousef Pashtun (2003-2005) · Asadullah Khalid (2005-2008) · Rahmatullah Raufi (2008-2008) · Tooryalai Wesa (2008-)Kapisa Ghulam Qawis Abubaker (2007-)Khost Kunar Fazlullah Wahidi (2007-)Kunduz Engineer Mohammad Omar (2006-2010)Laghman Logar Fazlullah Mojadeddi (2001-2004) · Mohammad Aman Hamimi (2004-2005) · Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi (2005-2007) · Abdullah Wardak (2007-2008) · Atiqullah Ludin (2008-)Nangarhar Nimruz Abdul Karim Brahui (2001-2005) · Ghulam Dastagir Azad (2005-)Nuristan Jamaluddin Badr (2008-)Oruzgan Jan Mohammed Khan (2002-2006) · Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib (2006-2007) · Assadullah Hamdam (2007-2010)Paktia Pacha Khan Zadran (2001-2002) · Taj Mohammad Wardak (2002-2002) · Raz Mohammed Dalili (2002-04) · Assadullah Wafa (2004-05) · Hakim Taniwal (2005-2006) · Rahmatullah Rahmat (2006-2007) · Juma Khan Hamdard (2007-)Paktika Mohibullah Samim (2010-)Panjshir Keramuddin Keram (2010-)Parwan Abdul Basir Salangi (2009-)Samangan Khairullah Anosh (2010-)Sar-e Pol Sayed Anwar Rahmati (2010-)Takhar Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (2010-)Wardak Zabul Mohammad Ashraf Naseri (2009-)Categories:- Afghan politician stubs
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- Living people
- Pashtun people
- University of Arizona alumni
- Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
- American people of Afghan descent
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