Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi

Dr. Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi is an Afghan journalist and head of the Union of Afghan Journalists. He was Minister designate for Higher Education for the Afghan Government but was not confirmed by the Afghan Parliament.^[1][2]

Dr. Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi, son of Faqirullah, was born in 1955 in Wazirabad, Kabul. He is ethnic Qizilbash. He received early education at the Naderia High School in 1975 and graduated from the Literature Department of Kabul University in 1979. He obtained a Masters degree from Tabatabai University in Tehran and did MA in Journalism. He has been a lecturer at the Journalism Department of Kabul University since 2004. He also has been responsible for appointments to high government posts for the last two years as a member on the presidential consultation board. He also heads the Union of Afghan Journalists. Dr. Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi professor at Journalism is a head of one of the two afghan journalist unions.^[1]

Previous Functions

• Head of the Union of Afghan Journalists,
• Acting Chairman of the independent commission for Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) (2007),
• Minister designate Higher Education - Dr. Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi (20100109)was not confirmed by Wolsei Jirga 20100116.

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b} "Esmatullahi, Dr. Muhammad Hashim". Who is who in Afghanistan? (Hannover: Brunz V. Erreck). http://afghan-bios.info/tinc?key=2vB1wwzV&session_currentpage=data&session_mode=guest&formname=afghan_bios&session_sortby=field_3&userid=1267754001;40465;140&session_nextpage=data_edit&session_offset=50&session_start=251&session_dbkey=1263055695;923286;420_afghan_bios&dbkey=1263055695;923286;420_afghan_bios. Retrieved 5 April 2010. 
2. ^ "Seven candidate ministers receive vote of confidence from Parliament". United Nations Assistance Mission in Aghanistan (ANAMA). 16 January 201. http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1741&ctl=Details&mid=1882&ItemID=7322. Retrieved 5 April 2010. 

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