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List Of Candidates In The Afghan Presidential Election, 2009
Forty-four candidates were registered for the 2009 Afghan presidential election when the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) announced its official preliminary list of candidates on May 17, 2009. Three candidates withdrew from the race before the election took place, having thrown their support behind one of the top two contenders. Forty-one names appeared on the ballot paper for the vote, although a few more had by then announced through the media that they had dropped out. List of presidential candidates The candidates participating in the Afghan presidential election on August 20, 2009, were: See also *Afghan Transitional Administration * Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) *Demography of Afghanistan * International public opinion on the war in Afghanistan *List of Afghan Transitional Administration personnel *War in Afghanistan (1978–present) *War in Afghanistan (2001–present) *Northern Alliance References External linksL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Afghan Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009. The election resulted in victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai, who won 49.67% of the vote, while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah finished second with 30.59% of the vote. The election was characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout and low awareness of the people about the election and election process and widespread ballot stuffing, intimidation, and other electoral fraud. Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C., and former finance minister, UN special advisor, and World Bank analyst, registered as a presidential candidate on May 7, 2009. At a time when many Afghans would have preferred to lessen the appearance of ties to the U.S. government, he had the distinction of hiring Clinton-campaign chief strategist James Carville as his campaign advisor. His close ties to Washington placed him among those that Afghans considered to be "''Zana-e-Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghan Finance Minister
The Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan ( prs, وزارت مالیه افغانستان , ps, د افغانستان د مالیې وزارت) is responsible for the implementation and execution of the budget, collection of taxes, organization, and control of public expenses in Afghanistan; it also controls the management of the Custom Affairs. The Ministry of Finance provides a quarterly report to inform the public and the executive cabinet of advancements in Afghanistan's financial sector. History The importance of taxes was first given a significant role under the rule of Ahmad Shah Baba. “In 1140, a number of governmental departments and offices were established, including the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan, which was named Humayon Alla.” The first minister was Abdullah Khan Popalzai. His successor Mustafawi Almalik improved the national economic system and monitoring of financial accounting in Afghanistan. Under king Habibullah Khan the tax base was small and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineer (honorific)
Engineer is an honorific used in Afghanistan, which is commonly translated into English, rather than being transliterated, like "Mullah" or "Maulvi". Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific ''Engineer'' * Hamid Karzai's first cabinet included Engineer Abdul Rahim (Engineer), Abdul Rahim -- the Afghan Communications Minister. * Hamid Karzai appointed Engineer Mohammad Daoud (Afghan Governor), Mohammad Daoud as the Governor of Helmand Province in December 2005. * Engineer Mohammad Alim Qarar was selected to the Wolesi Jirga from Lagham Province. * Engineer Abdul Hakim was one of the signatories to the Bonn Conference that picked Hamid Karzai as President of the Afghan Interim Administration. * Engineer Muhammad Harif Sarwari entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005. * Engineer Muhammad Hashim Ortaq entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Nasir Anis
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born approximately 570CE in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father Abdullah was the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, and he died a few months before Muhammad's birth. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Occupation Of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a Federation, federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, fifteen national republics; in practice, both Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, its economy were highly Soviet-type economic planning, centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kyiv, Kiev (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR), Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Mangal
Habib Mangal is an Afghan citizen who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections. Studies and medical career Mangal is a medical doctor, who also has a doctorate in Social Sciences. According to a profile in the ''Pajhwok Afghan News'' his secondary education was at the Rahman Baba Higher Secondary School, and his medical education was at Kabul Medical University. The profile doesn't state where or when he earned his doctorate in Social Science. In 1977 and 1978 he worked as a doctor in Khost Hospital. He was subsequently the Public Health Director in Samangan Province. Political career He joined the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) in 1964, when he was 18 years old. According to his profile in the ''Pajhwok Afghan News'' he worked as an activist for the party from 1964 to 1981. He helped found the Students' Movement at Kabul University in 1972 and 1973. He was imprisoned for his student union activities. He was imprisoned again in 1977-1978. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozan Fana
Frozan Fana (born 1969) was a candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential election. Her running mate was Mohammad Nasim Darmand. She had never held political office before. However, she is the widow of Abdul Rahman, the assassinated Afghan Aviation Minister. Fana is an Orthopaedic surgeon. Fana was criticized for using campaign posters that had her picture on it. One other woman was a candidate for president in 2009, Shahla Atta. She was already a member of the Wolesi Jirga, Afghanistan's National Legislature. After Massouda Jalal came sixth out of eighteen presidential candidates in 2004 then President Hamid Karzai appointed her Afghan Women's Affairs Minister. According to Rosie DiManno, writing in the ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghan Foreign Minister
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Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah (Dari/ ps, عبدالله عبدالله, ; born as Abdullah on 5 September 1960) is an Afghan politician who led the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) from May 2020 until August 2021, when the Afghan government was overthrown by the Taliban. The council had been established to facilitate peace talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban insurgents. Abdullah served as the Chief Executive of Afghanistan from September 2014 to March 2020, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 2001 to April 2005. Prior to that, he was a senior member of the Northern Alliance, working as an adviser to Ahmad Shah Massoud. He worked as an ophthalmologist and medical doctor in the 1980s. Abdullah ran against President Hamid Karzai in the 2009 Afghan presidential election, coming second with 30.5% of the total votes. In 2010, he created the Coalition for Change and Hope, which became the National Coalition of Afghanistan in 2011 and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bismillah Shir
''Bismillah'' ( ar, بسم الله, link=no) is a phrase in Arabic meaning "in the name of Allah". It is also the first word in the Qur'an, and refers to the Qur'an's opening phrase, the Basmala. It may also refer to: People * Bismillah Khan (1916–2006), Indian classical musician *Bismillah (Guantanamo detainee 658), Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 658) *Bismaullah, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 960) *Haji Bismullah, Afghan, former Guantanamo detainee (ISN 968) * Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (born 1961), Afghan politician *Bismillah Afghanmal (born 1971), Afghan politician *Abdul Bismillah (born 1949), Indian novelist writing in Hindi *Bismillah Jan Shinwari (born 1984), Afghan cricket umpire Other *Bismillah Airlines, Bangladesh *Bismillah Chowk, neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan *''Bismullah v. Gates Bismullah v. Gates is a writ of habeas corpus appeal in the United States Justice System, on behalf of Bismullah (Guantanamo detainee 968)—an Afghan detai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baz Mohammad Kofi
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