Engineer is an
honorific
An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It ...
used in Afghanistan, which is commonly translated into English, rather than being transliterated, like "
Mullah
Mullah (; ) is an honorific title for Shia and Sunni Muslim clergy or a Muslim mosque leader. The term is also sometimes used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and sharia law.
The title has also been used in some Miz ...
" or "
Maulvi".
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Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific ''Engineer''
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Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...
's first cabinet included Engineer
Abdul Rahim -- the
Afghan Communications Minister.
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Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...
appointed Engineer
Mohammad Daoud as the Governor of
Helmand Province in December 2005.
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* Engineer
Mohammad Alim Qarar
Engineer Mohammad Alim Qarar is a member of the Wolesi Jirga for Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
He is an ethnic Pashai.
He was a former commander with the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin ( fa, حزب اسلامی گلبدی ...
was selected to the
Wolesi Jirga
The House of Representatives of the People, or Da Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga ( ps, دَ افغانستان ولسي جرګه), was the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, alongside the upper Hous ...
from
Lagham Province.
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* Engineer Abdul Hakim was one of the signatories to the
Bonn Conference
After Operation Enduring Freedom in which the Taliban government was toppled in Afghanistan, in December 2001, the German city of Bonn hosted a conference – widely known as the Bonn Conference – of Afghan leaders at Hotel Petersberg, to choo ...
that picked
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...
as President of the
Afghan Interim Administration.
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* Engineer
Muhammad Harif Sarwari
Engineer Muhammad Arif Sarwari, also known simply as Engineer Arif, is a former Afghan intelligence official and politician.
Pre-Taliban
Sarwari studied electronics at a technical college, later transferring to Kabul Polytechnic. He did not comp ...
entered the
Meshrano Jirga
The House of Elders or Mesherano Jirga ( ps, د افغانستان مشرانو جرګه), was the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the lower House of the People (Wolesi Jirga). It was effectively disso ...
in 2005.
Muhammad Hashim Ortaq Engineer Muhammad Hashim Ortaq, born , entered the Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of Afghanistan's National Assembly in 2005.
He represents Faryab Province.
He is a member of Junbish-e-Milli.
He has an engineering degree from Kabul University.
Du ...
entered the Meshrano Jirga
The House of Elders or Mesherano Jirga ( ps, د افغانستان مشرانو جرګه), was the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the lower House of the People (Wolesi Jirga). It was effectively disso ...
in 2005.[
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References
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Politics of Afghanistan
Honorifics