Dr Mohammad Aman (born May 1929) is an

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banker and politician.

Early life

Aman was born in

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on 4 May 1929, an only child. He attended Nejat High School (now known as

Amani High School Amani High School, also known in German as , ( prs, لیسه عالی امانی) is a school in Kabul (District 10), Afghanistan. From the time of its founding in 1924 until 1985, Amani High School was recognized as one of the elite schools in K ...

) from 1936 – 1948. In 1949, he was the recipient of a government scholarship for further studies in Zurich, Switzerland. He completed his studies with a PhD from the

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. His PhD dissertation was on German credit policy after World War II.

Career

Upon returning to Afghanistan in 1959, Aman commenced employment in the Treasury Department of the

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. In 1962, Aman was appointed first Vice President of the

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(also known as Da Afghanistan Bank). In 1967, Aman was elected Chairman of the sponsoring committee for the establishment of the Industrial Development Bank of Afghanistan which was established in 1973. From 1969 until 1971, he was also the

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in Afghanistan, in the Cabinet of Noor Ahmad Etemadi. From 1972 to 1974, Aman was the Chairman/President of Afghan Trading Company, based in

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, United Kingdom. Since retirement, Dr. Aman resides in Zurich, Switzerland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aman, Mohammad 1929 births Living people Finance Ministers of Afghanistan Government ministers of Afghanistan Afghan bankers University of Zurich alumni People from Kabul Afghan expatriates in Switzerland