Keramuddin Keram (born 1 January 1962) is an Afghan politician who served as
Governor of Panjshir Province from 21 April 2010 until 2 November 2013. Keram served as the President of the
Afghanistan Football Federation
The Afghanistan Football Federation (A.F.F.) ( Persian: فدراسيون فوتبال افغانستان) is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling the men's and women's national teams. It was founded in 1922 and has been a me ...
from 2004 until 2019, when he was banned from football for life by
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
after being accused of sexual abuse by several players from the
Afghanistan women's national football team. Keram is currently at large despite an indictment and arrest warrant being issued against him.
Sexual assault allegations
In 2018, an investigation was launched when several players of
Afghanistan women's national football team has alleged that Karim sexually assaulted, threatened and physically attacked them.
On June 8, 2019,
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
barred Keram, who was president of Afghanistan's soccer association, from the sport for life after reports that he had threatened and sexually assaulted players. He was also fined about USD $1 million. Following this, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
In August 2020, special forces attempted to arrest Keram in
Panjshir, but were unsuccessful, with Human Rights Watch reporting that Keram had the protection of a local militia. As of April 2021, he remains at large.
See also
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Politics of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a totalitarian theocracy and emirate in which the Taliban Islamic Movement holds a monopoly on power. Dissent is not permitted, and politics are mostly limited to internal Taliban policy debates and power struggles. As the govern ...
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List of current governors of Afghanistan
This is a table chart of the current governors of Afghanistan. Provincial governors are all appointed by the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Governors
See also
* List of current provincial deputy governors in Afghanistan
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Provinces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (, '' wilåyat''). The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions. Each province encompasses a number of districts or usually over 1,000 villages.
Provincial governors played a ...
References
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1962 births
Governors of Panjshir Province
Living people
Association football executives
Afghan Tajik people
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