Noor Mohammad Qarqin (born 1953 in a village in Qarqeen District of
Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan
) is a former
minister in the Afghan government and
ambassador
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. He is an ethnic
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and has a Bachelor of Science from
Kabul University.
Early life
In 1978, he began service in the
Ministry of Education as a member of the Uzbek and Turkmen Department, and later had a leading position in the gas and oil industry in
Hairatan.
After the
Soviet invasion he moved to
Pakistan and took part in the
Islamic resistance against the communist regime. In December 2001 he returned to Afghanistan and played a role in the
Loya Jirga's that were set up to give Afghanistan a new administration and a new
constitution.
Government minister
Between 2002 and 2004 Qarqeen was
Social Affairs Minister of Afghanistan in the
Transitional Administration,
headed by
Hamid Karzai. In the first
presidential elections
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after the fall of the Taliban, he was director of the successful campaign of Karzai. He was rewarded with the position of Ministry of Education (Afghanistan), education minister in the First Karzai cabinet, cabinet that Karzai appointed in 2004.
After the election of the House of the People (Afghanistan), Wolesi Jirga, Karzai reshuffled his cabinet in 2006. The Ministry of Disabled and Martyrs was merged with the Ministry of Social Affairs and the new portfolio was given to Qarqeen.
Ambassador
In the second Karzai administration Qarqeen didn't return as minister. He was made ambassador to Kyrgyzstan instead.
His posting ended on Sep 30, 2016.
References
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1953 births
Living people
Government ministers of Afghanistan
Social affairs ministers of Afghanistan
Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Kyrgyzstan
Ethnic Turkmen people