Adib Fahim
Adib Fahim is the eldest son of the former Afghan Vice President Mohammad Fahim.[1][2] Following the death of his father in March 2014, Adib Fahim was appointed as his father’s successor in the social arena at a ceremony held in Afghanistan's Presidential Palace.[3][4]
Adib Fahim was born in the late 1980s. He grew up in Afghanistan during the Afghan Jihad.[5] Later on he received a B.A. in International Relations from the American University of Sharjah and a Masters in Public Administration and Policy from New York University.[6] In 2010, Adib Fahim worked with a group of consultants who were assigned by the United Nations Development Programme and the Egyptian Ministry of Local Development to study decentralization planning and program in Egypt.[7][8]
Adib Fahim served in Afghanistan’s Office of National Security Council and as a diplomat in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Afghanistan: Children of Political Elite Take the Reins - TIME.com". TIME.com. 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Mara Tchalakov; Sasar Hezir (2014-03-14). "The end of an era? The death of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim" (PDF). Backgrounder. ISW. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ "Karzai appoints Fahim's son". Central Asia Online. 2014-03-24.
- ↑ "Video: Adib Fahim son of Marshal Fahim was today formally appointed Vice President by Karzai ~ Frequency". Frequency.
- ↑ Renee Montagne (2013-06-04). "Growing Up An Afghan Warlord's Son". NPR. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ "Afghanistan: Children of Political Elite Take the Reins - TIME.com". TIME.com. 2012-08-13.
- ↑ "Study of Local Decentralization Progress in Egypt - NYU Wagner".
- ↑ "The Capstone Program, 2009-2010: Project summaries" (PDF). NYU Wagner. 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ↑ "Database".
- ↑ "With Elections Looming, Race is on to Fill Fahim's Shoes". RFE/RL.