Hekmat Karzai

Hekmat Khalil Karzai
Born Kandahar
Nationality Afghanistan
Occupation

Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan

Known for Political Leadership

Hekmat Khalil Karzai is the Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. He was appointed as the Deputy Foreign Minister by H.E. President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani on January 21st, 2015. He is the founding director of Afghanistan's Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies.[1][2] He is a former RMS Fellow at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in Singapore. Mr. Karzai is the son of Shaheed Khalil Khan and brother of Shaheed Hashmat Khan. He was born in Kandahar and in addition to English has fluency in Pashto and Dari. He is also fluent in Urdu (Hindi).[3]

References

  1. "Mr. Hekmat Karzai". Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (Afghanistan). Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. "Hekmat Karzai". East West Institute. Retrieved 2010-03-21. Mr. Karzai has been engaged in various national processes with particular emphasis on the Peace Process and Youth Empowerment. In 2009 he authored a major initiative titled: Trust Building and Paving the Road for Reconciliation. As a result of his effort, CAPS provided pro-bono legal assistance to thousands of security detainees throughout the country.
  3. MoFA (2015-01-23). "Biography of Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2016-05-14. Mr. Karzai is considered an authority on Afghanistan and has been invited to address the European Parliament and many think tanks including the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London) and Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, DC). He has lectured in prestigious institutions of higher learning such as Harvard and Tufts University on security and state building. He serves as non- resident Senior Fellow at the East West Institute in Brussels.
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