Fazlullah Wahidi

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi (Pashto: فضل الله وحیدي‎, born: 1951) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Herat Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 02, 2013.[1] Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi
فضل الله وحیدي
Wahidi giving a speech at a cricket tournament near a U.S. Forward Operating Base in 2010
Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan
In office
4 July 2013 – 24 December 2014
Preceded byDaud Shah Saba
Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
In office
18 November 2007 – 3 July 2013
Preceded byHajji Mohammad Didar
Succeeded byShuja ul-Mulk Jalala
Personal details
Born1951
Surkh Rod District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Education and early life

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was born in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province in 1951. Fazlullah studied literature at Kabul University in 1973. He claims to be Sayed[1] (Arab), and is fluent in Dari, Pashto, and English.[2]

Social life

Sayed Fazlullah has worked in the humanitarian relief and assistance fields in Afghanistan for over 25 years.

Wahidi served as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs. He served as the General Director and Chairman of ANCB Kabul, Afghanistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan, respectively. He was also the Director of the Afghan-German Help Coordination Office (AGHCO). He continues to represent Afghan NGOs internationally as an elected executive committee member of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies.[1]

Political life

Wahidi has a technocratic background who is not associated with any political party, however during the jihad period, Wahidi was associated with National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, headed by Pir Sayed Ahmad Gillani.[1]

He was appointed as the Governor of Kunar Province on November 18, 2007 and Governor of Herat Province in July 03, 2013.

Notes
  1. http://www.nps.edu/Programs/CCs/Docs/LeaderProfiles/Gov_Wahidi_bio.pdf
  2. Wahidi, Sayed Fazal Ullah Waheedi
Preceded by
None		 Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
18 November 2007-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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