Khushnood Nabizada

Khushnood Nabizada was born on 27 March 1987 in Shibar District, Bamyan Province. He was only eight years old when he moved to Baghlan Province and started to live in Puli Khumri town. He was only a class 5th student when Taliban conquered Baghlan and he and his family migrated to Pakistan. He returned to his country Afghanistan in 2003, after the fall of the Taliban.

He graduated from Habibia High School in 2006. He graduated from Kardan University with BBA Bachelor's degree in 2012 and he is now a student of Masters Program in Kateb University, Kabul.[3]

Khushnood worked as Senior Business Executive at Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan from 2007 to early 2014. In the meantime, he managed to supervise and preside operations of Khaama Press and Barg Sabz Web Designing firm.[4]

Why did [Khushnood Nabizada] decided to invest and establish Khaama Press, he answers: Afghanistan country entered into a new era with the assistance of the international community in 2001 after the fall of ‘Taliban’, an extremist religious group that led the country for 5 years. Since then, ‘Afghanistan’ received a large number of development funds from the International society, but most of these grants were not spent ‘transparent’ as a result of poor monitoring and control. Media and press agencies are always a great help and a powerful tool to keep eyes on the executive and implementing agencies, promoting ‘transparency’.I loved to be the ‘throat’ of my people and ‘share’ their pains, failures, success and developments by writing. Therefore, I established Khaama Press back in October 2010 to help the journalism sector of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, a country that has been in the midst of civil war and violence for more than 40 years, in the absence of media and ‘freedom of speech’, has much to say and independent news agencies such as ‘Khaama Press’ can assist to report on security, society, business and political issues to provide awareness and assist the partner global organizations in decision making, providing them with the accurate and on-time information.[5]

Mr. Nabizada assumed office as chief of staff to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing on May 29, 2016. The recruitment process for this key position is approved by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.[6]

Khushnood Nabizada was appointed as chief of staff to the State Ministry of Peace on September 07, 2020. The recruitment process for this key position is approved by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.[7]

Khushnood Nabizada survived a bomb blast unharmed on February 1, 2021. The incident happened in PD10, Kabul, while Khushnood was on the way to work. [8] Several national and international agencies including President Ghani, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and US, UK and NATO Ambassadors condemned the attack on a peace worker and media owner. [9]