Abdul Malik Hamwar Explained

Abdul Malik Hamwar
Office:Governor of Logar Province
Term Start:October 2002
Term End:March 2004
Predecessor:Fazlullah Mojadeddi
Successor:Mohammad Aman Hamimi
Office1:Rural Development Minister
Term Start1:December 2001
Term End1:June 2002
Primeminister1:Hamid Karzai
Successor1:Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Party:United Islamic Front
Occupation:Politician

Abdul Malik Hamwar was ex-vice chancellor of Al-Beroni University and as such one of the persons who was named minister by the Bonn Conference in December 2001.[1] Hamwar served as minister of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development from December 2001 until the 2002 Loya Jirga were Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet. Originally a member of the Afghan Northern Alliance[2] he was then deputy minister for social affairs in the interim administration of Hamid Karzai in early 2002 and governor of Logar Province[3] from October 2002 - March 2004.[4] Hamwar is a Tajik who was a member of the United Islamic Front.

As Minister, Hamwar accompanied Karzai and several other ministers in February 2002 on a trip to Iran where they issued five memorandums of understanding, including an agreement on rural development.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afghanland.com/history/interim.html Interim Government 2001- 02
  2. Web site: Afghan veterans mark victory, lament outcome. Stars and Stripes. 14 October 2014. 28 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Afghan violence snares civilians. The Christian Science Monitor. Scott Baldauf. 21 August 2003. 14 October 2014.
  4. Web site: AFGHANISTAN: Focus on security in Lowgar province. IRIN. 29 October 2002. 14 October 2014.
  5. Web site: IRNA news agency. Iran, Afghanistan sign fivememorandums of understanding. 3 May 2011. February 26, 2002.