Azizullah Lodin Explained

Dr. Azizullah Lodin
Birth Date:1939
Death Place:United States
Birth Place:Herat, Afghanistan
Occupation:Head of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
Years Active:23 January 2007 –[1]

Dr. Azizullah Lodin (Pashto: داکترعزیزالله لودین; 2015–1939) was the head of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan.

2009 Afghan presidential election

Following allegations of fraud during the 2009 Afghan presidential election which he oversaw, presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah called for the sacking of Lodin, saying that he had "no credibility".[2] In the days prior to the release of the final election results, Lodin repeatedly met with President Hamid Karzai as the Afghan Independent Election Commission was challenging the findings of the auditors on the UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission.[3] Karzai rejected the call by Abdullah, stating "the changes would not be helpful to the elections and the country".[2] He died at the age of 75 or 76 on January 4, 2015.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Azizullah Lodin . 2009-10-26 . Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007053127/http://www.iec.org.af/subContent.asp?sect=2&page=lodin . October 7, 2009 .
  2. News: Row erupts over Afghan poll chief . 2009-10-26 . 2009-10-26 . BBC News .
  3. News: Afghans take steps to prevent fraud in next vote . 2009-10-26 . 2009-10-21 . Associated Press .
  4. News: Ex-Afghan anti-corruption chief passed away in United States. The Khaama Press News Agency. 4 January 2015.