Engineer (Afghan honorific) explained

Engineer is an honorific used in Afghanistan, which is commonly translated into English, rather than being transliterated, like "Mullah" or "Maulvi".^[1]

Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific Engineer

• Hamid Karzai's first cabinet included Engineer Abdul Rahim -- the Afghan Communications Minister.^[2]
• Hamid Karzai appointed Engineer Mohammad Daoud as the Governor of Helmand Province in December 2005.^[3]
• Engineer Mohammad Alim Qarar was selected to the Wolesi Jirga from Lagham Province.^[4]
• Engineer Abdul Hakim was one of the signatories to the Bonn Conference that picked Hamid Karzai as President of the Afghan Interim Administration.^[5]
• Engineer Muhammad Harif Sarwari entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005.^{[1] [6]}
• Engineer Muhammad Hashim Ortaq entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005.^[6]

References

1. Book: 9780802140258. The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan. Grove Press. 2003. Jon Lee Anderson, Thomas Dworzak. 2010-12-05. 192. Engineer Muhammad Aref ('engineer' is a common Afghan honorific, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering), who is now the head of Afghan intelligence services, was Massoud's chief of security; it was in his office that the assassination took place..
2. News: The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country's Troubled Past . V . 2 . February 2006 . Thomas H. Johnson . . 2009-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301021824/http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Feb/johnsonFeb06.asp . 2009-03-01 .
3. News: Sacked Afghan leader blames opium mafia. Times Online. 2006-12-10. 2007-07-04. Christina Lamb and Michael Smith . London.
4. Web site: Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province. 2008-05-30.
5. News: AGREEMENT ON PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN PENDING THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS . 2001-12-05. United Nations. 2009-06-19.
6. News: Meshrano Jirga . . 2009-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113173536/http://www.parliament.af/pme/showdoc.aspx?Id=12 . November 13, 2009 .