Mohammad Asim Asim | |
Office: | Governor of Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
Term Start: | 8 June 2015 |
Term End: | 4 February 2018 |
Predecessor: | Abdul Basir Salangi |
Successor: | Fazluddin Ayyar |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1958 |
Birth Place: | Khinjan District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | National Coalition of Afghanistan |
Eng. Mohammad Asim Asim (محمدعاصم عاصم) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is a former governor of Parwan Province from 8 June 2015 till 4 February 2018.[1]
Asim was born 1958 in Khinjan District, Baghlan Province. He completed his higher education in BA and master in Islamic relations at Peshawar University.
He served as a Deputy Minister of Telecommunication. Asim was an MP who is close to both Abdullah Abdullah and Yunus Qanuni. He participated in the Emergency Loya Jirga in 2002 and was a member of parliament from 2005 to 2010. During the 2014 presidential campaign, he worked with Dr Abdullah Abdullah and is described as a close aid. He was a key member of his unity government negotiations team.Mr Asim is married and has five daughters and six sons.[2] [3]