Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid سید محمدعلی جاوید | |
Birthname: | Sayed Mohammad Ali |
Birth Date: | 1951 |
Birth Place: | Balkh province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
Office: | Leader of Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
Term Start: | 2005–present |
Party: | Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
Residence: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid (سید محمدعلی جاوید; born c.1951) is a politician and the leader of Islamic Movement of Afghanistan. He was born in Polebaraq, Balkh province, in the Islamic calendar year 1330 (1951–1952 AD) in a poor and religious family. He completed his preliminary education in Afghanistan and moved to Najaf, Iraq for higher education, where he completed his Ph.D. in religious studies. He speaks Persian and Arabic fluently. During the communist regime, he founded the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan under the leadership of Sheikh Muhammad Asif Muhsini. During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, he was engaged in Jihad against the foreign powers. After the victory of Mujahideen he served in the following seats:
In the current government he has served as follow:
He is now the leader of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan and MNA representing the people of Balkh Province. He lives in Kabul, Afghanistan.