Shaida Mohammad Abdali Explained

Shaida Mohammad Abdali
شیدا محمد ابدالی
Office:Afghan Ambassador to Japan in-exile
President:Ashraf Ghani (until 15 August 2021)
Term Start:January 2021
Predecessor:Bashir Mohabbat
Office1:Afghan Ambassador to India
President1:Hamid Karzai
Term Start1:20 July 2012
Term End1:19 September 2018
Predecessor1:Nanguyalai Tarzi
Successor1:Tahir Qadiry (acting)
Office2:National Security Advisor
President2:Hamid Karzai
Birth Date: 8 November 1978
Birth Place:Kandahar, Afghanistan
Alma Mater:National Defense University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Children:4

Shaida Mohammad Abdali (Pushto; Pashto: شیدا محمد ابدالی, born on 8 November 1978 in Kandahar) is the Afghan Ambassador to Japan.[1] He was formerly the Afghan Ambassador to India from 2012 to 2018.[2]

Early life and education

Abdali was born on 8 November 1978 in Kandahar.[3]

He has M.A. in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University, and a PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.[3]

Career

Abdali was the Afghan Ambassador to India resident in New Delhi, and also the non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal.[4] He was subsequently nominated by President Hamid Karzai to serve as the Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Assistant to the former President of Afghanistan. Ambassador Abdali provided the President with policy and oversight advice on national security issues.[3] In this way he was fully active in Afghan politics.[5]

In January 2021, Abdali was appointed as the Afghan Ambassador to Japan.[6] He had been the Ambassador-designate in Tokyo without presenting his letter of credence for around four months because of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, especially the Japanese government has placed its capital, which includes the Imperial Palace, under a state of emergency due to COVID-19 on April 25.[7] Abdali eventually presented his letter of credence to Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace on May 27.[8]

Despite the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, Tokyo still hosts Abdali as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan.[9]

Personal life

He is married and has four children.[3]

Works published

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ambassador's Biography. 2021-05-07. Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo. en.
  2. News: Haidar. Suhasini. 2018-09-20. Afghanistan Ambassador to India quits. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-03. 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: Ambassador's Biography. Embassy of Afghanistan, New Delhi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116015911/https://newdelhi.mfa.af/embassy-4/former-ambassadors/ambassador/biography. 2021-01-16. 2021-05-07.
  4. Web site: H.E. Shaida Mohammad Abdali WEF Women Economic Forum. 2021-05-03. WEF. en-US.
  5. Web site: Shaida Mohammad Abdali: Latest News, Videos and Photos on Shaida Mohammad Abdali - DNA News. 2021-05-03. DNA India. en.
  6. Web site: New Posting. 2021-05-07. Delhi Confidential. en.
  7. Web site: Japan considering state of emergency for Tokyo, other areas beyond May 11 - media. 2021-05-07. Reuters. en.
  8. Web site: Presentation of the Letter of Credence of Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan (駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈). 2021-05-27. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. ja.
  9. Web site: Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu. 2021-11-22. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. en.