Ashraf Ghani
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (Pashto: اشرف غني, Persian: اشرف غنی, born February 12, 1949) was the President of Afghanistan. He was elected as the President of Afghanistan on 21 September 2014. He resigned on 15 August 2021 after going into exile when the Taliban captured Kabul and the Afghan government collapsed.
Ashraf Ghani اشرف غنی | |
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| President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021 In exile since 15 August 2021 | |
| Vice President | Abdul Rashid Dostum |
| Preceded by | Hamid Karzai |
| Succeeded by | Hibatullah Akhundzada (Emir) Amrullah Saleh (acting) |
| Chancellor of Kabul University | |
| In office 22 December 2004 – 21 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Habibullah Habib |
| Succeeded by | Hamidullah Amin |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 June 2002 – 14 December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Hedayat Amin Arsala |
| Succeeded by | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai February 12, 1949 Logar, Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Rula Ghani |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut Columbia University |
Life
Ghani was born on February 12, 1949.[1][2] On May 2, 2008, he made his first book, called Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World.[3] In 2011, he made another book, titled Afghanistan: A Lexicon Ashraf Ghani[4]
Exile
On 15 August 2021, Afghan officials said that Ghani had left the presidential palace that morning, and went to the US embassy[5] and from there he left Afghanistan as the Taliban entered Kabul.[6][7][8]
He is living in UAE (as of 2021's fourth quarter).[9]
Ashraf Ghani Media
Ghani at a meeting in Panjshir Province in 2011
President Ghani sitting with Abdullah Abdullah and John Kerry in July 2014
Ghani with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Ufa, Russia, 2015
Ghani meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in Saadabad Palace
Ghani with U.S. President Donald Trump in October 2017
Ghani with US defense secretary Mark Esper at the Dilkusha Mansion Garden of the Arg in Kabul
Ghani with U.S. president Joe Biden in June 2021
Ghani with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
President Ghani at a conference in 2014
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References
- ↑ "Ashraf Ghani Fast Facts". Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ↑ Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani in key dates | The Express Tribune
- ↑ Ghani, Ashraf; Lockhart, Clare (2009). Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539861-8.
- ↑ "Mariam & Ashraf Ghani ebook by Ashraf Ghani".
- ↑ Trofimov, Yaroslav (August 15, 2021). "Taliban Take Over Kabul as Afghan President Flees Country". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ↑ Seir, Ahmad; Faiez, Rahim; Akhgar, Tameem; Gambrell, Jon (15 August 2021). "Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has left the country as Taliban move on Kabul". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ Batchelor, Tom (15 August 2021). "Afghan president Ashraf Ghani flees capital Kabul for Tajikistan as Taliban enter city". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/central-asia/afghanistan-taliban-ashraf-ghani-flee-b1902917.html. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Taliban enter Afghan capital, official says President Ghani has left for Tajikistan". Reuters. 15 August 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/talibans-rapid-advance-across-afghanistan-2021-08-10/. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ Ekspresident Ghani om flukten fra Kabul: – Han ga meg bare to minutter – NRK Urix – Utenriksnyheter og -dokumentarer
Other websites
- "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Office of the President". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21.
- Profile: Ashraf Ghani – BBC News
- Afghan Elections Dossier – Ashraf Ghani, August 2009 – Radio France Internationale
- AFGHANISTAN’S THEORIST-IN-CHIEF; President Ashraf Ghani is an expert on failed states. Can he save his country from collapse? 4 July 2016 The New Yorker issue by George Packer
- BBC Radio 4 Profile
- Appearances on C-SPAN