Azizullah Karzai
Azizullah Karzai | |
|---|---|
| File:Dmitry Medvedev with ambassadors 18 October 2010-7.jpeg Azizullah Karzai with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in October 2010 | |
| Afghanistan Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Zalmai Aziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kandahar |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Azizulah Karzai is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as Ambassador to Russia, a position he held from 28 August 2010 until 2013.[1]
Early years
[edit | edit source]Azizulah is originally from southern Afghanistan. He belongs to the Karzai-clan of Pashtuns. He is an uncle of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Before the Taliban government he was Afghan Ambassador to Poland. He is considered the family's expert on tribal maneuvering.[2] During the United States attack on Afghanistan in November 2001, he said: "Tribalism is more dangerous than the Islamic fundamentalism of the Taliban because it runs throughout Pashtun society."[3]
Ambassador
[edit | edit source]After the fall of the Taliban government Karzai was appointed Afghan Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He later became aid to the Afghan Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[4][5] From 2010 until 2013 he served as Afghanistan's Ambassador to Russia.
References
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- ^ The Spokesman Review: Peace Talks all in Family
- ^ Rome News-Tribune: Tribal loyalties hamper Afghan effort
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Afghan Bio's: Azizulah Karzai Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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