Humayoon Azizi

Humayoon Azizi
ھمایون عزیزی

Hamayoon Azizi in meeting in Kandahar
Governor of Kandahar Province
Assumed office
27 April 2014
Preceded by Toryalai Wesa
Personal details
Born 1970 (age 4546)
Herat, Afghanistan
Nationality  Afghanistan
Political party Independent
Alma mater University of France
Profession political
Religion Sunni Islam
Website https://.twitter.com/HumayoonAzizi

Hamayoon Azizi (Pashto: ھمایون عزیزی ) is the governor of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.[1] He has previously been minister for parliamentary affairs in the national government.[2] In 2008 Dr Azizi resumed his further studies in plastic surgery in France and received his certificate in 2009.

Azizi also got his Post Graduated Deploma . P.G.D in Plastic surgery. Shortly after graduation, Homayoon Azizi began serving his country. He started his career as a general surgeon, and soon became head of Burn Unit at Herat Zone Hospital in 2002. Alongside his profession, he was also interested and active in social and political affairs of Afghanistan. In 2005 Azizi was elected as member of Provincial Council of Herat and chaired the Council for 4 years.

Homayoon Azizi has been supporting cultural and civil society organizations in Herat province. In 2009 he established Afghanistan Islamic Civil Partnership assembly, and he is still running the assembly in order to create opportunities for Afghan youth and other civil organizations in the country. he was appointed as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2010. Moreover.Azizi was a member of regional Peace Loya Jirga, Peace Consultative Jirga and Traditional Loya Jirga, and he was appointed as a member of Preparation Committee of Traditional Loya Jirga by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in 2011. He is also an active member of National Security Council of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

References

  1. "Hamid Karzai seen as increasing threat to Afghanistan's political stability". The Guardian. 12 July 2015.
  2. Goodhand, Jonathan; Sedra, Mark (2016). The Afghan Conundrum: Intervention, Statebuilding and Resistance. Routledge. p. 103. ISBN 9781317569633.


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