Fazlullah Wahidi

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Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi
فضل الله وحیدي
Fazlullah Wahidi in 2010.jpg
Wahidi giving a speech at a cricket tournament near a U.S. Forward Operating Base in 2010
Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan
In office
4 July 2013 – 24 December 2014
Preceded byDaud Shah Saba
Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
In office
18 November 2007 – 3 July 2013
Preceded byHajji Mohammad Didar
Succeeded byShuja ul-Mulk Jalala
Personal details
Born1951
Surkh Rod District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi (Pashto: فضل الله وحیدي‎, born: 1951) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Herat Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 2, 2013.[1] Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.[citation needed]

Education and early life[]

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was born in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province in 1951. Fazlullah studied literature at Kabul University in 1973. He claims to be Sayed[1] (Arab), and is fluent in Dari, Pashto, and English.[2]

Social life[]

Sayed Fazlullah has worked in the humanitarian relief and assistance fields in Afghanistan for over 25 years.

Wahidi served as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a non-profit umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.[citation needed] He served as the General Director and Chairman of ANCB Kabul, Afghanistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan, respectively. He was also the Director of the Afghan-German Help Coordination Office (AGHCO). He continues to represent Afghan NGOs internationally as an elected executive committee member of the .[1]

Political life[]

Wahidi has a technocratic background who is not associated with any political party, however during the jihad period, Wahidi was associated with National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, headed by Pir Sayed Ahmad Gillani.[1]

He was appointed as the Governor of Kunar Province on November 18, 2007 and Governor of Herat Province in July 3, 2013.

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Preceded by
None
Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
18 November 2007-
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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