Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai

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Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai
حشمت غنی احمدزی
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Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai in December 2011
Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis
Personal details
Born (1960-10-29) October 29, 1960 (age 61)
Logar, Afghanistan
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
Farrah Ghani
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(died)​
Children3
RelativesAshraf Ghani (brother)
ProfessionPolitician
Businessman
WebsiteHashmatGhaniAhmadzai

Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai (Pashto/Dari: حشمت غنی احمدزی; born October 29, 1960) is an Afghan politician who is the Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis.[1][2] Ghani oversees the Ahmadzai, one of the largest Pashtun tribes, a significant portion of which resides on the southeastern side of the border in Waziristan, Pakistan.

Early years[]

Ghani was born on October 29, 1960, in the Logar Province of Afghanistan. An ethnic Pashtun from the Ahmadzai tribe of the Ghilji, Ghani's grandfather brought King Zahir Shah's father, King Mohammed Nadir Shah, into power in the early 20th century.[3] His father served King Zahir Shah in many ministerial roles, last holding the title of Minister of Transport from the late 1950s until the King was deposed in 1973. Following the overthrow of the King's government, Ghani and his family joined the former King and royalists in exile as part of what came to be known as the Rome Group, which flourished as a political organization though it was not a formal political party.[4]

Career[]

Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis[]

Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, chief of the Grand Council of Kuchis, is among the wealthiest and most influential Kuchis, thanks to a large family inheritance based on land ownership as well as a successful transport company. As chief of the Kuchi council, which represents the interests of largely settled Kuchi tribes, Ghani deals with important Afghan politicians, including former President Hamid Karzai. But he says ideas he has put forward to improve life for the poorest nomads, such as providing community centers and integrating them into settled societies, Ghani advocated the establishment of an office for nomadic affairs within Karzai's administration. The office, according to Ghani's vision, would help mediate land disputes and work to build trust among Kuchis and northern ethnic groups.[5] He became the Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis in 2002.

After the Fall of Kabul, unlike his brother, Hashmat Ghani did not flee Afghanistan. When interviewed said: "If I were to flee what would become of my people, my tribe. My roots are here, what kind of message would that send if I just fled and left my people in their time of need?"[6]

Personal life[]

Ghani was married to Farrah Ghani; she died amid battling cancer. He has three children.

References[]

  1. ^ "Poverty, violence put Kuchi nomads on road to nowhere". Union Democrat. May 30, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Members of the afghan constitutional loya jirga". e-Ariana. Ariana Media. Afghaniyat NewsGroup. December 23, 2003. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai". politicalpast.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Database". afghan-bios.info. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Coll, S. (2004). Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001. Penguin Press. p. 285. ISBN 9781594200076. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Afghans need to accept Taliban rule, says ex-president's brother".

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