Sarwar Danish

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Muhammad Sarwar Danish سرور دانش
Second Vice President of Afghanistan
In office 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Karim Khalili
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Higher Education
In office 1 January 2010 – 29 September 2014
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Mohammad Azam Dadfar
Succeeded by	Abdollah Obeid
Minister of Justice
In office 23 December 2004 – 1 January 2010
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Abbas Karimi
Succeeded by	Habibullah Ghaleb
1st Governor of Daykundi
In office 28 March 2004 – 22 December 2004
Succeeded by	Abdul Hai Neamati
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Sarwar 1961 (age 60–61) Ishtarlay District, Afghanistan
Political party	Hezbe Wahdat
Residence	Kabul, Afghanistan
Ethnicity	Hazara

Muhammad Sarwar Danish (Dari: سرور دانش), (born 1961) is an Afghan politician who was the Second Vice President of Afghanistan, serving from 2014 to 2021. He previously served as Acting Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2010 and as Acting Minister of Higher Education from 2010 to 2014. When Daykundi province was carved out of Urozgan province in 2004, Danish became its first Governor.

Early years and education[]

Muhammad Sarwar Danish son of Muhammad Ali was born in 1961 in the Ishtarlay District of Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. He belongs to the Hazara ethnic group. Danish completed his higher education in Iraq, Syria and Iran, where he earned degrees in law, journalism and Islamic studies. He received a master's degree in Fiqh. From 1982 until 2001, he made various publications. Danish authored 15 books and 700 academic essays. He became fluent in Dari, Pashto and Arabic language.

Karzai administration[]

After the Taliban regime was ousted and the Karzai administration was formed, Danish was involved in the 2002 loya jirga. He served as a member of the Constitutional Drafting Commission through a decree by President Hamid Karzai and as a participant in the Constitutional Loya Jirga.

References[]

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See also[]

• Cabinet of Afghanistan
• Afghan Ministry of Justice

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