Sarwar Danish
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Muhammad Sarwar Danish سرور دانش | |
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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.
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- People of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Vice presidents of Afghanistan
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Government ministers of Afghanistan
- Hazara politicians
- People from Daykundi Province