Dawood Ali Najafi

Dawood Ali Najafi (Dari: داودعلی نجفی) (February 17, 1968) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is serving as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, a position he held since June 2010. Son of Salman Ali, Najafi lived in Pakistan as an Afghan refugee. He received a MBBS from University of Balochistan and an MA in Islamic Studies from University of Peshawar. He also has some working experience with an agency of the United Nations in Pakistan. Najafi returned to Afghanistan in recent years to work for the government. He is fluent in Dari-Persian, Urdu, Pashto and English.[1][2] Najafi belongs to the Hazara ethnic group.[3]

Daoud Ali Najafi
داودعلی نجفی
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Afghanistan
In office
March 5, 2012 – present
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Afghanistan (Acting)
In office
June 2010 – March 2012
Preceded byAbdul Rahim Horas
Personal details
Born
Dawood Ali

17 February 1968
Afghanistan
Residence(s)Kabul, Afghanistan
Alma materUniversity of Balochistan
University of Peshawar
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
EthnicityHazara

See also

References
  1. "The Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo - Government". Afghanembassyjp.org. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. "The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) / Parliament Completes the Cabinet – after two years". Afghanistan Analysts Network. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. "Database - Who is who in Afghanistan?". Afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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