Mir Rahman Rahmani

Mir Rahman Rahmani (Pashto: میررحمان رحماني, Dari: میر رحمان رحمانی; born 1962) is an Afghan politician and businessman who is the current de jure Speaker of Afghanistan's House of the People (Wolesi Jirga, the House of Representatives), holding the office since June 2019, until his flight from Afghanistan in 2021. He has been a member of the Wolesi Jirga since 2010.[1]

Mir Rahman Rahmani
Speaker of the House of the People
In office
29 June 2019 – 15 August 2021
PresidentAshraf Ghani
DeputyAmir Khan Yar (first deputy)
Ahmad Shah Ramazan (second deputy)
Preceded byAbdul Rauf Ibrahimi
Member of the House of the People
In office
26 April 2019 – 15 August 2021
ConstituencyParwan province
ConstituencyParwan province
Personal details
Born1962 (age 60–61)
Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan
Children1 son, 5 daughters
OccupationPolitician, businessman
EthnicityTajik

On 29 June 2019, he was elected as Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, receiving 136 votes; the other candidate, Mohammad Wardak, received 96 votes.[1][2]

In August 2020 Rahmani was exposed in the Cyprus Papers, an Al Jazeera investigation which alleged that he had bought Cypriot citizenship.[3]

Following the fall of Kabul into the control of the Taliban, Rahmani was reported to have fled into Pakistan.[4]

References
  1. "Rahmani, Rahman Al-Haj Mir". afghan-bios.
  2. "Mir Rahman Rahmani elected as Afghanistan parliament speaker". 1tvnews.
  3. "The Cyprus Papers". Al Jazeera. 23 August 2020.
  4. "Afghan President leaves country, Taliban directed to enter Kabul". The Khaama Press News Agency. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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