Mohammad Akram Khpalwāk

Mohammad Akram Khpalwāk (Pashto: محمد اکرم خپلواک) is a politician in Afghanistan who was Governor of Farah province from 3 April 2012 to 1 December 2014. Between March 2006 and April 2010, he served as Governor of Paktika province.[1]

Mohammad Akram Khpalwak
Mohammad Akram Khpalwāk in Afghanistan in 2018
Khpalwāk in 2018
Governor of Farah, Afghanistan
In office
3 April 2012  1 December 2014
Preceded byRoohul Amin
Succeeded byMuhammad Omar Shirzad
Governor of Paktika, Afghanistan
In office
March 15, 2006  April 20, 2010
Preceded byGulab Mangal
Succeeded byMohibullah Samim
Personal details
BornAfghanistan

Khpalwak attended the Kabul University Medical School. He became a leader of the Afghanistan Youth Society. He was appointed a representative of the Loya Jirga, the appointed body that drafted the new constitution prior to the first elections to the new Wolesi Jirga. He ran for a seat in the Wolesi Jirga, but earned only a small fraction of the popular vote.

In April 2017, Khpalwak succeeded the recently deceased Ahmed Gailani as chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council.

References

  1. "Paktika Executive Summary" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
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