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Engineer is an honorific used in Afghanistan, which is commonly translated into English, rather than being transliterated, like "Mullah" or "Maulvi".[1]
Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific Engineer
[edit]- Hamid Karzai's first cabinet included Engineer Abdul Rahim -- the Afghan Communications Minister.[2]
- Hamid Karzai appointed Engineer Mohammad Daoud as the Governor of Helmand Province in December 2005.[3]
- Engineer Mohammad Alim Qarar was selected to the Wolesi Jirga from Lagham Province.[4]
- Engineer Abdul Hakim was one of the signatories to the Bonn Conference that picked Hamid Karzai as President of the Afghan Interim Administration.[5]
- Engineer Muhammad Harif Sarwari entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005.[1][6]
- Engineer Muhammad Hashim Ortaq entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005.[6]
References
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Jon Lee Anderson, Thomas Dworzak (2003). The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan. Grove Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780802140258. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
Engineer Muhammad Aref ('engineer' is a common Afghan honorific, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering), who is now the head of Afghan intelligence services, was Massoud's chief of security; it was in his office that the assassination took place.
- ↑ Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country's Troubled Past". Vol. V, no. 2. Strategic Insights. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ↑ Christina Lamb and Michael Smith (2006-12-10). "Sacked Afghan leader blames opium mafia". London: Times Online. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ↑ "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ "AGREEMENT ON PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN PENDING THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS". United Nations. 2001-12-05. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- 1 2 "Meshrano Jirga". Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-15.