Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid
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Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid سید محمدعلی جاوید | |
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| Leader of Islamic Movement of Afghanistan | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
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| Born | Sayed Mohammad Ali 1951 (age 74–75) |
| Party | Islamic Movement of Afghanistan |
Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid (Dari: سید محمدعلی جاوید; born c.1951) is a politician and the leader of Islamic Movement of Afghanistan. He was born in Polebaraq, Balkh province, in the Islamic calendar year 1330 (1951–1952 AD) to a Persian speaking family. He completed his preliminary education in Afghanistan and moved to Najaf, Iraq for higher education, where he completed his Ph.D. in religious studies.[1] In addition to Persian, he speaks fluent Arabic. During the communist regime, he founded the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan under the leadership of Sheikh Muhammad Asif Muhsini. He worked against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. After the victory of the Mujahideen he served in the following roles under President Burhanuddin Rabbani:
- Minister of Planning and Management[2]
- Minister of Transportation
- Acting Prime Minister
After the fall of the Taliban government in 2001, he served in the following roles under President Hamid Karzai:
- Minister of Transportation[3][AI-retrieved source]
- Spokesman of National Communication Front[4]
He is now the leader of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan. He lives in Kabul, Afghanistan.
References
[edit]- ↑ Jawid, Sayed Mohammad Ali (2015). طرات من (برههٔ حساسی از تاریخ [My memoirs (A critical period in history)] (in Persian). Kabul: Nashr Negar.
- ↑ Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C. (January 1995). Political Handbook of the World 1994-95. CSA Publications. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-933199-10-1. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "government". www.ariaye.com. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William R. (2007). Political Handbook of the World 2007. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks California 91320: CQ Press. ISBN 978-0-87289-370-2.
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