Zarar Ahmad Osmani

Afghan politician (born 1964)

Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani
ضرار احمد عثمانی
Osmani, in October 2011, speaking as Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics

Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 October 2013 – 1 February 2015
President	Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Zalmai Rassoul
Succeeded by	Salahuddin Rabbani

Personal details
Born	1964 (age 59–60) Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Alma mater	Parwan Pedagogy Institute (B. A.)

Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani (Persian: ضرار احمد عثمانی, Pashto: ضرار احمد عثمانی, born 1964) is a politician in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who was Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013 to 2015) and Minister of Interior (2005 to 2008). Previously, he was Minister of Counter Narcotics and Governor of Parwan Province. Prior to this, he was Chief of Police of Parwan province and First Secretary to Afghan Embassy in Tehran. He also joined the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War, fighting against the Afghan government led by Mohammad Najibullah.

Early years and education

Osmani was born in 1964 in Khuwaja Sayaran village, Parwan Province, Afghanistan.^[1] His father was a parliamentarian during King Zahir Shah's administration.^{[citation needed]} He completed his primary education at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani School in Kabul and his secondary education at Mohammad Osman Khan-e-Parwani Vocational School. He graduated from Habibia High School and later enrolled in the Polytechnical University of Kabul. He studied in Kabul Polytechnic institute from 1983 to 1988. He obtained his BA from the Parwan Pedagogy Institute specializing in math and physics.^{[citation needed]}

Careers

In 1988, Osmani joined the mujahideen in Parwan.^{[citation needed]} However, after the collapse of Najibullah's government in 1992, Osmani was made the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of National Defense under new the Islamic State of Afghanistan.^[1]

By April 1994, Osmani was serving as Chief of Police of Parwan province.^[1] Between 1998 and 2002, he served as First Secretary at Afghan Embassy in Tehran. It is said that he was instrumental in helping unite the Northern Alliance. After the collapse of the Taliban regime and establishment of the Karzai administration, Osamani became Governor of Parwan Province in February 2004.^[1]

In 2009, Osmani was appointed Minister of Counter Narcotics. During his confirmation, he received the highest ever number of confidence votes from the Afghan Parliament.^{[citation needed]}

On 28 October 2013, President Karzai appointed Osmani as the acting Foreign Minister.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biography of H.E. Zarar Ahmad Osmani". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by Ali Ahmad Jalali	Minister of Interior 2005–2008	Succeeded by Mohammad Hanif Atmar
Preceded by Zalmai Rassoul	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2013–2015	Succeeded by Salahuddin Rabbani
Preceded by	Minister of Counter Narcotics 2009–2013	Succeeded by Din Mohammad Mubariz Rashidi

Ambassadors of Afghanistan

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010) Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013) Zarar Ahmad Osmani (2013–2015) Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019) Haneef Atmar (2021) Amir Khan Muttaqi (acting; 2021–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York)	Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (1993–2006) Zahir Tanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Naseer Faiq (chargé d'affaires) (2021–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (Geneva)	Akbar Kherad Mohammad Nabi Amani Sher Ahmad Nasri Homayon Tandar Shamsuzzakir Kazemi Assad Omar Nanguyalai Tarzi (2007–2010) Zalmai Aziz (2010–present)

Ambassador to China	Mahyuddin Sadat (chargé d'affaires; 2022–2023) Bilal Karimi (2023–present)
Ambassador to the United States	Ishaq Shahryar (2002–2003) Said Tayeb Jawad (2003–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2011–2015) Hamdullah Mohib (2015–2018) Roya Rahmani (2018–2021) Adela Raz (2021–2022)
Ambassador to the United Kingdom	Hameed Haami (chargé d'affaires)
Ambassador to Pakistan	Nanguyalai Tarzi (2002–2007) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2007–2008) Abdul Khaliq Farahi (designated ambassador) Majnoon Gulab (chargé d'affaires) (2007–2011) Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2011–2013) Janan Mosazai (2013–2016) Omar Zakhilwal (2016–2018) Atif Mashal (2018–2020) Najibullah Alikhel (2020–2021) Sardar Ahmed Khan Shakeeb (chargé d'affaires) (2021–present)
Ambassador to Iran	Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2005–2007) Yahya Maroofi (2007–2009) Obaidullah Obaid (2010–2021)
Ambassador to India	Masoud Khalili (2001–2006) Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (2006–2010) Nanguyalai Tarzi (2010–2012) Shaida Mohammad Abdali (2012–2018) Farid Mamundzay (2021–2023)
Ambassador to Russia	Ahmad Zia Massoud (2001–2004) Zalmai Aziz (2007–2010) Azizullah Karzai (2010–2016) Abdul Qayyum Kochai (2017–2021) Said Tayeb Jawad (2021–2022) Jamal Nasir Gharwal (chargé d'affaires; 2022–present)
Ambassador to Canada	Omar Samad (2004–2009) Jawed Ludin (2009–2011)
Ambassador to Australia	Mahmoud Saikal (2002–2005) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2005–2007) Amanullah Jayhoon (2007–2011) Nasir Ahmad Andisha (2011–2015) Ghulam Abbas Farasoo (chargé d'affaires) (2015–2017) Wahidullah Waissi (2017–present)
Ambassador to Turkey	Masoud Khalili (2007–2010) Salahuddin Rabbani (2011–2012)
Ambassador to Spain	Gul Ahmad Sherzada Masoud Khalili (2010–present)
Ambassador to Japan	Mohammad Noor Akbary (chargé d'affaires) (2002–2004) Haron Amin (2004–2009) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2009–2010) Mohammad Amin Fatemi (2010–2017) Bashir Mohabbat (2017–2021) Shaida Mohammad Abdali (2021–present)
Ambassador to France	Omar Samad (2009–2011)
Ambassador to Norway	Yahya Maroofi (2005–2007) Jawed Ludin (2007–2009) Manija Bakhtary (2009–2021)