Afghan Biographies

Pashtun, Yusof, Engineer


Name Pashtun, Yusof, Engineer
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1947
Function/Grade President´s Advisor on Construction Affairs
History and Biodata

2. Former Functions:
Minister of Urban Development and Housing (2002),
Governor Kandahar (2003),
Minister of Urban Housing and Development (2004),
Minister designate Urban Development (2010),
President Karzai’s Advisor on Construction Affairs (20120712)

3. Biodata: M
Pashtun_YussufMohammad Yusof Pashtun Mohammad Yusoof Pashtoon was born in Kandahar on November 15, 1947. He is an ethnic Pashtun of Brakazai tribe. He completed his secondary studies at Ahmad Shah Baba High School, graduating in 1965. In 1966, he began his studies at the School of Engineering at Kabul University, by the next year, received a USAID/Kabul University scholarship to attend the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where he later earned his Bachelors degree in Engineering and two Masters degrees, one in Architecture (1973) and the Other in Urban Design and Planning (1977). He has taught at Kabul University’s Department of Architecture, served for four years with a Mujahideen group (Jamiat-ul-Ulema), and worked for almost a decade with NGO’s supporting Afghan refugees and Afghan development. He also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Loya Jirga movement. In 2002, he was appointed Minister of Urban Development and Housing under the Transitional Government, and a year later, was appointed Governor of Kandahar Province. Mohammad Yusof Pashtun was appointed Minister of Urban Development and Housing in December, 2004. Wolesi Jirga gave no vote of confidence for a second term on 20100103.

Finally he was appointed President Karzai’s Advisor on Construction Affairs, transport, mines, energy & water of office of the President. (20120712).

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