Afghan Biographies

Qaderi, Habibullah Eng. Qadiri


Name Qaderi, Habibullah Eng. Qadiri
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1961
Function/Grade Ex Diplomat
History and Biodata

 2. Previous Functions:
Senior advisor to the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation,
Minister of Counter Narcotics (2004-2007),
Head Consulate General Toronto Canada (2007-2011)

3. Biodata:
Habibullah_QaderiHabibullah Qaderi was born in 1961 in Kandahar Province, son to Hajji Ahmad Qaderi. He completed his secondary education at Ahmad Shah Baba High School in Kandahar before leaving for Pakistan three months after the war started in 1978. Qaderi obtained a degree in mechanical engineering from Malaviye Regional Engineering College in Jaipure, India.

Qaderi left Afghanistan at the outbreak of war with the Soviet Union, spending time in Pakistan and India. Following the conclusion of his education, Qaderi worked with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in the Chaman, Loralai and Dalbandin refugee camps. He also served as an English tutor in Quetta, Pakistan, as part of a programme established by the University of Nebraska and he has also served as an engineer in a Pakistani company in Karachi. He returned to Afghanistan following the establishment of the interim Afghan Administration under President Hamid Karzai. Initially as the senior advisor to the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.

Dr. Muhammad Usaman Frotan wrote on 10 September 2008: Former Minister of Counter-narcotics Eng. Habibullah Qaderi’s lack of administrative abilities and general inefficiency as a Cabinet Minister. No action was taken after the exposure of Qaderi’s corruption. Not only did Qaderi keep his position, but he was rewarded with the post of Consul General of Afghanistan in Toronto, Canada. Qaderi’s legacy still plagues the Ministry, as he enacted no reforms and his lack of management skills and general incompetence are well known. The personnel and employees who were shifted by Qaderi’s administration to the Ministry of Counter Narcotics from the Ministry of Refugees significantly diminished its reputation due to their inefficiencies. Now, almost all those employees have migrated to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation at the service of Hamidullah Qaderi (brother of Habibullah Qaderi).

After Ebraahim Pacha’s assassination, Habibullah Qaderi married his daughter to Bilal, Ebraahim Pacha’s son. Bilal, who had taken refuge in Canada after his father’s death gave power of attorney to Habibullah Qaderi (who also was one of Pacha’s associates) to sell 36 houses and bungalows in Kabul for much higher prices, then sent his daughter to Canada. After completing his financial transactions in Kabul, and to retain the fortune he made from the houses, he established himself as General Council of the Afghan embassy in Toronto, Canada. This act of corruption is just one more example of a high-ranking official claiming to be a transparent and honest, but is in fact a fraud. Public Prosecution Department says a commission is to be set up to investigate corruption cases attributed to Qaderi and others. (20100315)

Last Modified 2012-12-04
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