Afghan Biographies

Rasuli, Sousan Rahimi Mrs.


Name Rasuli, Sousan Rahimi Mrs.
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade CSMD Acting Head of Strategy and Policy Development Unit
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
CSMD Acting Head of Strategy and Policy Development Unit

3. Biodata:
rasuli_sousan_rahimiSousan Rahimi Rasuli was born in Kabul. She has earned her baccalaureate degree from Alfatha High School of Kabul in 2001 and enrolled Kabul University in 2002 as a student of English Literature Department. Soon she got a full scholarship through a competitive process in the English Department for study abroad. She got her BA in Political Science (international relations and comparative politics) from the University of Montana in US.

In 2006 she returned home and started to work in the ANDS (Afghanistan National Development Strategy) Directorate. She has worked with ANDS in “Sedarat” as civil society liaison, pillar coordinator, monitoring expert and lastly as manager for economic policy analysis department in the ministry of economy/general directorate of policy, monitoring and evaluation of ANDS.

In late 2008 she enrolled the MPPA (Master of Public Policy and Public Administration) two years program in Kabul University in affiliation with Washington State University. She was going to graduate from this program in December 2010.

She has also done internship studies in the Afghanistan Presidential Palace, Ministry of Women Affairs and Marie Stopes International. She has expertise in Education and Private Sector Development sectors in addition to Gender, Environment and Civil Society cross cutting themes under the ANDS socio economic development pillar.

Last Modified 2011-04-13
Established 2011-01-03