Afghan Biographies

Samkanai, Mujeeb ur Rahman Dr. Chamkani Samkani


Name Samkanai, Mujeeb ur Rahman Dr. Chamkani Samkani
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1973
Function/Grade Ex Provincial Governor Paktika
History and Biodata

Dr. Mujiburrahman Samkani
Phone: 0799326796

President Ghani pledged to upgrade Paktika to the 2nd grade from the 3rd (20181112)

1. Former Governors Paktika:

Sayyed Mohammad Ali Jalali (2002), later killed 2006,
Ghulabuddin Mangal (2004),
Dr. Muhammad Akram Khpalwak Khepelwak (200603),
Abdul Qayum Khan Katawazi, (20090216 -20100100),
Mohib Ullah Samim (20100421 -20141220)
Abdul Karim Mateen (20141221-20150509 sacked)
Aminullah Shariq Aminullah (Sharqi) son of Ghulam Rabi (20150520-20160618)
Ilyas Wahdat (20160619, 20170305)
Dr. Mujib-ul-Rahman Samkani (20190114, 20190304)
Deputy Paktika Governor :
Abdul Rahman Mangal (20100208),
Juma Mohammad Zadran (20100421, 20111016)
Mohammad Ibrahim Katawazai, arrested by Kabul police in connection with a murder case (20210609)

 

Governor's Spokesman:
Mukhlis Afghan (20110729, 20141124)
Nabiullah Pirkhil Nabiullah Peerkhil (20150227, 20150611, 20160203)

Education Director:
Atta Mohammad Qane (20120507)
Kochai Zazai (20150301)

Director of Public Health Department:·
Dr. Wali Gul (20110825, 2017)
Dr. Asadullah Rasouli (20201126)

Director of Matyr and Disabled Affairs Department:
Rahmatullah Farmoli (20110818)

Director of Information and Culture Department:
Bashir Mohammadi (20110116)

Director Irrigation Department:
Gul Mohammad Alikhel, killed (20110611)

Director of Woman Affair's Department:
Bibi Hawa Kushiwal (20110824, 20140413, 20150601) Bibi Hawa has been fined 35,000 afghanis by Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) officials for using a fake card to monitor the April 5 elections in southeastern Paktika province, said  IECC head in Paktika, Abdul Majid Malang.(20140412)

Director of Agricultural Department:
Hamidullah Tokhi (20110913) was sentenced by the primary court to seven years in jail on charges of embezzlement (20121010)

Director of Revenue Departmenet:
Mohammad Zahir Wafa was awarded a six years jail term on charges of embezzlement by the primary court.(20121010)

Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) head for Paktika:
Abdul Hadi (20120116)
Provincial labor and social affairs director:
Mahbob Salamzai, suspended after he was found involved in corruption in a 3.1 million afghanis project.(20181108)

Background as of 20170305):
Residents in Paktika province have said that the routes connecting Wazikhaw, Tarwai and Warmamai districts to the center of the province have remained closed for the past 16 years since the insurgent Taliban were toppled from the power. Wazikhaw, Tarwai and Ramamai districts are in border regions with Pakistan with majority of the residents obtaining their daily provsions from Pakistan.



2. Previous Functions:

Doctor at the Kamal Medical Center and at the Al Kuwait Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, (2001-2004), Doctor at the Samkani Hospital in Paktia province
Advisor with the governmental Office of Administrative Affairs and active on the Council of Ministers Secretariat (2009-2010)
Wolesi Jirga Member 2010 MP MNA Paktia (20190114)

3. Biodata:
samkanai_mujeebur_rahmanDr. Mujiburrahman Samkani, son of Wakil Fazulrahman Samankai, was born in 1973 in the Chelsetoon area of Kabul city. Samkani graduated from Abdullah Bin Masoud High School in Hango, Pakistan in 1993. He completed his bachelor’s degree in surgery at Afghan Medical University in Peshawar in 2001.

Mujib al-Rahman Chamkani (Paktia) is the son of the late Paktian MP, Fazl al-Rahman Rehman Chamkani who was killed during the attack on the 2008 celebrations at the Kabul Stadium for mujahedin Victory Day.

Commission (2012): Health, Sports, Youth, Labor and Workers (Deputy, 2011 and 2012)

He is married and has two sons and two daughters.

Samkani speaks Pashtu, English and Urdu.

Last Modified 2021-09-05
Established 2010-11-25