Prof. Nehmatullah Sharani President´s Senior Adviser Religious and Cultural Affairs(2010118, 20121007),

2. Previous Functions:
Ministers of Haj and Auqaf (2004-20080909),
Senior Advisor to President on Religious and Cultural Affairs (20100118- )

3. Biodata:
Nematullah Shahrani s/o Ebadullah Shahrani was born 1934 in Jerm district of Badakhshsan in a religious family. He completed his primary education at the schools of Badakhshan and then got admission in Abu Hanifa religious School and graduated from the named school in 1339. He was admitted to Faculty of Islamic Studies of Kabul University in the same year. And after earning Bachelors degree in 1343 he joined the university as a member of teaching committee. In 1346 he went to Egypt and earned masters degree from Al-Azhar University of that country and returned home in 1349. He again continued his services as a lecturer at the University and Chief Editor of Sharayat Magazine. In 1355 he went to the United States and studied law in George Washington University for a year and a half. He also went to the UK for 15 days on a research trip and observed the courts, police stations, attorney's office, Law Institutes and Centers. After the Saur Coup in Afghanistan he was imprisoned for some time and went to Pakistan after he was released.

He has worked in some popular magazines of the country (like Payam e Haq, Alfalah, Qaza, Urfaan, Zhwandoon and Khwonkey) and dailies like Anees, Islaah, Badakhshan, before he migrated to Pakistan. There he had two volumes entitled as Quran Shenaasy (knowing the holy Quran) and Feqeh Islami Wa Qanoon e Gharb. The total number of articles he has written is 1.500.

He was awarded the academic title of Professor. He has delivered speeches in English and Arabic in many conferences. After the emergency Loya Jirga he was appointed as the vice president of Transitional Government. He was also the director of the Drafting Commission of the constitution.

Currently some of his other family members are teaching at academic institutions in the United States (such as Indiana University Bloomington) and the United Kingdom.

Shahrani knows Pashto, Dari, Uzbek, Arabic and English, and has delivered speeches in English and Arabic in many conferences.