Afghan Biographies
Rahimi, Hamed
Name | Rahimi, Hamed |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | 1964 |
Function/Grade | Hokh Pharma Company Owner |
History and Biodata | 3. Biodata: Background: During the Taliban regime, the German government sold its shares to an Afghan company owned by Hamid Rahimi, who later renamed the factory as Hokh Pharma. Rahimi, who has a German nationality, was to invest 800,000 euros (52 million afghanis) in the factory, but he did not do so, a health ministry official said. Dr. Mohammad Kazim Naeemi, the pharmacy department head at MoPH, said Rahimi had rented out the building to American soldiers. The contract to the effect was nullified based on a decree from President Hamid Karzai in 2008. The owner was then referred to the Attorney General Office, but he did not appear before and instead fled to Germany, Naeemi said, adding although the MoPH wanted to restart the company, the building had been occupied by international soldiers. Equipment of the factory was still there, but foreign soldiers were not allowing anyone entry, he said, adding the Ministry of Defence had been informed several times, but no remedial steps had so far been taken. ISAF spokesman Lt. Col. Jimmie Cummings said the alliance held the building based on a Military Technical Agreement (MTA) in 2002 with the then transitional government. He said they had asked the Ministry of Defence in September 2011 to hand over the land to ISAF. However, ministry spokesman Gen. Zahir Azimi said he was unaware of the demands made by ISAF and MoPH officials. He also denied the health ministry had asked the defence ministry for a meeting with foreigners on the building’s occupation. |
Last Modified | 2012-04-26 |
Established | 2012-04-26 |