Afghan Biographies
Wakman, Mohammad Amin
Name | Wakman, Mohammad Amin |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | 1939 |
Function/Grade | Political Analyst |
History and Biodata | 3. Biodata: After completing his secondary education, Amin worked with the United Nations mission in Kabul. In 1965, he served as a reservist in the Afghan Army. After completing his time in the Afghan Army, he was appointed as the Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan. Amin was appointed as a Pashto broadcaster with Radio Ankara, Turkey. He was assigned as the director of information and culture of Jowzjan Province and the chief editor of Deewa Daily newspaper when he returned to Afghansitan. Later on, he worked with All India Radio as a Pashto broadcaster. Amin ended his career with the Afghan Government in April 1978, after the communist coup. Amin also worked as a writer and broadcaster with Voice of America in Washington, D.C., United States.(1997) In 1966, Amin took part in the establishment of the Afghan Mellat Party. He was elected as the Secretary General of the Afghan Mellat party when it was in exile in Peshawar. As a representative of Afghan Mellat party, Amin attended World Congress of the Social Democratic Parties in 1980, 1984 and 1988 in Spain and Portugal, 1992 in Berlin, Germany and 1997 in New York, USA. Amin was elected as the Chairman of the party in 1987 in Peshawar and re-elected to the same position in the mid-term election in 1989. He was elected as the Honorary Chairman and Director of International Affairs of the party in the fourth general congress. Mohammad Amin Wakman is a Karzai critic and said Karzai feared an successing honest and patriotic president would drag him to court for his deeds. That was why the president was trying to please some former jihadi groups to secure his political future. Wakman alleged the present administration lacked policy and energy to serve the masses and could not differentiate between friends and foes, with Karzai striving to complete his days in office.(20120921) |
Last Modified | 2012-09-22 |
Established | 2012-09-22 |