Afghan Biographies

Patman, Mohammad Sadiq


Name Patman, Mohammad Sadiq
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Ex Provincial Governor Khost
History and Biodata

2. Previous Function:
Bayan, Editor in Chief (1994)
Deputy Minister of Education for Academic Affairs (20051118, 20060412, 20090212, 20110326, 20121127) 
Campaign Manager Presidential Election 2014 for Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (20140528)
Political Analyst (20161023, also 20200326)
Adviser President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2018, 20190723)
Commission Member Peace consultative Loya Jirga May 3, 2019
Provincial Governor Khost (20200706)

3. Biodata:
Mohammad Sidiq Patman went to  Rahman Baba High School in Kabul. He is a Member of the New National Front of Afghanistan (NNF) and a member of the leadership council established by former finance minister and Afghan Mellat chairman Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi. Sediq Patman was an unsuccessful Wolesi Jirga Candidate in the 2018 election in Nangahar Province. Patman has also served as deputy education minister under Hamid Karzai.  Mohammad SediqPatman was Member of the constitution codification commission. (2016) He is a staunch supporter of President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Sediq Patman, who was recently appointed by President Ashraf Ghani as the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, has called Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, as a great hero. (20200730)

He is married to Wolesi Jirga member Torpekai Patman. They have six children.

Patman speaks Pashtu, Urdu and English

Last Modified 2021-08-30
Established 2020-07-07