Afghan Biographies

Khidmat, Nafas Gul Mrs. Khedmat


Name Khidmat, Nafas Gul Mrs. Khedmat
Ethnic backgr. Hazara
Date of birth 1968
Function/Grade Ex-MP MNA
History and Biodata

Nafas Gul Khedmat Khidmat was a Transitional Meshrano Jirga Member.
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2. Previous Functions:
Meshrano Jirga Member 2005 MP MNA Farah

3. Biodata:
Nafas Gul Khidmat, daughter of Mohammed Sarwar, was born in 1968 in the village of Bashtoy in Farah province. In 1973 she enrolled in Mirman Nazo Ana High School. She skipped two grades and graduated with high honors in 1984. Khidmat enrolled in a one-year nursing program in 1987 and at the Intermediate Medical Institute of Farah in 1988. In 1990, she was principal of Nazo Ana High School.

In 1991, she became a refugee in Iran where she lived for 11 years. When she returned to Afghanistan, she was appointed as a senior teacher at Nazo Ana High School. In 2002, she joined the Teachers’ Training Institute of Farah and graduated with an emphasis on chemistry. In 2003, she was invited to Kabul to participate in the celebration of the Teachers’ Day.

She was awarded a first-class appreciation letter by President Karzai. She was an elected representative to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. Khidmat was elected to the Farah Provincial Council following the 2005 elections. She was subsequently introduced to the Meshrano Jirga as a temporary senator. She is not a member of a political party.

Nafas Gul was heading a parliamentary commission on gender and civil society

She is married and has nine children.

Last Modified 2011-04-18
Established 2009-10-13