Afghan Biographies
- Name:
Yusufi, Asadullah
- Ethnic:
- Hazara
- Date of birth:
- 1969
- Function/Grade:
- AIHRC Commissioner
- History and Biodata:
2. Previous Function:
AIHRC Commissioner (20190719)
3. Biodata:
Asadullah Yusufi was born 1969. He studied sharia law in madrasas in Kabul and also has a master’s in law from one of the private Kabul universities. He is an ‘ayatollah’, meaning he has the authority to interpret sharia law (the second-highest tier in the Shia Muslim clerical hierarchy). Currently, he runs his own madrasa in Kabul and is socially, but not politically active. He has a close relationship with Second Vice-President Sarwar Danesh and is originally from Markaz-Behsud district of Wardak.- Last modified:
- 20 July 2019
- Established:
- 20 July 2019