Ahmad Zia Siraj Ahmad Zia Seraj Ahmad Zia Saraj hails from Kapisa Province. He has two master's degrees, one in the US and the other at Chartered Management Institute in London, Post graduate Diploma level 7, Strateggic management and Leadership and Kings College London (both 2012-2013). Ahmad Zia Saraj worked as a liaison officer at Manfred Gonzalez, a technical branch of German Embassy in Kabul. Ahmads main responsibility was to liaison with various Ministries of the Government of Afghanistan for technical requirements. (20091027) He signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Da Afghanistan Bank, Deputy and acting chairman of Da Afghanistan Bank Wahidullah Nowshir and National Directorate of Security (NDS) to fight money laundering, root out resources funding terrorism and prevent from trafficking money and financial crimes.(20190414)The former chief of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, Ahmad Zia Saraj, has claimed that 2.5 million to three million people are enrolled in madrasas in Pakistan. Saraj highlighted the significant role these religious schools play in fostering terrorism in Afghanistan and the broader region. The madrasas are producing an ample number of fighters, enough to readily replace those lost on the battlefield. Many young students in these institutions are being indoctrinated into an extremist version of Islam. “Even if we assume that only 10 to 20 percent of those in the madrasas are indoctrinated, we are talking about 300,000 to 600,000 individuals. This is a significant issue not only for Afghanistan but for the entire region,” Saraj said. “Most participants are taught a radical version of the religion that often contradicts the true values of Islam,” he stated.
Ahmad Zia Saraj is currently a visiting professor at the Department of War Studies at King’s College London.