Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi ( ps, فضل الله وحیدي, born: 1951) is a

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. He is the governor of Herat Province, appointed by

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on July 2, 2013.http://www.nps.edu/Programs/CCs/Docs/LeaderProfiles/Gov_Wahidi_bio.pdf Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a

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umbrella organization of over 270 local

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Education and early life

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was born in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province in 1951. Fazlullah studied literature at

Kabul University Kabul University (KU; prs, دانشگاه کابل, translit= Dāneshgāh-e-Kābul; ps, د کابل پوهنتون, translit=Da Kābul Pohantūn) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd ...

in 1973. He claims to be

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), and is fluent in

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, and English.Wahidi, Sayed Fazal Ullah Waheedi
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Social life

Sayed Fazlullah has worked in the humanitarian relief and assistance fields in Afghanistan for over 25 years. Wahidi served as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a

umbrella organization of over 270 local

s. He served as the General Director and Chairman of ANCB

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, and

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, respectively. He was also the Director of the Afghan-German Help Coordination Office (AGHCO). He continues to represent Afghan NGOs internationally as an elected executive committee member of the

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Political life

Wahidi has a technocratic background who is not associated with any political party, however during the jihad period, Wahidi was associated with

National Islamic Front of Afghanistan National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (Mahaz-e Milli-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan, Mahaz-i Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan) is a political party in Afghanistan. It has been led, since its founding, by members of a prominent Sufi family, the Gailan ...

, headed by Pir Sayed Ahmad Gillani. He was appointed as the Governor of Kunar Province on November 18, 2007, and Governor of

Herat Province Herat ( Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city a ...

on July 3, 2013.

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Governors of Kunar Province People from Nangarhar Province 1951 births Pashtun people Living people Afghan Millat Party politicians National Islamic Front of Afghanistan politicians {{Afghanistan-politician-stub