Gul Ahmmad Yama is a citizen of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections. Yama is from

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, in

Balkh Province Balkh (Dari: , ''Balx'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts and has a population of about 1,509,183, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian-speaking society. The c ...

Academic career

Yama conducted most of his primary and secondary education in Mazari Sharif, but he spent his final year, and graduated from,

Habibia High School Habibia High School ( fa, لیسه عالی حبیبیه) is a school in southwestern Kabul, Afghanistan which has educated many of the former and current Afghan elite, including President Ashraf Ghani and musician Ahmad Zahir. It was founded by K ...

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

. He graduated from

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 1978 with a degree from the faculty of literature and social sciences. In 1980 and 1995, he was a lecturer at Kabul University. In 1990, he was a visiting lecturer at the

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, in

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. He founded the Imam Ghazali cultural and social foundation in late 1991. According to the ''

Pajhwok Afghan News , logo = , image = , image_size = , type = Independent news agency , headquarters = Kabul, Afghanistan , language = English, Dari, Pashto , founded = 2003 , founder = Danish Karokhel , ...

'' Yama described the foundation providing ''"training programs for mujahideen and youth in social, political and cultural issues."'' From 2002 to 2004, he worked at the Kabul Education University. In 2005 he was a lecturer at the Leadership College in Kabul, an institution run by the

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. Yama has served as a professional member of the translation board of Higher Education Ministry. According to the ''Pajhwok Afghan News'', Yama described several periods of his life when he was pursuing private academic research.

Political career

During the 2009 Presidential elections he stood 25th in a field of 38. He won 1,434 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yama, Gul Ahmmad 1956 births Living people Afghan politicians Kabul University alumni People from Mazar-i-Sharif