Husn Banu Ghazanfar ( prs, حسن بانو غضنفر), (born February 1, 1957) is a

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, formerly served as the Minister of Women's Affairs. She is also a writer, a poet, and a speaker.

Early life and education

Ghazanfar, daughter of Abdul Ghafar, was born in

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on February 1, 1957. She graduated from Sultan Razia High School in

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and obtained her BA and master's degree on Literature and Sociology from

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. In around 1983 she was involved in

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 ...

's Literature Faculty program. About two years later, she went to Petersburg,

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, to obtain her doctorate in Philology. An ethnic Uzbek, she is fluent in Dari (Persian),

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, Uzbek, Russian, and she knows a little Turkish and English.Ghazanfar, Professor. Dr. Husn Bano Banu
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Career

In 2003, she was appointed as the Head of the Literature Faculty. In July 2006, Ghazanfar received vote of confidence from the

National Assembly of Afghanistan The National Assembly ( ps, , Mili Shura, prs, , Shura-e Milli), also known as the Parliament of Afghanistan or simply as the Afghan Parliament, was the legislature of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It was effectively dissolved when the ...

(Parliament) to become Minister of Women's Affairs. Ghazanfar has also worked as: *Member of the High Council of the Ministry of Higher Education *Member of Speranto International Association of Women *Member of the International Association of Turk Zabanan *Member of the Board of Directors of Hakim Nasir Khisro Balkhi Association. She has written a number of scientific articles and essays, which have been published in the national and international newspapers. She is also a poet and writes works of literature, her books are ''The Human Fate'', ''Predations in the 21st Century'', ''The Secrets of Beauty'' and ''Attraction''. The book ''Self Realization'' was translated by her.

References

External links

Biography of Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghazanfar, Husn Banu Afghan feminists Living people 1957 births Afghan Uzbek politicians People from Balkh Province Women's ministers of Afghanistan Women government ministers of Afghanistan