Mahbob-U-lah Koshani 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.

Academic career

Koshani 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 ...

, and subsequently earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

from Moscow University, in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

Political career

Koshani was a member of Afghanistan's Revolutionary Labor Union, served on its executive committee, and eventually became the head of the union. The Revolutionary Labor Union merged with other political parties in 2007, to form the Afghanistan Liberal Party. Koshani became the deputy head of the new party. During the 2009 Presidential elections he stood 13th in a field of 38. He won 5,572 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koshani, Mahbob-U-lah 1944 births Living people 21st-century Afghan politicians People from Badakhshan Province Moscow State University alumni