Abbas Ibrahim Zada (; born 1970) is a politician and businessman from
Afghanistan
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. He is the former representative of the people of
Balkh
Balkh is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan. It is located approximately to the northwest of the provincial capital city Mazar-i-Sharif and approximately to the south of the Amu Darya and the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border. In 2021 ...
during the 16th parliamentary term of
Afghanistan Parliament.
Early life
Abbas Ibrahim Zada was born in 1970 in
Sholgara district of
Balkh province
Balkh (Dari and , ) 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 city o ...
. He graduated from the Bakhtar High School in
Mazar-e Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharīf ( ; Dari and ), also known as Mazar-e Sharīf or simply Mazar, is the List of cities in Afghanistan, fifth-largest city in Afghanistan by population, with the estimates varying from 500,000-680,000. It is the capital of Balkh prov ...
with a 12th-grade degree.
Career
Locally, he is known as "Abbas
Dollar
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," as he is one of Afghanistan's richest men and is heavily involved in the oil and gas business.
See also
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List of Hazara people
References
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Living people
1970 births
Hazara politicians
Members of the House of the People (Afghanistan)
People from Balkh Province
21st-century Afghan politicians
21st-century Afghan businesspeople