Abdul Sattar Murad is a politician in

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. Murad was born on March 16, 1958, in Parwan province. He completed his bachelor's degree in political science in June 1976 at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...

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. In 1979, he joined the Military Academy in India and completed the Academy in 1980. In 1988, he joined the

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, USA, for a postgraduate program in public administration. In June 2000, he received his M.A. degree in public administration from the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the

University of Malaya The Universiti Malaya (lit 'University of Malaya'; abbreviated UM) is a public university, public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in ...

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. Murad held various positions in the government of Afghanistan. Between 1991 and 1995, he was general director of First Political Division at the

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. He was assigned as minister counselor and chargé d'affaires at the Afghanistan Embassy in Malaysia from 1995 to 2002. Following the collapse of the

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, he was appointed as Governor of Kapisa province from 2004 to 2006. He was selected as chairman of the political committee of

Jamiat-e-Islami Jamiat-e-Islami (also rendered as Jamiati Islami; ), sometimes shortened to Jamiat, is a predominantly Afghan Tajik political party and former paramilitary organisation in Afghanistan. It is the oldest and largest functioning political part ...

of Afghanistan, the country's largest political party, by the leadership council of the party in 2007. From May 2015 until 2017, he was minister of economy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

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Living people Governors of Kapisa Province Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Malaysia Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni University of Kuala Lumpur alumni 1958 births {{Afghanistan-politician-stub