Amena Safi Afzali (born 1957 ) is a
politician
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in
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 bord ...
, who became Minister of Work, Social Affairs, Martyred, and Disabled in January 2010 after receiving the confidence vote of the
Afghan National Assembly
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 T ...
. She had previously served as commissioner with the Independent
Human Rights Commission
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until 2004. and as the Minister of the Ministry of Youth Affairs until it integrated with the Ministry of Information and Culture.
Life
Amena Safi Afzali was born in 1957 in
Herat city, Afghanistan. She completed her higher education in faculty of science of
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. She was the founder of Educational and Training Centers for women, and the first free school in Kabul in 1994. Publications such as 'Rahrawan Samia', 'Al-Momenat','Paiwand', and 'Mother' were established and released under her surveillance. She also served as commissioner with the Independent Human Rights Commission until 2004. She is a member of the Directorate of Cultural Foundation of Jamee.
See also
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Cabinet of Ministers
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Politics of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a totalitarian theocracy and emirate in which the Taliban Islamic Movement holds a monopoly on power. Dissent is not permitted, and politics are mostly limited to internal Taliban policy debates and power struggles. As the gover ...
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References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004119/http://www.afghanistanembassy.no/article/70976/H-E-Amina-Afzali
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1957 births
Living people
People from Herat
Date of birth missing (living people)
Kabul University alumni
Women government ministers of Afghanistan
21st-century Afghan women politicians
21st-century Afghan politicians