Fahim Hashimi (; born 27 September 1980) is an Afghan politician who was the Minister for Telecommunication and Information Technology from 2019 to 2020. He was the second elected President of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee from 2014–2015. He had served as the acting vice-president before taking over from

Mohammad Zahir Aghbar Mohammad Zahir Aghbar (Pashto/Dari: ; also spelled Akhbar) (born 1964) is an Afghan diplomat and former law enforcement official. He currently serves as Afghanistan's ambassador to Tajikistan and has also claimed the title of acting First Vice Pr ...

Early life

Hashimi was born on 27 September 1980 in

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

, Afghanistan. He belongs to the

Hazara Hazara may refer to: Places and ethnic groups Afghanistan * Hazaras, an ethnic group and a principal component of the population of Afghanistan ** Hazarajat, or Hazaristan, a historic region of Afghanistan ** List of Hazara tribes Pakistan * H ...

ethnic group.

Businesses

Fahim Hashimi is one of Afghanistan's leading entrepreneurs. In 2005 he began building one of the largest logistics companies in Afghanistan, focusing on providing critical services and material resources to the Afghan government and international forces. In 2010, Hashimi launched 1TV, Afghanistan's second largest TV network, the centerpiece of GroupOne, a media production and the strategic communications group MCXI. This venture is part of the Hashimi Group, an Afghan conglomerate with interests in fuel logistics, manufacturing, airlines, trading, and construction.

ANOC presidency

Hashimi was elected to a four-year term as NOC President at the

ANOC The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Every two years, it gathers all it ...

General Assembly in

on 30 April 2014. He secured 27 votes in the first round of voting, giving him the majority needed to be elected. He succeeded

who served as ANOC President from 2009 to 2014. Following his election as NOC President, Hashimi stated that he wanted "to create a world class NOC and that he also want to increase the participation of women in sports and show that culturally you can be a good Muslim woman but also a good athlete." Further he mentioned that the election was a historic day and that he now wants to take the NOC to the next level.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimi, Fahim 1980 births Living people Politicians from Kabul Hazara politicians Politicians of Kabul Province