Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi (, born: 1951) is a

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in Afghanistan. He served as the governor of Herat Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on 2 July 2013.Government Wahidi Bio
ps.edu Previously, he served as Kunar Governor and as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a

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umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs.

Education and early life

Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi was born in Surkh Rod District of

Nangarhar Province Nangarhār (Pashto: ; Dari: ), also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and Border, bordering Logar Province, Logar, Kabul Province, Kabul, Laghman Province, Laghm ...

in 1951. Fazlullah studied literature at Kabul University in 1973. He claims to be Sayed (

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), and is fluent in Dari,

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Social life

Sayed Fazlullah has worked in the humanitarian relief and assistance fields in Afghanistan for over 25 years. Wahidi served as the chairman of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau (ANCB), a

umbrella organization of over 270 local NGOs. He served as the General Director and Chairman of ANCB

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, and

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, respectively. He was also the Director of the Afghan-German Help Coordination Office (AGHCO). He continues to represent Afghan NGOs internationally as an elected executive committee member of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies.

Political life

Wahidi has a technocratic background who is not associated with any political party, however during the jihad period, Wahidi was associated with National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, headed by Pir Sayed Ahmad Gillani. He was appointed as the Governor of Kunar Province on November 18, 2007, and Governor of Herat Province on July 3, 2013.

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