Ahmad Behzad
Ahmad Behzad احمد بهزاد | |
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| Member of Afghanistan Parliament | |
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| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Vice President | Afghan Parliament |
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| Born | Ahmad Behzad 1974 (age 49–50)[1] Herat, Afghanistan |
| Residence | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Cabinet | Cabinet of Afghanistan |
| Ethnicity | Hazara |
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Ahmad Behzad (Dari: احمد بهزاد) is an ethnic Hazara politician and former representative of the people of Herat province in the fifteenth and sixteenth parliamentary sessions of the Afghanistan Parliament.[2][3]
Early life
Ahmad Behzad was forced to leave Afghanistan and moved to Iran during the war with the Talibans. During his stay in Iran, he worked illegally and in bad conditions. When he returned to Afghanistan, he started to work as a journalist for Radio Azadi. Ahmad Behzad was instrumental in the progress of the Personal Status Law for Shi’ite Muslims in Afghanistan, the Media Code, and the Law for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.[4]
Ahmad Behzad is pro US intervention in Afghanistan, and fears a civil war or the return of the Talibans if the US armed forces left the country.[5] He however condemned the photos taken by US soldiers with dead Afghan bodies on the war field.[6] He is proactive in promoting women's rights and standing up against conservative religious parties.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Ahmad Behzad
- ^ "Afghan Biographies". Afghan-bios.info. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Ahmad Behzad 2nd Deputy Speaker also joined coalition to support enforcement of Law - Ariana News". Ariananews.af. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Ahmad Shah Behzad: “Open minds are the key to a safe, sustainable future”, Huffingtonpost.com, 3 May 2014
- ^ Terry Glavin, Terry Glavin: A decade of effort in Afghanistan could quickly disappear, Nationalpost.ae, 15 June 2011
- ^ Emma Graham-Harrison, White House condemns US soldiers over pictures with body parts, Theguardian.com, 18 April 2012
- ^ Emma Graham-Harrison, Afghan clerics' guidelines 'a green light for Talibanisation', Theguardian.com, 5 March 2012