Afghan Biographies

Muslimyar, Fazal Abdul Hadi Fazil Fazel


Name Muslimyar, Fazal Abdul Hadi Fazil Fazel
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1969
Function/Grade Ex Speaker Meshrano Jirga Member 2014 MP MNA Nangahar electe
History and Biodata

Fazal Hadi Muslimyar
Phone: 078669195, 0798581955, 0700005858,
Email: fazalhadimuslimyar@yahoo.com, zia_shirzad@yahoo.com

2. Previous Functions:
Chief of Staff Nangahar Police HQ during Jihad,
Deputy Assistenat 11th Military Division during Interim Administration,
Candidate in Provincial Council Elections 2009,
Provincial Council Chief Nangahar (2005-2009)
Meshrano Jirga Member 2010 MP MNA Nangahar and first Deputy Head Meshrano Chief (2010),
elected Chairman of Meshrano Jirga 2011 unopposed (20110129).

Speaker of Meshrano Jirga (20170115, 20190804)

 

3. Biodata:
Muslimyar_HadiFazal Muslimyar Fazal Hadi Muslim Fazal Fazal-ul-Hadi Muslimyar, son of Mohammad Omer Khan, was born 1969 in Dawlatzai Village, Chapahrhar District, Nangahar Province. He lives in Jalalabad city, Nangahar Province. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political law and islamic studies from the University of Jalalabad in 2009.  He has written a book on the fight against the Soviets, which has not been published yet. He was twice the head of the provincial council of Nangahar Province, deputy in the police headquarters in Nangarhar during the Soviet occupation. He has been deputy head for 11 Military Divisions in the Interim Administration. He was twice elected as Nangarhar Provincial Council chief in 2005 and 2009, when he became a senator. After serving as deputy chairman of Meshrano Jirga, he was elected as chairman. He heads the Dawat Islami.
 

Fazal Hadi Muslimyar has a home in Chaparhar District near the shrine of Mullah Saheb.  As of August 2010 he was the Director of the Dawat party in Nangarhar Province. He is a staunch follower of President Karzai and supported him in all elections. In October 2009 his house was attacked by unidentified gunmen who fired several rockets and at his residence in the eastern province of Nangarhar. He was elected unopposed as chairman of Meshrano Jirga on 20110129.

The chairman of Afghanistan's Senate, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, has confirmed that senators received threats regarding a strategic agreement with United States.(20140519)

Muslimyar said Washington’s demand to keep military bases in Afghanistan beyond 2014 will not be accepted unless United States does not act in accordance with the national benefits of Afghanistan.(20130510)

Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Monday announced his opposition to signing of a key security agreement with the US. (20131203)
Fazal Hadi Muslimyar alleged US troops had paved the ground for Pakistani forces to advance 40 kilometres into eastern Afghanistan under “a secret deal”. (20130511)

President Hamid Karzai has nominated Fazal Hadi Muslimyar as senator for another four year term, the Cabinet Secretariat said on 20140719.

The Supreme Court has decided to extend the the term of Fazel Hadi Muslimyar as the Chairman of the Afghan Senate for an additional, sixth year, according to official documents. However, the action taken by the Supreme Court has seen backlash from members of the Senate and legal community, who claim the move would be unconstitutional.(20150104)
 

Relatives of the Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar have been killed during a night raid in Nangarhar province. Afghan  Special Forces conducted a raid on Chino village in Dawlatziyo area of Chaparhar late on Monday night, August 5, 2018 . A Militia Forces commander was also among those killed and the victims are all relatives of the Senate Chairman.(20180806)
 

The Afghan Police forces have arrested Haji Dilawar Haji Delawar, an adviser to Senate Speaker Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, on charges of supporting terrorist groups in capital Kabul, Interior Ministry (MoI) said in a statement. Dilawar was arrested during an operation conducted by the Afghan counter-terrorism forces in Kabul city of Thursday May 22, 2019, the statement said. According to the statement, security forces also seized some fake documents, fake number plates, illegal weapons, 700 thousand Pakistani rupees, an armored vehicle as well as Pakistani ID cards. According to Ministry of Interior, Afghan security agencies were following Delawar almost for a year. At least 10 people, among them three Pakistani nationals, were arrested last week in connection to Delawar’s case, the Ministry of Interior said.(20190524)

A statement on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019  by senate head Fazel Hadi Muslimyar--threatening to force the election commission to count the non-biometric votes-- drew a strong backlash from legal experts and presidential candidates. Critics described his remarks as a bullying contempt for the law, and an irresponsible move.(20191001)

They (Islamic Emirate) should negotiate and sit down with its armed opposition, even if it is a small group –under the name of national resistance. There is no benefit to war,” said Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, speaker of the senate of the previous government.
 

Muslimyar said that he had traveled to the United Arab Emirates for medical treatment and that there was no ban on his travel by the Islamic Emirate. Muslimyar, who today returned to Afghanistan after a 20-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said he had also met with political figures and former government officials during his visit. Since the reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar is the first senior official of the former government to be allowed to travel abroad.(20220402)

 

Muslimyar is married and has five sons and two daughters.

He speaks Pashtu and English

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