Afghan Biographies
Wardak, Abdul Rahim Raheem Abdurrahim
Name | Wardak, Abdul Rahim Raheem Abdurrahim |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | 1940 |
Function/Grade | Presidential Candidate 2014 Election |
History and Biodata |
2. Previous Functions Abdurrahim Wardak
3. Biodata There are rumors that Abdul Rahim Wardak might be no longer be fit for his job as the Minister of Defense due to his age (71 years). He comes to work at 10.00 hrs and leaves at 14.00 hrs. Sometimes he falls asleep during office hours. These rumors are refuted and rated biased. However it is said that he might be a candidate to replace the Chairman National Security Council Dr. Dadfar Spanta. (20120218) Former member of the Academy of Sciences, Syed Akbar Folad said the defence minister has failed by advanced age. (20120810) Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and Interior Minister Bismullah Mohammadi were voted out of office after Wolesi Jirga Members criticized them for failing to bring security to the country and protect top officials. They also accused the ministers of corruption.(20120804). President Hamid Karzai accepted on 20120805 a vote by the country's parliament to dismiss his two top security ministers, but ordered both to remain in their jobs pending replacement. Hamid Karzai reappointed the two men as acting ministers a day later, but Gen Wardak said he would resign.(20120807)
Wardak was appointed senior security advisor after awarding him the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Medal, the highest state medal. (20120813). Abdul Rahim Wardak (Pashtun) was a candidate for the presdidential election 2014 with his two running mates First vice president, Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali (Tajik) and Second vice president, Sayed Hussian Anwari (Shiite/Hazara). An Afghan police officer and a security guard have been killed in Kabul during a 24-hour standoff between police and the stepson Tamim Shansab of Afghanistan's former defense minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak. Six police officers and a journalist were also wounded in the gunbattle that began on December 3, 2018. An individual had filed a lawsuit against Shansab( a company owner) claiming that the residence was his and that Shansab was living there illegally. The individual won all three trials in the case and Shansab was told to leave the residence in Shahr-i-Naw area in early November, but had so far refused.
Wardak is fluent in English, Pashtu and Dari. |
Last Modified | 2018-12-04 |
Established | 2009-10-08 |