Afghan Biographies

Yelaqi, Ghulam Mohammad Dr.


Name Yelaqi, Ghulam Mohammad Dr.
Ethnic backgr. Hazara
Date of birth 1943
Function/Grade Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan CEO Ad
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Member of Supreme Council of the Central State Bank Da Afghanistan Bank (Supervisory Board or Board of Directors). Ex-Minister Designate of Commerce, Trade and Industry,
Ministry Commerce, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister (2010),
Advisor for development and economic affairs for Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan CEO Mohammad Mohaqiq (20150204)

3. Biodata:
Yailaqi_GhulamDr. Ghulam Muhammad Yelaqi Yalaqi Eeilaqi Ailaqi Yailaqi is the son of Ghulam Sakhi. He was born in 1943 in northern Balkh province. He is married with two sons and a daughter. He did his intermediate from the Bakhtar Higher Secondary School in Mazar-i-Sharif in 1961 and acquired higher education from the Economics Faculty of Kabul University in 1965. He then completed his education at the Pisa University in Italy. He took part in the historic Bonn Conference and served as Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce. Ghulam Mohammad Elaqi has a track record with corruption allegations. According to a US embassy biography he owns a factory in Tashkent which exports "special bags" made from sheep's stomachs that are used by heroin smugglers to avoid detection. He was also said to have borrowed $1.5m from small businessmen in Afghanistan in 1995 for a trading venture, but instead ran away with the money. He was not confirmed as Minister of Commerce by Wolesi Jirga 20100103.

He is affiliated with Khalili and Mohaqeq.
Dr. Ghulam Mohammad Yelaqi was appointed advisor for development and economic affairs for Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan CEO:
Mohammad Mohaqiq (20150204)

Has has knowledge of Russian language, he can speak Pashto, Dari, Italian and English.

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