Afghan Biographies

Zare, Mohammad Hashim


Name Zare, Mohammad Hashim
Ethnic backgr. Uzbek
Date of birth 1953
Function/Grade Ex Governor
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions of Mohammad Hashim Zareh Mohammad Hashim Zaray:
Adviser to the President,
Provincial Governor Jowzjan Jawzjan Province (2008 - 2010)
Provincial Governor Samangan (20150606-2017)

3. Biodata:
zare_hashimHashim Zari hails from Faryab province and is an Arab-Uzbek Sunni Muslim. He is close to both President Karzai (serving as a tribal advisor until recently) and to Speaker of the Upper House Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, President Karzi's early mentor. He also is reportedly on good terms with Uzbek strongman General Dostum and the Jumbesh Party, making him a useful bridge between the Palace and Dostum in this volatile province. Hashim Zari has a business background and reportedly lived in the United States for some period of time.

Mohammad Hashim Zari has a 30 year old son, Yamah, who was "honour-raped" from angry villagers who took the law into their own hands. Farmers and herdsmen saw the son of the Jawzjan governor, Yama, 30, and his friend, Hashmatullah, 28, son of the Police Chief of Jazjan Province in the Dasht-e-Leili desert satisfying their sexual needs with two women, named as Shokreya, 24, and Jamila, 22. The men "gang raped" and left naked in the desert, were only able to return home by wearing the women's burqas. Yama and Hashmatullah were also accused of "disturbing" female students at schools and university (20100427).

Mohammad Hashim Zare, the governor of Jowzjan province in Northern Afghanistan, has been accused of wasting the aid donated to the people of this province by Turkmenistan, central government and other organizations which has been sent to the flood-affected people in that province. Ferouza Quraishi, the deputy of the Provincial Council of Jowzjan called the governor inefficient” and said the aid has not reached those in need. Zare called the accusations “baseless”.(20090610).

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