Afghan Biographies

Ulfat, Ahmad Khan


Name Ulfat, Ahmad Khan
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Ex Mayor
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions of Ahmad Khan Ulfat:
Pul-i-Alam Mayor Logar Province Capital (20120600, 20141029, 20150609)
 

3. Biodata:
Mayor Ahmad Khan Ulfat forced his subordinates into signing documents meant at drawing funds. Mir Ahmad Rokhan, who heads the engineering section at the municipality, said that a bridge in Pul-i-Alam was blown up by insurgents in the recent past. The Mayor sanctioned 400,000 afghanis for the bridge's reconstruction, but it cost only 70,000 afghanis, said Rokhan, who alleged the mayor had forced him into making bills that showed the total amount had been used on the bridge. A spokesman for the governor's office, Niamatullah Naibkhel, confirmed receiving complaints against the municipality. Similar complaints had been delivered to the judicial organs, he added. He said separate investigations by the provincial spy service, police, and the judiciary had indicated corruption in project contracts at the municipality.(20130302)
Special Forces of the Interior Ministry  detained the mayor of central Logar province on corruption charges. (20141030)
Police have detained the mayor of Logar province on corruption charges by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s order. Reports suggest that the mayor is suspected of misusing his authority.(20150609)

 

Last Modified 2021-02-22
Established 2014-10-31