Afghan Biographies

Shams, Yama


Name Shams, Yama
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1980
Function/Grade ex Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) Head
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions Yama Shams:
Legal and administrative Advisor Ministry of Public Works (200704-200807)
World Bank/ Independant Civil Service commission /MPW (200808-201107)
Ministry of Public Works (201107-201304)
Unitar (20110515)
Director General and CEO Afghan Railway Department, Director Afghanistan Railway Authority Ministry of Public Works MoPW Afghanistan Railway Authority (AfRA) (201302, 20141028, 20150620, 20160419, 20170202, 20180327, 2020130)
Minister of Transport MoTCA acting (20200130, 20200831)
Afghan Railway Department Director Ministry of Public Works AfRA Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) Head (201302, 20141028, 20150620, 20160419, 20170202, 20180327, 20200130, 20210219)

3. Biodata:
Mohammad Yama Shams was born in 1980 in an intellectual and influential family in Kabul. Visited St.Stephens Grammar High school ,Quetta -Pakistan. (1989 – 1999). He went to Science college Quetta -Pakistan and got a Associate's degree (Pre. Engineering ) I.C.S (1999 – 2002). Later to Baluchistan University, Quetta, Pakistan, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government (2002 – 2005) He has obtained his Executive Masters of Business Administration (2006-2007)

Mohammad Yama Shams, was appointed new acting minister of transport. Shams previously worked as head of the Afghanistan railway authority.(20200130)

Last Modified 2022-06-15
Established 2017-02-02