Afghan Biographies

Mohabbat, Bashir Dr.


Name Mohabbat, Bashir Dr.
Ethnic backgr. Tajik
Date of birth 1956
Function/Grade Ambassador to Japan
History and Biodata

1. Former Ambassadors to Japan:
Haroun Mir (2009),
Eklil Hakimi (20091122 - 2010),
Dr. Sayed Moh. Amin Fatimie Fatemie (20101208 -20170700)
Dr. Bashir Mohabbat (20170719)

2. Previous Functions:
Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo 2003 until he was promoted to First Secretary in 2004 
First Secretary until 2007

Special Assistant to the Ambassador (2007-2010)
Dr. Bashir Mohabbat, Charge d’Affaires a.i. Afghan Embassy Japan (20170201)
Ambassador to Japan (20170719)

3. Biodata:
Dr. Bashir Mohabbat was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 26, 1956.
He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Nagoya’s Chukyo University in 1982, an M.A. in International Law from Meijo University in Nagoya in 1985.
Upon graduation, Mohabbat taught International Relations, Central Asian History and Culture, and English at a number of universities in and around Nagoya between 1986 and 1990.
Dr. Mohabbat left the academic sector for a period of five years as from 1990 to 1995, he served as the Sales Manager at a Japanese automotive company based in California.
In 1996, he returned to the teaching, lecturing on the aforementioned subjects at multiple universities and colleges in Nagoya. During this same period, he also served as an official translator for the prefectural police departments of Aichi, Mie, and Gifu prefectures in Dari, Pashto, and English. He served in these roles up until 2002.
2007 he received his Ph.D in International Law from Nihon University’s Tokyo Campus.

Mohabbat is fluent in Pashto, Dari, Japanese, and English. Currently, he is also studying Chinese and Spanish.
He is married with one daughter.

 

Last Modified 2017-08-04
Established 2017-08-04