Afghan Biographies

Hayat, Hayatullah


Name Hayat, Hayatullah
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1974
Function/Grade Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development acting
History and Biodata

1. Previous Minster of Rural Rehabilitation and Development MORRD
Mohammad Hanif Atmar (Laghman),
Mohammed Ihsan (Ehsan) Zia (2006),
Jarullah Mansoori (20100109)
Eng. Wais Ahmad Barmak (20120305 -20140930)
Eng. Wais Ahmad Barmak acting Minister (2014101)
acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Tareq Osmani (20141209)
Mujeeb Rahman Karimi (2015012, 20170923, 20171204 confirmed)
Mujib Rahman Karimi was voted out as minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (20201201, 20210618)

Hayatullah Hayat (20210619) acting

Deputy Minister Programmes:
Eng Wais Ahamad Barmak (2008-20120304)
Phone: 0799 041 553 - 0799 402 091 - 0700 287 703
Mr. Mohammad Tariq Ismati acting  (20130113)

Deputy Minister Administration and Finance:
Eng Atiqullah Khawasi (20110502, 20130113) fired (2017)
Phone: 0700 692 124 - 0787 561 516
Spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development:
Jamil Danesh (20141119)
Fraidoon Azhand (20180715)



2. Previous Functions:
Country Director for Danish De-mining Group (DDG)
UN Mine Action Center as Regional Coordinator for the Western Region (1996 – 2000).  
Executive Director of the Organization for Social Development and Legal Rights (OSDLR)(2012)
Afghanistan's Civil Society Coordination Center (CSCC) spokesman (20120611)
Civil Society Coordination Center (CSCC) Head (20131028)
Judge Hayatullah Hayat is a Prosecutor in the Attorney General's Office and the President of the Afghan Prosecutor's Association APA President (20080618),
Provincial Governor Maidan Wardak (20150609, 20160130)
Provincial Governor Helmand (20160407-20180514)
Provincial Governor Nangahar (20180514-20190203)
Provincial Governor Kandahar (20190204 - 20210103)
Minister of Interior acting (20210319, 20210615))

3. Biodata:
Hayatullah Hayat lives in Kabul. Hayat belongs to Wazir Tattang area of Khogyani district. Hayat, a Pashtun, was born in 1974 in Khogyani district of Nangarhar. He holds a MBA in General Management from Preston University Islamabad, a BA in English from Peshawar University, and a BA in Political Science in Progress from Ariana University, Nangarhar. He works in Kabul as the Executive Director of the Organization for Social Development and Legal Rights (OSDLR) and Speaker of the Civil Society Coordination Center (CSCC). In the past he has worked as Country Director for Danish De-mining Group (DDG) and with the UN Mine Action Center as Regional Coordinator for the Western Region. He is working under the CSCC umbrella and has presented at several international conferences in India, Thailand, Pakistan, and at the 2006 London Conference in the UK. At the London Afghanistan Conference in December 2014, Hayatullah Hayat, as a member of the secretariat of the civil society joint working group, said pledges from both the international community and the Afghan government were promising. “But what we are emphasising is that we want these commitments to be in practice … we want the government, as soon as we go back, to put into practice all these things and we want the international community to support them,” said Hayat.(20141204)
 

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