Afghan Biographies

Khalizai, Abdul Hadi


Name Khalizai, Abdul Hadi
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Oldest candidate in the 2005 Presidential elections
History and Biodata

Abdul Hadi Khalizai  was the oldest candidate in the 2005 Presidential elections at 72, Khalilzai worked as a teacher and headmaster becoming a lawyer and prosecutor. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in eastern Kunar province and studied law and religious jurispudence at Kabul University.

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