Afghan Biographies

Jalal, Faizullah


Name Jalal, Faizullah
Ethnic backgr. Tajik
Date of birth 1959
Function/Grade Political Analyst
History and Biodata

3. Biodata:
jalal_faizullahUstad Faizullah Jalal was born 1959 in Afghanistan. He is a professor of law and political science at Kabul University and a critic of the Karzai Government. He is married to Massouda Jalal and was her campaign manager in 2004 when she stood as candidate in the Presidential elections. The couple has three children, two daughters and a son.

Faizullah Jalal, said there was a whole swathe of Afghan strongmen who acted with impunity.· “The laws have always been broken by powerful individuals,” he said. “This has not only undermined national unity, it has fed a ‘mafia dragon’ which has swallowed up both the people and the government.”· In Kabul, people said they were fed up with lawlessness in its different forms.(20120120)

Faizullah Jalal believes that designating Haqqani as a terrorist group will further deteriorate the situation if it is not possible to destroy them. (20120513)

Last Modified 2012-05-18
Established 2012-01-31