Afghan Biographies

Tahmasi, Mohammad Hamid


Name Tahmasi, Mohammad Hamid
Ethnic backgr. Hazara
Date of birth 1978
Function/Grade Ex Minister
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Human rights officer with UNAMA
u/i function in the General Attorney of Afghanistan Office in Kabul
u/i Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Head of the Auditing Unit in the Presidential Administrative Office (2013-2015)
Deputy Minister of Interior for Maintenance (20161209, 20170725)
Board Member ACB (201800802)
Minister of Transport (20170726, 20171102, 20171204 confirmed, 20180625, 20200129)
3. Biodata:
Mohammad Hameed Tahmasi Muhammad Hamid Tahmasi Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi Mohammad Hameed Tuhmasi was born in 1978 (also mentioned 1980)  in Ghazni province of Afghanistan. His late father, Manager Juma Khan Tahmasi, was one of the mid-level government civil servants. He continued his education in his birth place, Ghazni, and got ready for higher education. Later he enrolled in the Law Faculty of Kabul University where he graduated in 2005. Tahmasi got bachelor and masters degrees in law from Kabul University in 2005 and a masters in criminal law from Kateb University, also in Kabul, in 2015.

Although Tahmasi is a Hazara from Ghazni Province, he is backed not by the traditional Hazara leaders, but by President Ghani, his nomination is also supported by Abdullah as a gesture to the mainly Hazara grassroots protest movement, the Enlightenment Movement.

Hamid Tahmasi was confirmed as the minister of tranport. He received 149 confidence votes.(20171204)

Last Modified 2021-04-21
Established 2017-11-02