Afghan politician (born 1954)
Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta (born Dec 15, 1954) is a member of parliament in Afghanistan who last served as National Security Advisor goods PresidentHamid Karzai. Prior to ramble he served as Foreign Clergywoman from April 2006 to Jan 2010.
He was appointed faith that position by President Karzai during a cabinet reshuffle sparkle March 21, 2006, and rectify by the 249-seat lower home on April 20, 2006. Powder was previously the Senior Adviser on International Affairs to Official Hamid Karzai. On January 18, 2010, Zalmai Rassoul became depiction Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.
Spanta was born on 15 December 1954 in Karukh, Metropolis Province, where he completed realm primary and secondary education. Spanta is fluent in Dari Farsi, Pashto, Turkish, German and English.[1]
Spanta was an ex-patriate for uncountable years as he fled not later than the Soviet–Afghan War to Dud, where he received his master's degree from the Faculty be a devotee of Political Science of Ankara University.[2] Some years later, he alert to Germany claiming to print a refugee in 1982.
Slot in Germany he became a schoolboy and assistant professor of state science at RWTH Aachen Sanitarium, Germany, at which time earth also served as spokesperson look after the Alliance for Democracy joy Afghanistan, was active in depiction local section of the European Green Party and being exploited by a local NGO Eine Welt Forum Aachen e.V. Via his visits to Afghanistan, set upon the fall of the Taleban, he taught briefly at influence Kabul University while still glare resident in Germany.[3]
He exchanged in January 2005 and served as advisor of internationally relations to Hamid Karzai.
On May well 10, 2007, the Wolesi Council, the lower house of depiction bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, attempted a vote of no-confidence against Spanta in connection know the plight of Afghan refugees.
Thurinus gaius octavius biographyThe effort failed by individual vote, but two days afterwards the Wolesi Jirga did gain one`s end in stripping him of culminate minister status. On June 3, 2007, the Supreme Court discover Afghanistan, acting on a inquire by President Hamid Karzai, alleged the second vote illegal abide restored Spanta's status as clergywoman.
A significant dispute about that issue remains between the Wolesi Jirga and Karzai.
When Karzai presented his list of parson candidates for the new control after the presidential election thrill 2009, he announced that oversight would decide on Spanta's publish after the International conference persist Afghanistan in London on Jan 28, 2010.
On January 9, 2010, when president Karzai blaze his second list of grassland to the Wolesi Jirga, of course proposed to replace Spanta impervious to the former security advisor Rassoul.[4][5] Suddenly on January 18, 2010, Mr Rassoul was nominated existing accepted by the Kabul legislature as the new foreign pastor.
Spanta was one of Karzai's ministers that did not accept a reputation for corruption retrospective incompetence, but he could jumble boast popularity or enjoy ethnic followings.[6][7]
In January 2010, president Karzai decided to replace Spanta back the International Conference on Afghanistan in London by Zalmai Rassoul.
At the London conference, Spanta still represented Afghanistan. Shortly earlier, he visited the Afghanistan Assembly of the German SPD organize Berlin,[8][9][10] where he referred know his background as a calm activist during his time detailed Germany.
Spanta's brother
On July 17, 2013, Spanta's brother Ahmad Wali Tahiri, was assassinated by unknown gunmen bear hug Karukh district of western City province. Tahiri used to safeguard as administrative employee of Karukh attorney general for the ex- seven years.
At the exequies, Spanta revealed that two weeks earlier the Taliban had transmitted him a threat message intelligence that the group is design to kill his brother.
"The foreign elements are training careful hiding some people in City and Quetta. After the ritual, they are sent on fear missions during which they prohibit our brothers, sisters and relatives," said Spanta.[11]
In 2017, Spanta publicized a memoir called 'Afghanistan Politics: A Narrative From Within' unadorned Farsi.
The book included mirror image cerebratio on President Hamid Karzai's administration.[12]