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  • Shinkai Karokhail — member of Afghan parliament

    Shinkai Karokhail — member of Afghan parliament since 2006

    Mrs. Shinkai Karokhail was born in Kabul, in Afghanistan, where she serves today as a Parliamentarian in the
    National Assembly. She has a Diploma in English from the National Institute of Modern Languages of Islamabad,
    Pakistan. She also studied to become a Medical Doctor from the Medical College of the Kabul University between
    1979 and 1984, and is currently studying political science.

    Mrs. Karokhail was one of the founding members of the Afghan Women Educational Center (www.awec.info) in 1991,
    where she acted as a teacher in the first years, holding various positions as program coordinator or communication
    officer throughout the development of the NGO. She was also involved in other social work activities with other NGOs
    in Afghanistan. Since 2002 she has been an acting director of the AWEC, where she is responsible for programs
    development and management.

    In 2005, she was elected as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
    where she works towards conflict prevention and promotes women’s rights.
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  • Dr. Hussn Banu Ghazanfar— Minister of Women’s Affairs

    Dr. Hussn Banu Ghazanfar— Minister of Women’s Affairs

    H.E. Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar was born in Balkh on 1st February 1957.
    She graduated from Sultan Razia High School in Mazar-e-sharif and obtained her BA and Master’s degree on
    Literature and Sociology from Stawarpool Qafqaaz in 1983. Right after she obtained her Master’s degree she
    became the scientific cadre of the Literature Faculty of Kabul University. After two years of service as a lecturer
    in the Faculty of Language and Literature at Kabul University, she went to St. Petersburg to obtain her Doctrine
    on Philology. She obtained her doctrine and returned to the country. In July 2006, Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar
    received vote of confidence from the Parliament to become Minister of Women’s Affairs.
    Her scientific articles and essays have been published in national as well as international newspapers.
    She is a poet, and has published the books „The Human Fate,“ „Predations in the 21st Century“, „The Secrets
    of Beauty and Attraction“, and translated the book „Self Realization.“  ←Source

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