Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai

Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai

Afghanistan Ambassador to Pakistan
In office 2007–2008
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Nangyalai Tarzi
Succeeded by	Abdul Khaliq Farahi
Afghanistan Ambassador to Australia
In office 2005–2007
Preceded by	Mahmoud Saikal
Succeeded by	Amanullah Jayhoon
Personal details
Born	1937 Kabul, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghan
Profession	Diplomat

Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai is the Head of United Nations Department at the Afghan Foreign Ministry and the former Afghan ambassador to Pakistan.

Youth

Anwarzai was born in Kabul in 1937. He graduated from Nejat (Amani) High School in 1954 and earned his degree from Law Faculty of Kabul University in 1959. In 1970 he completed his education in International Relations and International Law at Oxford University in London, England, at a special program designed for diplomats of developing countries.

Diplomat in the 70s

He started his career as a civil servant in 1960 and worked in various sections of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then got a diplomatic assignment as junior member of in the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations. From 1964 to 1969 Anwarzai worked as Second Secretary directly under the supervision of the late Ambassador Abdul Rahman Pazhwak. From 1973 to 1976 Anwarzai served as the first Secretary in the Afghanistan Embassy in Moscow, USSR. From 1976-1978 he served as the Head of the Mission as Charged d' Affair in Tripoli, Libya.

During the Soviet invasion

After the Soviet invasion Anwarzai and his family became political refugees and spent the next twenty three in exile. During 1979 to 1989 Mr. Anwarzai was actively involved in promoting the cause of Afghan Freedom Fighters, attending seminars, US Senate hearing, delivering speeches at conferences, dissemination information about the Afghan struggle for liberation and exposing the Soviet atrocities in Afghanistan. Anwarzai was also involved in organizing street demonstrations in front of UN and the Soviet Mission in New York.

Return to Afghanistan

In February 2002, immediately after the Bonn Agreement, Anwarzai returned to Afghanistan and was assigned to the Afghan Foreign Ministry as the Director of the Fourth Political Department responsible for European countries.

From 2004 to 2005 Anwarzai was appointed as Minister Counselor at the Afghanistan Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

In 2004, Anwarzai founded with several others the Global Partnership for Afghanistan, an environmental and economic development organization. Until 2005 he was member of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Afghanistan where he served as the Vice-President and the Chief Operation Officer.^[1]

Ambassador

In 2005 he was appointed as Ambassador of Afghanistan to Australia and he presented his credentials on 24 November to major General Michael Jeffery ^[2] and made a farewell call on 17 February 2007 when he left as ambassador to Australia.^[3]

As ambassador to Australia, Anwarzai chastised the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, for saying it was unacceptable for Australian soldiers to put their lives on the line for a country that persecuted Christians. Mr Anwarzai said that the death sentence for apostasy was in accordance with Islamic law. "We appreciate the assistance and help of the friendly countries … but we should not forget that this is a common cause that we are fighting for … and we would appreciate very much if this assistance could not be linked to anything else."^[4]

In 2007 later Anwarzai became Ambassador to Pakistan. Anwarzai presented his credentials to Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on July 31, 2007. Upon completion of his tenure, Anwarzai left Islamabad on September 4, 2008.^[5]

As Ambassador to Pakistan, Anwarzai said that the exit of Pervez Musharraf from the office of Presidency would strengthen the democratic institutions in Pakistan.^[6]

His successor as ambassador, Abdul Khaliq Farahi, was kidnapped by unknown armed men, before he could be installed as ambassador.^[7]

Back to Foreign Ministry

He then became the Head of United Nations Department at the Afghan Foreign Ministry, and as such attended the climate change negotiation in Barcelona- Spain in November 2009.^[8]

References

External links

http://islamabad.mfa.gov.af/ambassador-biography.asp

Mohammad Anwarzai is currently the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Iraq.

Afghan Diplomats and Ambassadors

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010) Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013) Ahmad Moqbel Zarar (2013–2015) Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–present)

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs	Abdorrahim Sherizai Zalmai Aziz (2003–2007) Mohammad Kabir Farahi (2007–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2010–2011)

Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration Affairs	Abdul H. Haider (2010–present)

Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs	Mahmoud Saikal (2005–2006)

Chief of Staff to the President	Said Tayeb Jawad (2002–2003) Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2003–2005) Jawed Ludin (2005–2007) Omar Daudzai (2007–present)

Chairman National Security Council	Zalmai Rasool (2002–2009) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2010–present)

Director of United Nations Affairs and International Conferences	Zalmai Aziz (2002–2003) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2008–present)

Spokesmen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Omar Samad (2001–2006) Ahmad Zaher Faqiri (2010–present)

Permanent Representative to the UN (New York)	Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) Zahir Tanin (2006–present)

Permanent Representative to the UN (Geneva)	Akbar Kherad Mohammad Nabi Amani Sher Ahmad Nasri Homayon Tandar Shamsuzzakir Kazemi Assad Omar Nangyalai Tarzi (2007–2010) Zalmai Aziz (2010–present)

Ambassador to the United States	Ishaq Shahryar (2002–2003) Said Tayeb Jawad (2003–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2011–present)

Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom	Hameed Haami

Ambassador to Pakistan	Nangyalai Tarzi (2002–2006) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2006–2007) Abdul Khaliq Farahi Majnoon Gulab (Chargé d'affaires) (2009–present)

Ambassador to Iran	Omar Daudzai (2005–2007) Yahya Maroofi (2007–2009) Obaidullah Obaid (2010–present)

Ambassador to India	Massoud Khalili (2001–2006) Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (−2010) Nangyalai Tarzi (2010–present)

Ambassador to Russia	Ahmad Zia Massoud (2001–2004) Zalmai Aziz (2007–2010) Azizullah Karzai (2010–present)

Ambassador to Canada	Omar Samad (2004–2009) Jawed Ludin (2009–present)

Ambassador to Australia	Mahmoud Saikal (2002–2005) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2005–2007) Amanullah Jayhoon (2007–present)

Ambassador to Turkey	Massoud Khalili (2007–2010) Salahuddin Rabbani (2011–present)

Ambassador to Spain	Gul Ahmad Sherzada Massoud Khalili (2010–present)

Ambassador to Japan	Mohammad Noor Akbary (Chargé d'affaires) (2002–2004) Haron Amin (2004–2009) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2009–2010) Amin Fatemy

Ambassador to France	Omar Samad (2009–2011)

Ambassador to Norway	Yahya Maroofi (2005–2007) Jawed Ludin (2007–2009) Manija Bakhtary (2009–present)

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