Ashraf Ghani

@13th President of Afghanistan, Birthday and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is an Afghan scholar, politician and the current President of Afghanistan Afghan Columbia University Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Aquarius Celebrities Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is an Afghan scholar, politician and the current President of Afghanistan. He is an anthropologist by education and has taught the subject at the University of Columbia and Johns Hopkins University. Before running for the presidential seat, Ghani was an advisor to the UN secretary-general’s special envoy to Afghanistan and the provisional president Hamid Karzai. During his term, he was involved in the preparation of the Bonn Agreement and the introduction of a new Afghan currency. Ashraf Ghani was also part of the World Bank where he gained knowledge of the means of international development. He served as the Finance Minister of Afghanistan for two consecutive years and played an important part in the economic upturn of the country after the fall of the Taliban government. The 2009 presidential election saw him in the fourth position; consequently, in the 2014 election, he won 55.27% of the votes and was elected as the President of Afghanistan. Ghani is the co-founder of the Institute for State Effectiveness and a member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of Poor. In 2013, the ‘Foreign Policy’ and ‘Prospect’ magazines ranked him second in their list of the world’s top 100 intellectuals.

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Birthday: February 12, 1949 Nationality: Afghan Famous: 13th President of Afghanistan, Columbia University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Spouses: Rula Ghani Siblings: Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai Known as: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Childrens: Mariam Ghani, Tarek Ghani Information Detail Birthday February 12, 1949 Nationality Afghan Famous 13th President of Afghanistan, Columbia University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Spouses Rula Ghani Siblings Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai Known as Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Childrens Mariam Ghani, Tarek Ghani Universities Columbia University Columbia University Kabul University American University of Beirut Notable Alumnis Columbia University Founder / Co-Founder Institute for State Effectiveness Birth Place Logar, Afghanistan Religion Islam Height 170cm Gender Male Father Shah Pesand Mother Kawkaba Lodin Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Logar, Afghanistan Famous as 13th President of Afghanistan

Logar, Afghanistan

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Ashraf Ghani met his wife Rula Saade, a Lebanese Christian at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and got married in the 1970s. Personal Life

The couple was granted a U.S. citizenship but later Ghani renounced it, after he joined the Afghanistan ministry. Personal Life

They have a daughter, Mariam, a visual artist in Brooklyn and a son, Tariq. Both are U.S. citizens. Personal Life

Dr. Ashraf Ghani was born in a wealthy Pashtun family in Afghanistan on February 12, 1949. He spent his childhood in the province of Logar. Childhood & Early Life

Ghani completed his primary and secondary education at the Habibia High School in Kabul. Childhood & Early Life

In 1973, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from the American University in Beirut. Childhood & Early Life

In 1974, he came back to Kabul to teach Afghan studies and Anthropology at Kabul University. Childhood & Early Life

In 1977, he left Afghanistan after winning a government scholarship to study for a Master’s degree in Anthropology at New York’s Columbia University. Childhood & Early Life

In 1991, Dr. Ghani joined the World Bank as lead anthropologist. He served the bank for 11 years and played an important role in formulating the Bank’s social policy and designing reform programs. Career

While working for the World Bank, he attended the Harvard-INSEAD and Stanford business school leadership training program. Career

After the downfall of the Taliban in late 2001, Ghani was asked to serve as Special Adviser to Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan. Career

On February 1, 2002, Ghani joined as Chief Advisor to Interim President Hamid Karzai, on a pro bono basis. Career

On June 2, 2002, Ghani joined office as the Finance Minister of Afghanistan. During his term, he designed the program of block grants to villages called the National Solidarity Program. Career

During his term as the country’s Finance Minister, Ghani played a key role in issuing a new currency, institutionalizing the treasury count, centralizing revenue and reforming the tariff system. His reform policies focused on poverty eradication and the establishment of citizenship rights. Achievements

After leaving the Kabul University, he co-founded the Institute for State Effectiveness with Clare Lockhart. Achievements

In appreciation of his services, Ashraf Ghani was awarded the Sayed Jamal-ud-Din Afghan medal, the highest civilian award in Afghanistan. Achievements

He was recognized as the Best Finance Minister of Asia in 2003 by ‘Emerging Markets’. Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 12, 1949
Nationality	Afghan
Famous	13th President of Afghanistan, Columbia University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
Spouses	Rula Ghani
Siblings	Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai
Known as	Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
Childrens	Mariam Ghani, Tarek Ghani
Universities	Columbia University Columbia University Kabul University American University of Beirut
Notable Alumnis	Columbia University
Founder / Co-Founder	Institute for State Effectiveness
Birth Place	Logar, Afghanistan
Religion	Islam
Height	170cm
Gender	Male
Father	Shah Pesand
Mother	Kawkaba Lodin
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Logar, Afghanistan
Famous as	13th President of Afghanistan

Ashraf Ghani

Afghan

Feb 12, 1949

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Logar, Afghanistan