Zabih-U-llah Ghazi Noristani
Zabih-U-llah Ghazi Noristani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
Zabih-U-llah Ghazi Noristani is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections.[1]
Academic career
He completed his secondary education was at the Rahman Baba High School of Kabul in 1970.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree at the Agriculture Higher Studies Institute in 1975.
Military and political service
He worked on a joint project of Kunar forestry department and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization from 1975 to 1978.[1]
He was both an active fighter during the Soviet occupation, and he participated in the political opposition to Soviets.[1] In 1978 he founded the Islamic Freedom Front of Afghanistan Party, a local party in Nuristan Province.
In 1990, after the Soviets left Afghanistan, he moved to the USA, where he lived until 2006.[1] In America he was active in the Afghan expatriate community.
In 2006 the Islamic Freedom Front changed its name to the Justice and Development Party of Afghanistan.[1]
Presidential candidacy, 2009
During the 2009 Presidential elections he stood 25th in a field of 38.[2] He won 1,516 votes.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Contender Biographies - Zabihullah Ghazi Nuristani's Biography". Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "Preliminary Result of Afghanistan Presidential Contest". Sabawoon online. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.