Sarwar Danish

Mohammad Sarwar Danish
Vice President of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2014
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Karim Khalili
Minister of Higher Education
In office 1 January 2010 – 29 September 2014
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Mohammad Azam Dadfar
Succeeded by	TBD
Minister of Justice
In office 23 December 2004 – 1 January 2010
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Abbas Karimi
Succeeded by	Habibullah Ghaleb
Governor of Daykundi
In office 28 March 2004 – 22 December 2004
Succeeded by	Abdul Hai Neamati
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Sarwar 1961 Daykundi, Afghanistan
Political party	Hezbe Wahdat
Residence(s)	Kabul, Afghanistan

Mohammad Sarwar Danish (Persian: سرور دانش) is an Afghan politician who has served as Vice President of Afghanistan since 2014. He previously served as Acting Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2010 and as Acting Minister of Higher Education from 2010 to 2014. When Daykundi province was carved out of Urozgan province in 2004, Danish became its first Governor.

Early years and education

Danish was born in 1961 in the Ishtarlay District of Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. He belongs to the Hazara group and his father's name is Mohammad Ali.

Danish completed higher education in Iraq, Syria and Iran, where he earned degrees in law, journalism and Islamic studies. He received a Masters in Fiqh. From 1982 until 2001, he made various publications. Danish authored 15 books and 700 academic essays. He became fluent in Pashto, Dari and Arabic language.

Karzai administration

Further information: Presidency of Hamid Karzai

After the Taliban regime was ousted and the Karzai administration was formed, Danish became involved in the 2002 loya jirga. He served as a member of the Constitutional Drafting Commission through a decree by President Hamid Karzai and a participant in the Constitutional Loya Jirga.

See also

• Cabinet of Afghanistan
• Afghan Ministry of Justice

External links

• Afghan Biographies

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