Qalandar Ibad (ډاکټر قلندر عباد) (born; 1980) is an Afghan physician and the acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan since 21 September 2021.[1][2][3]

Qalandar Ibad
قلندر عباد
Minister of Public Health
Acting
Assumed office
21 September 2021
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byWahid Majrooh
Deputy minister(s)Abdul Bari Omar
Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi
Personal details
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Marzak village, Sar Hawza District of Paktika province
NationalityAfghan
Alma materNangarhar University
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
OccupationPolitician, physician, Taliban member

Ibad was born in 1980 in Marzak village, Sar Hawza District of Paktika province. He received his primary education in Peshawar, Pakistan. He received his medical degree (MD) from the Faculty of Medicine of Nangarhar University, and master’s in Urology from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Taliban Announce Remaining Cabinet Members". September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Afghan Taliban bring new faces to fill cabinet slots". The Express Tribune. September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "دطالبانو لخوا کابینه کې دپراختیا اعلان، ایا نړۍ به پرې قانع شي؟". VOA.
  4. ^ "Minister's Biography | Ministry of Public Health".