Qurban Ali Urozgani (Dari: قربان‌علی اروزگانی) was the previous governor of Daykundi Province of Afghanistan. He was selected as governor by President Karzai in April 2010. He belongs to Hazara ethnic of Afghanistan.

Qurban Ali Urozgani
قربان‌علی اروزگانی
Qurban Ali Urozgani in 2011
Governor of Daykundi
In office
2009–2012
Preceded byJan Mohammed Akbari
Succeeded byAbdul Haq Shafaq
Personal details
Born (1958-03-21) 21 March 1958 (age 66)
Khas Urozgan District, Urozgan, Afghanistan
Nationality Afghanistan
ProfessionGovernor

Early life

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Urozgani was born on 21 March 1958 in Khas Urozgan District of Urozgan Province. His father, Mirza Muhammad Essa, was a government employee in Helmand Province. Urozgani graduated from Technical Agriculture High School in 1979. During the university life, he started participating in anti-Soviet political parties, for which he had to quit education.

Political career

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After the September 11 attacks, on the establishment of new government in Afghanistan, Urozgani was nominated as one of the people's Representative of Helmand province. In 2009, Urozgani was selected as the new governor of Daykundi Province after Jan Mohammad Akbari until 2012.[1][2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2011-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

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Preceded by Governor of Daykundi, Afghanistan
15 April 2010 – present
Succeeded by
[Incumbent]