Azizullah Karzai
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Azizullah Karzai | |
|---|---|
 Azizullah Karzai with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in October 2010 | |
| Afghanistan Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Zalmai Aziz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kandahar |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Azizulah Karzai is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as Ambassador to Russia, a position he held from 28 August 2010 until 2013.[1]
Azizullah is originally from southern Afghanistan. He belongs to the Karzai-clan of Pashtuns. He is an uncle of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Before the Taliban government he was Afghan Ambassador to Poland. He is considered the family's expert on tribal maneuvering.[2] During the United States attack on Afghanistan in November 2001, he said: "Tribalism is more dangerous than the Islamic fundamentalism of the Taliban because it runs throughout Pashtun society."[3]
