Ibrahim Spinzada
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Ibrahim spinzada | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Hamid Karzai's protege and brother-in-law |
Engineer Ibrahim Spinzada is a politician in Afghanistan who had been appointed to several government positions by President Hamid Karzai. In 2004 the Los Angeles Times described Spinzada as Karzai's brother-in-law.[1] The Congressional Research Service also called him "a Karzai brother-in-law", when it reported he was the first deputy adviser on Afghanistan's National Security Council in 2010.[2]
In June 2010, Spinzada was appointed interim director of National Directorate of Security (NDS).[3]
In March 2012 he traveled to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba to negotiate with the five remaining Taliban leaders held there.[4]
Al Jazeera described him as an associate of Mohammed Ali Salehi, an individual they reported facilitated the illegal transfer of funds from Afghanistan.[5]
