Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen
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Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen (Pashto: سید احمد حقبین, Persian: سید احمد حقبین, born 1953) is the former deputy and acting minister of Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan, and a former governor of Kapisa Province. He was elected as the Acting minister of Ministry of Border & Tribal Affairs on 31 December 2014.[1][2] He previously served as the deputy minister of Ministry of Border Affairs and as the Governor of Kapisa Province.[3][4][5]
Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Border & Tribal Affairs Acting | |
| In office 31 December 2014 – 21 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Akram Khpalwak |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Gulab Mangal |
| Minister of Border & Tribal Affairs Deputy | |
| In office 2004–2017 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Omer Babrakzai |
| Governor of Kapisa Province | |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mawlawi Ghulam Eyshan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Sattar Murad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) |
| Party | Jamiat-e Islami |
| Website | Mob Official website |
Political career
Haqbeen served as a negotiator for the Afghan Northern Alliance delegation to the Bonn conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany.[6] According to the list of participants announced by the United Nations on 27 November 2001, Mr. Haqbeen was one of the 26 participants representing United National Front.[7] According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty poppy cultivation was on rise in Kapisa Province during his governorship.[8]
Wikileaks cables
In the WikiLeaks cables released in 2005, Haqbeen was cited as one of the officials in Afghanistan.[9]
