Hamid Karzai

About Hamid Karzai

After the Taliban rule was deposed in 2001, the 12th President of Afghanistan rose to political prominence. In 2009, he was re-elected to a second five-year term as President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Hamid Karzai is an Afghan politician who served as President of Afghanistan from December 22, 2001 to September 29, 2014. He is also the leader of the Popalzai Durrani tribe in Kandahar. Born in Kandahar, Karzai graduated from Habibia High School in Kabul, then obtained a Masters degree in India in the 1980s. He moved to Pakistan, where he worked as a fundraiser for the Mujahedin during the Soviet war in Afghanistan and its consequences. He served as deputy foreign minister in the Islamic State government of Afghanistan. In July 1999, Karzai's father was assassinated and Karzai succeeded him to become the head of the Popalzai tribe. In October 2001, the US invasion of Afghanistan began and the Karzai led the tribes around Kandahar against the Taliban; he became a dominant political figure following the persecution of the Taliban regime in late 2001.

Alma mater	Himachal Pradesh University
Political party	Independent
Vice President	Hedayat Amin Arsala, Mohammed Fahim, Nematullah Shahrani, Karim Khalili, Abdul Qadir, Ahmad Zia Massoud, Yunus Qanuni
Born	December 24, 1957, Karz, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Children	Mirwais, Malalai, Howsi
Preceded by	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Succeeded by	Ashraf Ghani
Spouse(s)	Zeenat Karzai (23 January, 1999–present)
Nationality	Afghan
Father	Abdul Ahad Karzai

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Trivia

He was the victim of 4 assassination attempts between September 2002 and April 2008.

Hamid Karzai before fame

He received his Master's Degree after taking a postgraduate study in political science at Himachal Pradesh University.

Achievement of Hamid Karzai

Between September 2002 and April 2008, he was the target of four assassination attempts.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$20 Million

Hamid Karzai family life

Abdul Ahad Karzai, his father, was the Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament.

Associations of Hamid Karzai

Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney attended his inauguration in 2004.

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