Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen

|image =

|office = Minister of Border & Tribal Affairs
{{small|Acting}}

|term_start = 31 December 2014

|term_end = 21 April 2015

|predecessor = Mohammad Akram Khpalwak

|successor = Mohammad Gulab Mangal

|president1 = Ashraf Ghani

|office1 = Minister of Border & Tribal Affairs
{{small|Deputy}}

|term_start1 = 2004

|term_end1 = 2017

|predecessor1 = Mohammad Omer Babrakzai

|office2 = Governor of Kapisa Province

|term_start2 = 1997

|term_end2 = 2004

|predecessor2 = Mawlawi Ghulam Eyshan

|successor2 = Abdul Sattar Murad

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}

|birth_place = Kohistan District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Jamiat-e Islami

|spouse =

|alma_mater =

|website = [http://www.mob.gov.af/en/ Mob Official website]

}}

Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen ({{langx|ps| سید احمد حقبین}}, {{langx|fa| 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.{{Cite web |title= احمد حقبین سرپرست وزارت امور سرحدات شد|url=http://www.afghanpaper.com/nbody.php?id=84894 |website= Afghanpaper|language=fa |quote=English Translation: ".. "Excellency Dr. Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen has been appointed as Acting minister of Ministry of Border & Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan .. .." Farsi Dari text: ".. محترم داکتر سیداحمد حقبین معاون مالی و اداری این وزارت نیز براساس این فرمان بحیث سرپرست وزارت امور سرحدات و قبایل تعیین گردید تا از امور این وزارت سرپرستی نماید..."}}{{Cite web |title= 24 سرپرست وزیر کشور برکنار شدند|url=https://www.ariananews.af/fa/24-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF/ |website= Ariana News|language=fa |quote=English Translation: ".. "Sayed Ahmad Haqbeen has been appointed as Acting minister of Ministry of Border & Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan .. .." Farsi Dari text: ".. سید احمد حقبین، سرپرست وزارت سرحدات ، اقوام و قبایل..."}} He previously served as the deputy minister of Ministry of Border Affairs and as the Governor of Kapisa Province.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mob.gov.af/en/ |title=Ministry of Borders and Tribal, Affairs |access-date=2 March 2015 |archive-date=23 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223114808/http://mob.gov.af/en |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1270806/1226_1426580878_1506e-20a-20to-20z-20-20guide-20to-20assistance-20in-20afghanistan-202015.pdf|title=The A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan|date=2015 |access-date=20 July 2022|website= ecoi.net|language=en}}{{Cite web |url=https://fdocuments.es/document/afganistan-ficha-pais.html|title=Afghanistan|date=2015 |access-date=20 July 2022|website= fdocuments|language=en}}

Political career

Haqbeen served as a negotiator for the Afghan Northern Alliance delegation to the Bonn conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany.{{Cite web |url=http://en.people.cn/200112/01/print20011201_85752.html |title=Afghan Factions Enter Key Day to Finalize Deal|access-date=2 March 2001|website= People's Daily Online|language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/middle_e/afghanistan/untalk0112.html |title=United Nations Talks on Afghanistan|access-date=20 July 2022|website= Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|language=en |date=2001}}

According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty poppy cultivation was on rise in Kapisa Province during his governorship.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1340563.html |title=DRUGS: AFGHANISTAN'S NEGLECTED TIME BOMB|access-date=20 July 2022|website= Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|language=en|date=2001 }}

Wikileaks cables

In the WikiLeaks cables released in 2005, Haqbeen was cited as one of the officials in Afghanistan.{{Cite web |url=https://wikileaks.jcvignoli.com/cable_05KABUL5066?hl=&|title=MINISTRY OF FRONTIERS AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS|date=2005 |access-date=20 July 2022|website= WikiLeaks|language=en}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.kapisa.afghanistan.af/ Kapisa Governor Website ]
  • [http://www.mob.gov.af/en/ Ministry of Border & Tribal Affairs]
  • [http://www.mob.gov.af/en/page/1/2/6 Dr.Haqbeen Biography]
  • [http://www.elections.tolonews.com/kapisa]
  • [http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/politics/item/15256-president-ghani-issues-decree-on-acting-ministers%E2%80%99-appointment.html?tmpl=component&print=1 Bakhtar News]

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Category:1953 births

Category:Government ministers of Afghanistan

Category:Governors of Kapisa Province

Category:Living people

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