Karim Khalili

Karim Khalili
کریم خلیلی‬
Karim Khalili in Afghanistan in 2018
Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
7 December 2004 – 29 September 2014
President Hamid Karzai
Preceded by Ahmed Shakar Karkar
Succeeded by Abdul Rashid Dostum
Personal details
Born 1950 (age 67–68)
Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Political party Hezbe Wahdat
Karim Khalili with Akram Khpalwak (left) and John J. Sullivan (right) in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 2018

Karim Khalili (Persian: کریم خلیلی‎) is the current chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council[1] and the former Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai.[2] Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004. Since 1989 he has been one of the main leaders of the Wahdat political party of Hazara.[3]

Early years

Khalili was born in Wardak Province and attended a religious school. He participated in the Afghanistan resistance during Soviet Invasion. He also served as Minister of Finance of Afghanistan during the Mujahideen government in the early 1990s.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/ghani-appoints-khalili-hpc-chief-eve-peace-meeting
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15331-2004Jul26.html Washingron Post: Vice Presidents in 2004
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/after_the_taleban/k_khalili.stm Short biography

Political offices
Preceded by
Position created		 Vice President of Afghanistan
2004–2014		 Succeeded by
Sarwar Danish


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