Adib Fahim

Adib Fahim is the eldest son of the former Afghan Vice President Mohammad Fahim.[1][2] Following the death of his father in March 2014, Adib Fahim was appointed as his father’s successor in the social arena at a ceremony held in Afghanistan's Presidential Palace.[3][4]

Adib Fahim
Bornlate 1980s
Panjshir Afghanistan
OccupationFirst deputy of Afghanistan National Directorate of Security or (NDS)
Parent(s)Mohammed Fahim

Adib Fahim was born in the late 1980s. He grew up in Afghanistan during the Afghan Jihad.[5] Later on he received a B.A. in International Relations from the American University of Sharjah and a Masters in Public Administration and Policy from New York University.[6] In 2010, Adib Fahim worked with a group of consultants who were assigned by the United Nations Development Programme and the Egyptian Ministry of Local Development to study decentralization planning and program in Egypt.[7][8]

Adib Fahim served in Afghanistan’s Office of National Security Council and as a diplomat in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9][10]

References
  1. "Afghanistan: Children of Political Elite Take the Reins - TIME.com". TIME.com. 2012-08-13.
  2. Mara Tchalakov; Sasar Hezir (2014-03-14). "The end of an era? The death of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim" (PDF). Backgrounder. ISW. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  3. "Karzai appoints Fahim's son". Central Asia Online. 2014-03-24.
  4. "Video: Adib Fahim son of Marshal Fahim was today formally appointed Vice President by Karzai ~ Frequency". Frequency. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  5. Renee Montagne (2013-06-04). "Growing Up An Afghan Warlord's Son". NPR. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  6. "Afghanistan: Children of Political Elite Take the Reins - TIME.com". TIME.com. 2012-08-13.
  7. "Study of Local Decentralization Progress in Egypt - NYU Wagner".
  8. "The Capstone Program, 2009-2010: Project summaries" (PDF). NYU Wagner. 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  9. "Database". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  10. "With Elections Looming, Race is on to Fill Fahim's Shoes". RFE/RL.
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