Afghan Youth Parliament

The Afghanistan's Youth Parliament (AYP) is a youth organisation in Afghanistan, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 16 and 25.[2]

Afghanistan's Youth Parliament
AbbreviationAYP
Mottoوَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَى بَيْنَهُمْ
And ordered them to mutual consultation
Formation14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)[1]
HeadquartersKabul, Afghanistan
Membership
122
Official language
Pashto & Dari Persian

Formed in July 2016,[3] the parliament has around 122 members, who are elected from the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The membership is 33 percent female, 3 percent nomads, three percent disabled people, and 1 percent each Hindu and Sikh. The youth parliament has been established in order to further involve the country's young generation in socio-political affairs.

The 122 members of AYP elected a speaker for two years. Mr. Agha Mohammad Qurishi is the current Speaker of Afghansitan's Youth Parliament. He has done his bachelors in Political Science. Now, he is doing his master's degree in Public Administration and Policy in Kabul University. Mr. Qurishi is also a successful Afghan writer, he achieved Pajhwork-News National Youth Writers Award in 2015.

References
  1. "Afghanistan's Youth Parliament". UNAMA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "Youth parliament to be formed within a month, Kamal Sadaat". Kabultribune. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "Afghanistan's Youth Parliament To Soon Meet - KabulTribune The Only Point To Get Afghanistan Latest News". www.kabultribune.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.


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