Ghulam Farooq Wardak | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 11 October 2008 – April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hanif Atmar |
| Succeeded by | Assadullah Hanif Balkhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 Wardak Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Hezbi Islami |
| Alma mater | Preston University |
Ghulam Farooq Wardak (born 1959) is a politician in Afghanistan, formerly serving as the Minister of Education. He was appointed to that position by Afghan President Hamid Karzai on October 11, 2008.[1] On June 2022, Farooq Wardak was returned to Afghanistan after temporary self-exile following the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021.[2]
- ^ "Afghanistan Online: Members of President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ "Former Minister of Education aka Founder of "Ghost Schools" Returns to Afghanistan". Khaama Press. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.