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Karim Khalili کریم خلیلی | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Khalili in 2018 | |
| Chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council | |
| Assumed office 6 June 2017 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Gailani |
| Second Vice President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 7 December 2004 – 29 September 2014 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Shakar Karkar |
| Succeeded by | Sarwar Danish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Hezb-e Wahdat Islami Afghanistan |
| Profession | Politician, Hezbe Wahdat leader, former Mujahideen leader |
Karim Khalili (Persian: کریم خلیلی; born 1950) is an Afghan politician serving as leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat Islami Afghanistan party.[1] Most recently he was Chief of the Afghan High Peace Council from 2017 until its dissolvement in 2019.[2] He was selected as a candidate for Second Vice President of Afghanistan in 2002 by Hamid Karzai; they were elected in 2004 and left office in 2014.[3] Since 1989, he has also been one of the main leaders of the Wahdat political party of Hazara.[4]
- ^ Hashim, Asad (12 January 2021). "Afghan Shia leader in Pakistan after killings of Hazara miners". Aljazeera. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Ghani Appoints Khalili As HPC Chief On Eve Of Peace Meeting". TOLOnews. n.d. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Richburg, Keith B. (27 July 2004). "Karzai Replaces Top Deputy On Ticket". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Karim Khalili (Hazara)". BBC. n.d. Retrieved 22 July 2021.