Mohammad Qayoumi

Mohammad Qayoumi
President Mohammad Qayoumi on his inauguration as President of San Jose State University in 2011.
Finance Minister
In office
July 2018[1] – March 2020[2]
Preceded byEklil Ahmad Hakimi
Succeeded byAbdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan
In office
2015 – March 2020
28th President of
San José State University[3]
In office
July 1, 2011 – August 17, 2015
Preceded byDon Kassing
Succeeded bySusan Martin
4th President of
California State University, East Bay[4]
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byNorma Rees
Succeeded byLeroy Morishita
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi

(1952-12-14) December 14, 1952 (age 71)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati (Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., M.S.)
American University of Beirut (B.S.)[5]
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Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi (born December 14, 1952)[6][7] is an engineer and professor who formerly served as acting Minister of Finance and as the Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan.[8] He previously served as President of San José State University where he was appointed on March 23, 2011.[9] Prior to that, he served as the fourth president of California State University, East Bay. He has worked in university administration for more than 30 years and has a background in both engineering and business. Qayoumi was born in Afghanistan and is the first Afghan-American to head a major U.S. university.[10]

In June 2010, Qayoumi contributed a photo essay to Foreign Policy magazine about Afghanistan in the 1960s, which led to an interview on the NPR program Morning Edition (aired June 18, 2010).

  1. ^ "Ghani Introduces Dr Humayoun Qayoumi as acting finance-minister". Khaama. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Appointed as Acting Finance Minister Reporterly |". reporterly.net. 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Biography - Office of the President". San Jose State University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Office of the President". California State University, East Bay. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Mohammad H. Qayoumi". The California State University. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ^ [1] Archived October 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Mohammad Hamayon Qayoumi". World Bank Live. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  9. ^ Lopes Harris, Pat. "CSU Trustees Appoint Mohammad Qayoumi as President of San José State". SJSU Today. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Mo Qayoumi Selected as Next President". CSUEB News. 2006-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-01-05.