Said Tayeb Jawad

Said Tayeb Jawad
Ambassador of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation
In office
2021 – April 4, 2022
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Succeeded byJamal Nasir Gharwal (charge d'affaires)
Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Kingdom
In office
March 22, 2017 – 2020
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byDr Mohammad Daud Yaar
13th Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States of America
In office
December 4, 2003 – September 22, 2010
PresidentHamid Karzai
Preceded byIsaq Sharhyar
Succeeded byEklil Ahmad Hakimi
Chief of Staff
In office
2002–2003
PresidentHamid Karzai
Succeeded byMohammad Omar Daudzai
Personal details
BornFebruary 22, 1958 (1958-02-22) (age 66)
Kandahar, Afghanistan
SpouseShamim Jawad
ChildrenIman Jawad
ProfessionAcademic and Diplomat

Said Tayeb Jawad (Persian: سید طیب جواد, born 1958) is an Afghan politician, businessman, academic, and diplomat. He is the Chief Executive officer of Capitalize LLC, Global Political Strategist and Senior Counselor at APCO Worldwide, and the Chairman of the American University of Afghanistan, a prominent private, liberal arts, not-for-profit, co-education University.

As CEO of Capitalize LLC, a strategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., he leads a dynamic team of international business experts, advising companies, and investors on renewable energy, electrical vehicle infrastructure, defense, security, market entry, commercial opportunities, and development strategies in the United States, Central Asia, and the Gulf regions.[1]

As diplomat, he has served as the last ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation, from 2021 to 2022.[2][3] From 2017 to 2020, Jawad served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From December 2003 to September 2010, Jawad served as Ambassador to the United States. He was also the non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. From 2002 to 2003, he was chief of staff to President Hamid Karzai.

As an academic, Jawad joined Harvard University's Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in the John F. Kennedy School of Government as the inaugural Fisher Family Fellow.[4] In February 2011, he became Diplomat-in-Residence at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.[5] He currently serves as the Chairman of the Foundation for Afghanistan.[6] He is also a Global Political Strategist at APCO Worldwide[7] and a member of Advisory Board of the Concordia Summit.[8]

  1. ^ "Company Overview". Capitalize LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "МИД Афганистана назначил нового посла в России". Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Taliban-appointed diplomat to lead embassy in Moscow soon — source". TASS. Moscow. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States Becomes Inaugural Fisher Family Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School". Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Former Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad Joins JHU SAIS as Diplomat in Residence". Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States Becomes Inaugural Fisher Family Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School". Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. November 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Former Afghan Ambassador Joins APCO's Global Political Strategies Group". APCO Worldwide. April 14, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "About Us | Concordia". Retrieved September 9, 2016.