H.E. Sarwar Danish

The Minister of Justice, H.E. Sarwar Danish, is the son of Mohammad Ali and was born to a pious and religious family in 1961 in the Oshtorlai village of Daikundi Province. Following his primary education in a local school, he pursued higher education in various schools in Iraq, Syria and Iran.

He holds a number of higher education degrees including a Bachelor of Arts in Law, a Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Culture and Education, a Master’s Degree in Feqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) and a Certificate of Education in Journalism. Minister Danish is a prolific writer, having published or translated more than 15 books on various topics, including Islamic jurisprudence, and he has written more than 700 articles for a number of publications in the country. Also, from 1982 to 2001 he was the editor of various publications related to legal issues.

Prior to being named the Minister of Justice in December 2004, Minister Danish served Afghanistan well in a number of other official positions during the interim and transitional periods that followed the signing of the December 2001 Bonn Agreement. Among the important posts he held include having been a member and active participant in the Emergency Loya Jirga of June 2002 and the Constitutional Loya Jirga of December 2003. Minister Danish was also a member of the Constitution Drafting Commission in 2002-2003 and then in the 35-member Constitution Review Commission. When President Karzai created Daikundi Province by decree in early 2004, Minister Danish was named the province’s first governor.

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