H.E. Mohammad Ismael Khan
Minister of Water and Energy
Mohammad Ismael Khan was born in 1948 in the village of Naser Abad in the Shindand District of Herat. He completed his primary education in Waez Kashifi High School. In 1960, he was admitted to the 6th grade of Cadet School, and earned his higher education from Cadet University in 1970. He joined Division Number 17 of the National Army in Herat and subsequently participated in the Afghan resistance.
In 1981, he served as the Ameer of the southwestern parts of the country. In 1990, after the formation of the interim government, he acquired the military rank General, and was appointed Governor and Commander of Corps Number 4 of the Herat province. In 1997, he was detained and imprisoned by the Taliban for three years. After the fall of Taliban, he was appointed Governor of Herat and Commander of Corps Number 6, and subsequently Minister of Water and Energy. Mohammad Ismael Khan speaks Dari, Pashto and English.
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