Habibullah Karzai
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Habibullah Khan
Karzai is a powerful Afghan
leader from the Popalzai
clan. He is an elder and considered a leader of the Karzai family. His younger brother, Abdullah Khan Karzai was the father of President Hamid Karzai
.
Habibullah Khan Karzai served as special advisor and speechwriter to King Zahir Shah and accompanied him in the course of the King's state visit to the United States
during the Presidency of John F. Kennedy
. He has also served as senior envoy from the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Permanent Representative
from Afghanistan
to the United Nations
. Habibullah Karzai is regarded by many Afghans as a very learned scholar of philosophy and politics.
Khan (name)
Khan is a surname and title of Central Asian origin, primarily found in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.- Origin :...
Karzai is a powerful Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
leader from the Popalzai
Popalzai
Popalzai or Popalzay are Durrani Pashtuns.-Origin:According to Hyat Khan's history of Afghanistan, from their progenitor Bor Tareen, otherwise known as Abdal, are descended two main divisions: the Zirak and the Panjpai...
clan. He is an elder and considered a leader of the Karzai family. His younger brother, Abdullah Khan Karzai was the father of President Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
.
Habibullah Khan Karzai served as special advisor and speechwriter to King Zahir Shah and accompanied him in the course of the King's state visit to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the Presidency of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. He has also served as senior envoy from the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Permanent Representative
Permanent Representative
A Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. Habibullah Karzai is regarded by many Afghans as a very learned scholar of philosophy and politics.