Sayed Jalal Karim
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Said Jalal Karim is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections.
He received admission to Kabul University
in 1978. He attended Columbia University
in New York City
instead. However, according to a profile by the Pajhwok Afghan News
President Hafizullah Amin
ordered his return to Afghanistan.
Upon his return to Afghanistan he and his father were then sent to Moscow University.
In 1980 remaining family members were able to make their way to Pakistan
, which allowed Karim and his father to follow them. From Pakistan he made his way to Saudi Arabia
, where he studied engineering, physics and Arabic at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
. However he left the University after three years, at age 14. Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Political Science University of Beirut,Alexandria branch.
According to the profile, in the early 1990s, he was called upon to serve as a mediator between warring groups in the civil war that followed the ouster of the communists.
The profile said he founded a radio station known as "The Voice of Afghanistan", which "advances the interests of independent, moderate Afghans from outside the country.".
withdrew from the race and asked his supporters to vote for Karim instead.
During the 2009 Presidential elections he stood 13th in a field of 38.
He won 5,572 votes.
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...
who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections.
Academic career
Karim started attending Istiqlal High School in 1975, at age six, and graduated in 1977, at age eight.He received admission to Kabul University
Kabul University
Kabul University is located in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. It was founded in 1931 but officially opened for classes in 1932. Kabul University is currently attended by approximately 7,000 students, of which 1,700 are women. As of 2008, Hamidullah Amin is the chancellor of the university...
in 1978. He attended Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
instead. However, according to a profile by the Pajhwok Afghan News
Pajhwok Afghan News
Pajhwok Afghan News is a news agency established in March 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. It is Afghanistan's largest independent news service, providing broad-based coverage of news in English, Pashto and Dari...
President Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
ordered his return to Afghanistan.
Upon his return to Afghanistan he and his father were then sent to Moscow University.
In 1980 remaining family members were able to make their way to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, which allowed Karim and his father to follow them. From Pakistan he made his way to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, where he studied engineering, physics and Arabic at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is a public university in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia....
. However he left the University after three years, at age 14. Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Political Science University of Beirut,Alexandria branch.
Adult life
According to his Pajhwok Afghan News profile Karim became a successful entrepreneur.According to the profile, in the early 1990s, he was called upon to serve as a mediator between warring groups in the civil war that followed the ouster of the communists.
The profile said he founded a radio station known as "The Voice of Afghanistan", which "advances the interests of independent, moderate Afghans from outside the country.".
Presidential candidacy, 2009
A week before the election fellow candidate Mawlana Abdul Qadir İmami GhoriAbdul Qadir Imami Ghori
Mawlana Abdul Qadir Imami Ghori is a citizen of Afghanistan, and a candidate in the 2009 Afghan Presidential elections.He was one of participants at the Bonn Conference in late 2001 that agreed that Hamid Karzai should be the leader of the Afghan Transitional Administration.He was elected to...
withdrew from the race and asked his supporters to vote for Karim instead.
During the 2009 Presidential elections he stood 13th in a field of 38.
He won 5,572 votes.