Zabihullah Mojaddidy
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Zabihullah Mojaddidy is a politician in Afghanistan
. He served as the Governor of Kabul Province
between July 2009 and until resigning in March 2011. His resignation was due to a lack of support from development ministries and the Presidential Palace in regards to his ideas for the reconstruction of Kabul City. Prior to becoming a governor, he served as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
, the President of Afghanistan in 1992 and an elder in the Politics of Afghanistan
. Although his family are of Arabs origin
, they are considered today as ethnic Pashtuns
.
Zabihullah Mojaddidi served in the Mujahideen
forces during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
. He took part in international conferences, and functioning as Secretary General of Afghan National Liberation Front – a former major moderate Afghan resistance party and now a popular registered political party in the country. Dr. Mojaddidy's experience includes 8 years of volunteer work for Afghan refugees
; 10 years of engineering practice in the United States
in Quality Control, Project Management, Land Development and design of building, drainage and roadway structures, 12 years as university professor outside Afghanistan, one year as Deputy Minister of Higher Education and governor of Kabul Province
since July 2009. He has published technical papers on nonlinear mechanics and has presented papers on the subject at the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics. His research on nonlinear vibrations is included in reputed textbooks on the subject.
Physician
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Zabihullah Mojaddidy is a politician in Afghanistan
Politics of Afghanistan
The politics of Afghanistan consists of the Council of Ministers and the National Assembly, with a president serving as the head of state and commander-in-chief of the military. The nation is currently led by the Karzai administration under President Hamid Karzai who is backed by two vice...
. He served as the Governor of Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...
between July 2009 and until resigning in March 2011. His resignation was due to a lack of support from development ministries and the Presidential Palace in regards to his ideas for the reconstruction of Kabul City. Prior to becoming a governor, he served as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education.
Background
Mojaddidi was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in an influential Afghan family. His father is ProfessorProfessor
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Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi , served as the first President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the fall of the communist regime in 1992. He is also the leader of the Afghan National Liberation Front...
, the President of Afghanistan in 1992 and an elder in the Politics of Afghanistan
Politics of Afghanistan
The politics of Afghanistan consists of the Council of Ministers and the National Assembly, with a president serving as the head of state and commander-in-chief of the military. The nation is currently led by the Karzai administration under President Hamid Karzai who is backed by two vice...
. Although his family are of Arabs origin
History of Arabs in Afghanistan
The history of Arabs in Afghanistan spans over one millennium, from the 7th century Islamic conquest when Arab ghazis arrived with their Islamic mission until recently when others from the Arab world arrived to defend fellow Muslims from the Soviet followed by their liberation by NATO forces...
, they are considered today as ethnic Pashtuns
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
.
Zabihullah Mojaddidi served in the Mujahideen
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
forces during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
. He took part in international conferences, and functioning as Secretary General of Afghan National Liberation Front – a former major moderate Afghan resistance party and now a popular registered political party in the country. Dr. Mojaddidy's experience includes 8 years of volunteer work for Afghan refugees
Afghan diaspora
Afghan diaspora or Afghan immigrants are citizens of Afghanistan who have emigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan.-List of countries:...
; 10 years of engineering practice in the United States
United States
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in Quality Control, Project Management, Land Development and design of building, drainage and roadway structures, 12 years as university professor outside Afghanistan, one year as Deputy Minister of Higher Education and governor of Kabul Province
Kabul Province
Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...
since July 2009. He has published technical papers on nonlinear mechanics and has presented papers on the subject at the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics. His research on nonlinear vibrations is included in reputed textbooks on the subject.
Education
- B.S. in Civil Engineering/Structures; 1971 - University of HawaiiUniversity of HawaiiThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - M.S. in Civil Engineering/Structures; 1973 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, United States
- Ph.D. in Engineering Science & Mechanics; 1977 - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, United States
Political work
- Secretary General; Afghan National Liberation Front
- 1985 to 1996
- 2004 to present time
- Vice Premier; First Afghan Interim Government in exile, Pakistan - 1986
- Dr. Mojaddidy soon withdrew from this government on the basis that it did not have a mandate from representatives of the Afghan people. His withdrawal caused the failure of this government and paved the way for the formation of the AIG, the Islamic Interim Government, elected by a 420-member council of Afghan freedom fighters and others opposed to the Soviet-backed regime in Kabul.
- Deputy Minister of Higher Education & Vocational Training; Islamic State of Afghanistan, Afghanistan - 1992
- While at the same time running the office of the minister who refused to take over his post, Dr. Mojaddidy resigned his post after hopelessly trying to rehabilitate the ministry at the face of the ensuing civil war that started with Prof. Rabbani’s government.
- Member by Proxy; Supreme Leadership Council; Islamic State of Afghanistan, Afghanistan - 1992 - 1993
- Member of Staff of Afghan Resistance Leadership Delegations;
- Islamic Conference, Islamabad -1978
- Islamic Conference, Kuwait - 1984
- Member of Delegation of Afghan Resistance Leaders;
- Guests to the European Parliament, Strasburg, France - 1980.
- United Nations 40th Anniversary, New York, USA - 1985
Professional affiliations
- Founding Member, Member of Board of Directors and President (2007–2009); Society of Afghan Architects & Engineers (SAAE); Afghanistan
- Founding Member; Structural Engineering Institute (SEI); USA
- Member; American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); USA
- Member; Society of Afghan Engineers (SAE); USA
- Member; International Who-is-Who of Professionals, 1997
Professional work experience
- Professor in Civil Engineering; King Faisal University; Saudi Arabia, (1977–1987)
- Volunteer Work with the Afghan Resistance Against Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan; Peshawar, Pakistan, (1987–1992)
- Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Training; Islamic State of Afghanistan, (1992–1993)
- Professor in Civil Engineering; Ahmadshah Abdali University for Afghan Refugees, Peshawar, Pakistan, (1994–1995)
- Senior Structural Engineer; Civil Services, Inc. (Engineering Design Consultants), Jacksonville, Florida, USA, (1996–2001)
- Project Manager - Specialist III; Department of Building & Development, Loudoun County Government, Virginia, USA, (2001–2004)
- Director of Design, QC/QA and Capacity Building Divisions; Technologists, Inc., Kabul, Afghanistan, (2004–2009)
Publications
- “Nonlinear Analysis of the Aperiodic Responses of Beams,” Proceedings of the Sixth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 1977. Co-authors: D.T. Mook, A.H. Nayfeh.
- “Nonlinear Detuning of Resonant Structural Vibrations,” Proceedings of the Seventh Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 1979. Co-authors: D.T. Mook, A.H. Nayfeh.
- “Model Couplings in the Aperiodic Responses of Beams,” Submitted to the Eighth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, 1981.
- Partial results of research on Nonlinear Vibrations included in the authoritative book on the subject titled “Nonlinear Oscillations” by A.H. Nayfeh and D.T. Mook, Wiley Interscience, N.Y., 1979.