Hamid Karzai

Early and Personal life

Karzai was born in Kandahar. As an ethnic Pashtun and member of the powerful Populzai clan (from which many Afghan Kings have come), he came from a family that were among the strongest supporters of King Zahir Shah. Thus, he was involved in politics in Afghanistan early on.

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Kandahar - Pashtun - Zahir Shah

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He took a postgraduate course in political science at Himachal University in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India from 1979 to 1983, then returned to work as a fund-raiser supporting anti-Soviet uprisings in Afghanistan during the rest of the 1980s. After the expulsion of Soviet forces, he served as a minister in the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani.

Related Topics:
Himachal University - Shimla - Himachal Pradesh - India - 1979 - 1983 - Soviet - 1980s - Burhanuddin Rabbani

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He is married to Zinat Karzai, a doctor by profession. They were married in 1998 and have no children.

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Doctor - 1998

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