Karim Khalili

Karim Khalili
کریم خلیلی
Karim Khalili in 2018
Khalili in 2018
Chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council
Assumed office
6 June 2017
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byAhmed Gailani
Second Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
7 December 2004 – 29 September 2014
PresidentHamid Karzai
Preceded byAhmed Shakar Karkar
Succeeded bySarwar Danish
Personal details
Born1950 (age 74–75)
Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Children2
ProfessionPolitician, leader, former Mujahideen leader
Military service
AllegianceIran

Karim Khalili (Pashto: کریم خلیلی; born 1950) is an Afghan politician serving as leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat Islami Afghanistan party.[1] Most recently he was Chief of the Afghan High Peace Council from 2017 until its dissolvement in 2019.[2] He was selected as a candidate for Second Vice President of Afghanistan in 2002 by Hamid Karzai; they were elected in 2004 and left office in 2014.[3] Since 1989, he has also been one of the main leaders of the Wahdat political party of Hazara.[4]

  1. ^ Hashim, Asad (12 January 2021). "Afghan Shia leader in Pakistan after killings of Hazara miners". Aljazeera. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ghani Appoints Khalili As HPC Chief On Eve Of Peace Meeting". TOLOnews. n.d. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ Richburg, Keith B. (27 July 2004). "Karzai Replaces Top Deputy On Ticket". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Karim Khalili (Hazara)". BBC. n.d. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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