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 73–74)
Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Political partyHezb-e Wahdat Islami Afghanistan
ProfessionPolitician, Hezbe Wahdat leader, former Mujahideen leader

Karim Khalili (Persian: 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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