Sayed Zafar Hashemi
| Sayed Zafar Hashemi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy spokesperson of the Government of Afghanistan | |
|
Assumed office 27 May 2015 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Aimal Faizi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1986 Afghanistan |
| Nationality |
 Afghanistan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
University of Maryland Johns Hopkins University |
Sayed Zafar Hashemi (Persian: Persian: سید ظفر هاشمی) is an Afghan journalist who is the current deputy spokesperson of the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani.[1]
An ethnic Hazara, Hashemi fled Afghanistan as a child to Pakistan. He later resided in the U.S. to study, achieving a bachelor degree in political science at the University of Maryland and a masters degree in public administration at Johns Hopkins University. Returning to Afghanistan, Hashemi was a journalist and a radio presenter for Nawa 103.1 FM in 2007, and later at AWAZ.[2] He later became a television presenter and journalist at Voice of America (VOA) in Washington DC.[3]
References
- ↑ "Former Scripps Howard Intern Named Deputy Spokesman to Afghan President | ICFJ - International Center for Journalists". ICFJ.org. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ "Database". Afghan-bios.info. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ "Syed Zafar Hashemi appointed as deputy spokesman to President Ghani - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency". Khaama.com. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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