Ashraf Ghani

Ashraf Ghani

• Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai born 1949 is an economist and anthropologist.
• He was elected as the President of Afghanistan on September 21, 2014.
• He signed a power sharing agreement with opponent Abdullah Abdullah, who will fill the newly created position of government chief executive.
• He is the co-founder of the Institute for State Effectiveness, an organization set up in 2005 to improve the ability of states to serve their citizens.
• He is a member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, an independent initiative hosted by the United Nations Development Programme.