Arsala Jamal
| Arsala Jamal | |
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| Governor of Logar Province | |
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In office 17 April 2013 – 15 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Iqbal Azizi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Halim Fidai |
| Governor of Khost, Afghanistan | |
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In office August 2006 – 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Hamidullah Qalandarzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 Yusufkhel District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | 15 October 2013 (aged 48) |
| Citizenship | Afghan |
| Religion | Muslim |
Arsala Jamal (1966 – October 15, 2013) (also anglicised as Arsallah Jamal) was an Afghan government official, who served as governor of the provinces of Khost and Logar in Afghanistan. He was assassinated in a bomb attack in Logar province of Afghanistan on 15 October 2013.
Jamal was born in Paktika Province in 1966. He received his early education in Kabul, Afghanistan. After finishing 12 grade, Jamal went to Malaysia for his higher studies.
Jamal was appointed the vice president of the DA AFGHANISTAN BANK (NATIONAL BANK OF AFGHANISTAN)in 1992, Later he worked with the united nations mission for Afghanistan Based in PESHAWAR PAKISTAN, After the taliban rule finished, he returned to kabul and worked in rural development, in both the NGO and government sectors. The NGOs he worked for include CARE International and the Central Bank. He served as the water and sanitation programme coordinator and emergency response coordinator for the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development.
In August 2006, Jamal was appointed the provincial governor of Khost Province, in eastern Afghanistan. Khost lies adjacent to the Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, base to militant groups. After leaving this post, Jamal worked on President Hamid Karzai's successful re-election campaign in 2009, acting as his campaign manager. He was nominated as minister for Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs and functioned as the acting minister, but failed to be confirmed by parliament. After a period abroad in Canada (where he also held citizenship), Jamal was appointed the governor of Logar Province in April 2013, a position he held until his death. Logar is a strategically important province that lies immediately south of the capital, Kabul, and includes a major copper mine at Aynak. One of Jamal's priorities as governor was overseeing the mine's development.
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