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Arsala Jamal

Arsala Jamal
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Governor of Logar Province
In office
17 April 2013 – 15 October 2013
Preceded by Mohammad Iqbal Azizi
Succeeded by Mohammad Halim Fidai
Governor of Khost, Afghanistan
In office
August 2006 – 2008
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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