Mohammad Amin Wakman محمد امين واکمن |
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Born | November 1, 1939 |
Nationality | Afghan |
Title | Head of Afghan Mellat Party |
Predecessor | Ghulam Mohammad Farhad |
Successor | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady |
Political party | Afghan Mellat |
Mohammad Amin Wakman (Pashto: محمد امين واکمن - born 1939) is the Honorary Chairman and Director of International Affairs of Afghan Mellat Party.
Mohammad Amin Wakman was born on November 1, 1939 in Maidan Wardag Province of Afghanistan. He is the son of Brigadier Mia Sahib Khan.
Amin completed his primary education in Maidan Wardag Province and secondary education in the High School of Business and Commerce in Kabul.
In 1964, he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Kabul University.
Amin received a Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy and Ph.D in political science, diplomatic studies and international affairs from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India .
After completing his secondary education, Amin worked with the United Nations mission in Kabul. In 1965, he served as a reservist in the Afghan Army.
After completing his time in the Afghan Army, he was appointed as the Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan.
Amin was appointed as a Pashto broadcaster with Radio Ankara, Turkey. He was assigned as the director of information and culture of Jowzjan Province and the chief editor of Deewa Daily newspaper when he returned to Afghanistan. Later on, he worked with All India Radio as a Pashto broadcaster. Amin ended his career with the Afghan Government in April 1978, after the communist coup.
Amin also worked as a writer and broadcaster with Voice of America in Washington, D.C., United States.