Qayum Karzai

Abdul Qayyum Karzai
Born	1947 (age 69–70) Kandahar, Afghanistan

Abdul Qayum Karzai or Qayyum Karzai (born 1947) is businessman and politician in Afghanistan. He is the elder brother of President Hamid Karzai. His brothers also include the controversial Mahmoud Karzai and the assassinated Ahmed Wali Karzai, both embroiled by allegations of widespread corruption in Afghanistan and other serious charges. Abdul Qayum was a businessman in the United States before entering into Afghan politics. He served as a member of the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. He retired due to health reasons and "reportedly been involved in back-channel peace diplomacy with the Taliban through Saudi Arabia."

It was reported in June 2012 that he planned to run in the 2014 Afghan presidential election. His brother, Mahmoud Karzai was promoting Qayum Karzai for President as Hamid Karzai prepares his departure from office in 2014.

However, under pressure from his brother President Hamid Karzai, Qayum decided to quit the race in March 2014 and endorse Zalmai Rassoul.

He is the son of Abdul Ahad Karzai and an elder brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. His other brothers are Mahmoud Karzai, involved in the Kabul Bank scandal and other scandals, Ahmed Wali Karzai who was assassinated by his bodyguard, and Shah Wali Karzai. He also has at least one sister named Fauzia Karzai. According to a report by the Navy Postgraduate School, the Karzai family is from the Popolzai tribe of the Pashtun ethnic group. The report states that Qayum has a Masters of Arts from the American University, and he owns five restaurants in Baltimore, Maryland. Page text.

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