Yousef Pashtun
| Yousef Pashtun محمد یوسف پښتون |
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Mohammad Yousef Pashtun
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| Senior Adviser Minister to the President on Construction, Mines, Water & Energy | |
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Assumed office January 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Eng. Tawab Asifi |
| Minister of Urban Development & Housing | |
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In office January, 2005 – December, 2009 |
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| Lieutenant | Sayed Shareef Hussaini |
| Preceded by | Gul Agha Sherzai |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Hussain Hissary |
| Governor of Kandahar | |
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In office August, 2003 – December, 2004 |
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| [[Lieutenant Governor of Kandahar|Lieutenant]] | Mohammad Anass |
| Preceded by | Gul Agha Sherzai |
| Succeeded by | Gul Agha Sherzai |
| Minister of Urban Development | |
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In office April, 2002 – August, 2003 |
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| Lieutenant | Engineer Nasir Sabiri |
| Preceded by | Abdul Qadir |
| Succeeded by | Gul Agha Sherzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1946 Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Qamar Angaar Pashtun |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
| Profession | Architect / Urban Planner |
| Religion | Muslim |
Mohammad Yousef Pashtun (Pashto: یوسف پښتون ) is an Afghan Technocrat and Politician, serving as the Senior Adviser to the President of Afghanistan on Construction, Mines, Water & Energy. He previously served as Minister of Urban Development and Housing for two terms (2002-2003, 2005-2010) and Governor of Kandahar province, in 2003 replacing Gul Agha Sherzai under President Hamid Karzai administration. In 2010, he was appointed as Senior Adviser to President Karzai on Construction, Mines, Water & Energy. Minister Pashtun continued to serve as Senior Adviser to newly elected President, Ashraf Ghani.
Yِousef Pashtun is also chairing the Kabul New City Development Authority Board. Yousef Pashtun is one of the Afghan Politicians that did not have a reputation for corruption or incompetence.
Yousef Pashtun, an ethnic Pashtun of the Barakzai tribe, was born in the city of Kandahar. He was born to one of the elite families of Kandahar on November 15, 1946. His grandfather, General Mohammad Nabi Khan was the Army Chief of Southern Zone of Afghanistan during the Third Afghan - Anglo War under the command of King Amanullah Khan. His father, Brigadier Mohammad Ghani Khan, served as Corps Commander of Eastern and afterwards Northern Zone of Afghanistan. His maternal grandfather Haji Gul Muhammad Khan was an active politician and key figure in Southern Afghanistan's political leadership. Pashtun graduated from Ahmad Shah Baba High School in 1965. He began studying Engineering at Kabul University, and being ranked in top 10 of Afghanistan's Higher Secondary Board Exam, he soon received a USAID/Kabul University scholarship to attend American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where Pashtun earned a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, and two Masters degrees, one in Architecture (1973) and Urban Design and Planning (1977).
After his Masters, he worked in "Dar-ul-Handasa Design & Construction Company" in the Middle East. Under this company he worked on the master plans of Dubai and Ras-al-Khaima cities. After his return to Afghanistan he worked as a Lecturer in Engineering Faculty of Kabul University.
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