Habibullah Qaderi

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Engineer Habibullah Qaderi (born 1961 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan) is a former Minister of Counter Narcotics in Afghanistan, serving between January 2004 and July 2007. [1] Qaderi resigned in July 2007 to take up post as Afghan Counsul General in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was succeeded as Minister of Counter Narcotics by General Khodaidad.

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Professional life

Qaderi left Afghanistan at the outbreak of war with the Soviet Union, spending time in Pakistan and India. Following the conclusion of his education, Qaderi worked with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in the Chaman, Loralai and Dalbandin refugee camps. He also served as an English tutor in Quetta, Pakistan, as part of a programme established by the University of Nebraska.

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  1. ↑ Afghanistan Online biography


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