Zefnoon Safai

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Zefnoon Safai
Zefnoon Safai, Legham Province, Afghanistan.jpg
Nationality Afghanistan
OccupationMember of the Wolesi Jirga

Zefnoon Safai was elected to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan's National Assembly in 2005. [1] She sits on the legislature's budget committee. She has a B.A., and was formerly a literacy teacher.

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References

  1. "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-30.