Zefnoon Safai | |
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Nationality | Afghanistan |
Occupation | Member 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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