Abdul Bari Omar (Pashto: عبدالباري عمر) is an Afghan physician who is serving as Acting Director, Food and Drug Administration.[1] Omar has also served the acting Deputy Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan from 21 September 2021 to early 2022, alongside Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi.[2][3]
Abdul Bari Omar عبدالباری عمر | |
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Deputy Minister of Public Health | |
In office 21 September 2021 – 2022 Serving with Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
Minister | Qalandar Ibad |
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Personal details | |
Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Daudkhil Village of Pol-e Alam, Logar Province, Afghanistan |
Alma mater | Pajhwok University |
Occupation | Physician, politician, Taliban member |
Early life
editAbdul Bari Omar was born in 1987 in Daudkhil Village of Pol-e Alam, Logar Province, Afghanistan. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown before traveling abroad for medical education. He graduated from the Faculty of Therapeutics of Pajhwok University. He also received a postgraduate diploma in imaging and ultrasonography.[4]
Performances in the Netherlands and Germany 2023
editIn November 2023, he took part in World Health Organization (WHO) conference in The Hague and later gave a lecture at the DITIB-Zentralmoschee Köln-Chorweiler in Cologne. At the WHO-conference sent a photo with Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers. After the performance in Cologne, there were critical comments in the Netherlands and in Germany.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ کاکړ, جاويد هميم (14 March 2022). "سرپرست حکومت په وزارتونو، ولایتونو او قول اردو ګانو کې نوې ټاکنې وکړې".
- ^ "The Taliban Announce Remaining Cabinet Members". September 21, 2021. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Afghan Taliban bring new faces to fill cabinet slots". The Express Tribune. September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Deputy Minister of Health Service Provision | Ministry of Public Health".
- ^ tagesschau.de: Wie der Taliban-Funktionär nach Deutschland kam
- ^ "Staatskanzlei nicht informiert: Hoher Taliban-Funktionär spricht in Ditib-Moschee in Köln". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Köln: Taliban-Funktionär tritt in Ditib-Räumlichkeiten auf", Der Spiegel, 2023-11-17, ISSN 2195-1349, retrieved 2023-11-17