Lailuma Ahmadi (Persian: ليلما احمدی, born 1964) is an Afghani media professional and politician. She was a member of the Afghan Senate before the fall of Kabul.
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Born | 1964 |
Early life
editShe was born in 1964 in Kabul and was raised there in a family originally from the state of Panjshir. She studied media at the Kabul Technical Institute and graduated in 1981, then continued her studies after 2002 until she obtained a Bachelor of Political Science in 2014. Since 1981, she has worked as artistic director, journalist, broadcaster, programmer, director of radio and television programmes, first editor-in-chief of Women's Day magazine, employee of the Presidential Press Office, member of the Afghanistan Council for Peaceful Consultations and member of the traditional Loya Jirga . She was nicknamed "Shaista" (decent) in her media career. She was appointed as a member of the Afghan Senate and worked in the relevant bodies and as the deputy of the Education, Culture, Higher Education and Scientific Research Committee.[1][2][3]
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