Zabihullah K. Karimullah (in Pashto ذبیح الله کلیم کریم الله) born in 1982, an Afghan Lawyer, Human Rights Professional, is the Attorney General of Afghanistan since April 2021.[1] He was appointed by President Ashraf Ghani after Mohammad Farid Hamidi resigned from the post.[2] He is an ethnic Pashtun born in Logar, Afghanistan.
څارنپوه Zabihullah K. Karimullah | |
|---|---|
ذبیح الله کلیم کریم الله | |
| Attorney General of Afghanistan | |
| In office April 2021 – 15 August 2021 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Succeeded by | Shamsulldin Shariati (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 Logar, Afghanistan |
| Education | LL.B Law, Master of Laws LL.M |
| Alma mater | University of California, Al-Azhar University |
| Profession | Attorney, Lawyer, Legal Professional |
Early life and education
editZabihullah Karimullah was born in 1982 in Logar province in South of Afghanistan. He completed his primary education in a local school. Afterwards he was admitted to the Law School at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he received his bachelor, LL.B Degree. After that, he earned his master's degree LL.M from faculty of Law of California University, UC Davis.[3]
Career
editH.E Zabihullah K. Karimullah has more than 14 years of working experience in the areas of good governance, rule of law, access to justice and human rights at the national and international levels in Afghanistan and in Sudan with the United Nations Development Programme.
He joined the Afghan government in 2018 and worked at the leadership level as the Attorney General of the Country and also as the General Director of the State Lawsuits Department from 2018 till 2021.
Mr. KARIMULLAH visited the International Criminal Court in May 2021 and met with the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and other ICC prosecutors, and stressed on the importance of joint work, information sharing and cooperation with the ICC[4] to support the investigation of war crimes committed in Afghanistan,[5] and to achieve justice for the Afghan people by holding perpetrators of atrocity crimes accountable.[6]
Attorney General
editH.E Zabihullah K. Karimullah was appointed in April 2021 as the Attorney General of Afghanistan by President Ashraf Ghani. Karimullah served his country by strengthening the rule of law and accountability for human rights violations. He also focused on civic values and fighting against corruption, inequality, injustice, and violence against women and children in Afghanistan.[7]
New Zealand
editAfter the Fall of Kabul in 2021, he, his wife, and their four children were accepted as refugees by New Zealand. They now live in Auckland.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Acting Attorney General Zabihullah Kalim Takes Office". TOLOnews.
- ^ "زندگینامۀ سرپرست لوی څارنوالی | لوی څارنوالی".
- ^ "Commencement Honors the King Hall Class of 2012". 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Afghan foreign minister meets ICC prosecutors to discuss war crimes investigation". Reuters. 9 May 2021.
- ^ "ICC Prosecutor and a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hold meetings". Diplomat magazine. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "The Office of the Prosecutor and high-level delegation from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hold productive meetings at the Seat of the Court".
- ^ "FARAKHABAR: Acting Attorney General Zabihullah Kalim Takes Office". YouTube.
- ^ McGee, Caitlin (15 August 2022). "Afghanistan to Aotearoa: One year on from the Taliban takeover". 1 News. Retrieved 27 September 2023.