Mohammed Ehsan Zia

Mohammed Eshan Zia is the former Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan. He is currently President and CEO of Tadbeer Consulting Inc.[1]

Background

Zia was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Social Development from the University of Birmingham in the UK in 1991, and holds a master's degree in Post-War Recovery Studies from the University of York.[1] During the 1990s he worked with Aid Agencies and NGO's involved in humanitarian and post conflict programs in Afghanistan.[2]

Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development

During the first Karzai cabinet, he joined the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development as policy advisor in 2002 and subsequently was appointed Deputy Minister for Programs in January 2004, becoming responsible for a developmentbudget of over 300 mln dollar.[2][3] He became Rural Development Minister in 2006, but was replaced in 2010 when the second Karzai cabinet was installed.

The Globe and Mail described Zia as one of the most active members of the Afghan cabinet, noting his efforts to travel outside Kabul and direct reconstruction funding toward community-level projects selected by locally chosen councils.[4] The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development described him as the most widely travelled minister in the Karzai cabinet.[5]

The cornerstone of the Ministry of Rural Development was the National Solidarity Program, a project that provides funding to local communities that have elected their own leaders and initiated their own development efforts.[6]

After his tenure as minister, Zia became CEO of Tadbeer, an Afghan consulting firm in the governance, development and security field.

References

  1. 1 2 "MR. MOHAMMED EHSAN ZIA". Tadbeer. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Afghan Biographies: Zia, Ihsan, Ehsan". Afghan bio's. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ↑ BLACK, MICHAEL; FIELDS, ROLAND. "Thai opium crop substitution program in Burma hits problems". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Koring, Paul (Oct 25, 2006). "Canadians go undercover in Afghanistan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Afghan minister sees hope in travels". MRRD. Apr 20, 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Sturm, Frankie (2009-02-25). "Minister: U.S. Shortchanging Afghan Development". Wired.
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