Barakat Rahmati served as the Chief of Staff to Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry, Deputy Ambassador in Doha, and Political Counselor in Washington, DC, and Islamabad. Barakat has been intimately involved with the Afghanistan Peace Process.
Barakat Rahmati is the Executive Director of Afghanistan House. Before joining the Afghanistan House, he served as the Chief of Staff in Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry. He led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Doha, Washington DC, and Islamabad. In Doha, he led the facilitation, monitoring, and analysis of the Afghan-Taliban peace process. He also served as a deputy director of the Institute of Diplomacy and deputy spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry. As a senior career diplomat, he was a member of the Afghanistan-US Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) negotiations and the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between Afghanistan and the European Union. Barakat has extended experience with the Afghanistan peace process and is a consummate analyst, strategist, and leader with over a decade of experience engaging in the security and stability of Afghanistan and the region.
Barakat studied ‘International Security and Strategic Leadership at the U.K.’s Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS), has an M.A. in ‘International Security and Strategy’ from King’s College London (KCL), and a B.A. in ‘Political Science and Public Administration from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). He is an alumnus of the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) and a Senior Peace and Security Research Fellow at the Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS).
Nazeela Elmi served in the development and humanitarian fields with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and was engaged in social protection programs for Afghan women and refugees in Turkey. She also has crowd-funded financial resources for displaced Afghan families.
Nazeela Elmi is a Policy Fellow for Human Rights at Afghanistan House focusing on Human Rights. Nazeela previously served in the development and humanitarian fields with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Turkey. She was engaged in social protection programs for Afghan women and refugees in Turkey. She also has experience working with the Embassy of Afghanistan in Ankara and has crowd-funded financial resources for displaced Afghan families. She is pursuing her graduate studies in Human Rights at Columbia University.
She studied Political Science and International Relations at TED University in Turkey and is an alumnus of Leipzig University in Germany. She has co-translated several selected poems by women Central Asian poets for the first time to make them accessible to international readers. She is a published author with articles in English, German and Turkish.
Ahmad H. Najmpoor served as the Director General of the Institute of Diplomacy and senior political advisor to Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry. He served as Counselor Minister and Charge d’Affairs of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran and led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Islamabad and Beijing.
Ahmad H. Najmpoor is the Lead Political Analyst at Afghanistan House. Before joining the Afghanistan House, he served as the Director General of the Institute of Diplomacy and senior political advisor to Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry. He served as Counselor Minister and Charge d’Affairs of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran and led political sections of the Embassies of Afghanistan in Islamabad and Beijing. He also served as the Director of Information and Publication, Chief Editor of the Storai Magazine, and Deputy Director of the Middle East Political Department. In addition to his diplomatic career, Ahmad served as a consultant for the USAID-funded Afghanistan Rule of Law Project and as a judge in Afghanistan’s judiciary.
Ahmad has extended experience representing Afghanistan in regional diplomatic forums, including ECO and Shanghai regional initiatives, and has over a decade of experience engaging in multilateral foras.
Ahmad holds an M.A. in ‘International Relations’ from Afghanistan University and pursued Ph.D. studies in the field of ‘International Relations.’ He has a B.A. in ‘Law and Political Science from Kabul University. He is an alumnus of the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).
Nazila Jamshidi is specialized in inclusive international development and democratization interventions. . She has extensive experience working on international development, foreign aid, and civil society.
Nazila Jamshidi is specialized in inclusive international development and democratization interventions. She possesses extensive experience advising, creating, and implementing programs that promote the rights and inclusion of marginalized people through international development, foreign aid, and civil society. Observing the barriers to human rights and social justice in 27 provinces of Afghanistan, Nazila realized that developing societies’ social justice systems and public policies need fundamental changes, which require a broader range of technical and academic knowledge and tools. Thus, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Government and Justice and Peace from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Human Rights in Foreign Policy/Diplomacy from Columbia University.
Azimullah Warsaji served as the Afghanistan acting Ambassador (Charge d’Affairs) in Doha, Qatar, as a counselor to the Embassy in New Delhi. Previously he served as Director General of the Provincial Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, as Director General of the Control and Audit Department, and served diplomatic postings at Afghan Embassies in Cairo, Egypt, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, UAE.
Azimullah Warsaji is the Policy Fellow for National Dialogue at Afghanistan House. Before joining Afghanistan House, he served as the Afghanistan acting Ambassador (Charge d’Affairs) in Doha, Qatar. He also previously served as a Counselor to the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi, India. Throughout his career as a diplomat at the Afghan Foreign Ministry, Azimullah was the Director General of the Provincial Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, Director General of the Control and Audit Department, and Deputy Director of Institutes of Diplomacy. His other diplomatic posting included serving as a diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, UAE. Azimullah has also been a researcher at the Center for Strategic Studies in Kabul.
Azimullah holds an M.A. in International Law from the Institute of Arab Reassert and Studies (IARS) Cairo, Egypt, a Postgraduate Certificate in Diplomatic and Political studies from the Institute of Diplomatic Studies, and a B.A. in Mass Communication Department of Journalism, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Azimullah is a published author with a book titled “From Obama Strategy to Emergence of ISIS in the Middle East” and has researched and published Articles, Academic Papers on Strategic Studies, Terrorism, Security Affairs, Peace and Stability to the Stooray Monthly Magazine & Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies Center. He is fluent in Dari, Pashto, Arabic, and English Languages.
Mohibullah Noori led the Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement and is a former Policy Director at the National Security Council of Afghanistan. He has authored several books on regional integration policy since 2001.
Mohibullah Noori is the Policy Fellow for Regional Integration at Afghanistan House. He is also the leader of the Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement and former Policy Director at the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Mr. Noori has written several books on regional integration policy and has advocated for this idea since 2001. He is known in Afghanistan for his opinions on the Fajristan Civilizational Region, Heart of Asia Regional Order, and Government of Peace. He believes that, for bringing lasting peace to Afghanistan, there is a need for a Government of Peace based on three principal agreements: national agreement on a moderate, democratic, and decentralized system to reflect the diversity of the country appropriately; partnership with the neighboring countries on a regional integration policy; and global agreement on a neutrality policy with the great powers to prevent Afghanistan’s “Ukrainization.”
Mr. Noori founded and led several organizations. This included the Afghanistan Youth Cultural Foundation/AYCF, through which he contributed to youth progress, mobilized a large number of young people — some of whom grew on to become high-ranking government and society leaders, and organized significant cultural and social activities across the country. He also founded Takharistan Radio, a locally broadcast media agency partnered with Internews based in the U.S. committed to democratic broadcasting. Heart of Asia Nations Integration Movement/HANIM advocates regional integration with neighboring countries, and the Fajristan Institute of Higher Education educates over 1,000 students yearly.
Mr. Noori holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Pune University-India, a diploma in International Relations and Human Rights from Pune College, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Security and Strategic Studies from the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy.
Mr. Noori has also served as the Deputy Director of Policy and Oversight in the National Security Council. In his role on the NSC, Mr. Noori was responsible for assessing national security threats, drafting defense and security policies, and working directly with the leadership of the Afghan National Defense and Security forces and U.S./NATO advisers. He also led over a thousand interdepartmental committees and drafted over a thousand national security policies, strategies, and plans.
In 2019, Mr. Noori served as Chairman of the Reintegration Commission in the High Council for National Reconciliation. In this role, he was responsible for working with different governmental and international agencies to draft a roadmap for Taliban reintegration into the government.
Ahmad T. Noorzadeh has 16 years of professional diplomatic experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Ahmad served as Acting Ambassador (Charge d’Affairs) of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
M. Hanif Ahmadzai served twice as the Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Afghanistan in London and as Acting Director General of the U.N. & International Conferences Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sayed E. Khaliq has over 16 years of leadership experience, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Sayed is an expert in policy-making, women’s empowerment, labor, and social affairs, aid coordination, and advocacy efforts.
Sayed E. Khaliq is the Lead Human Rights Monitoring at Afghanistan House. He has more than 16 years of professional experience working in different capacities, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), dealing with policy-making, programming, aid coordination, project management, and advocacy efforts. He is an expert in human rights, peacebuilding, women’s empowerment, and labor and social affairs.
He has previously served, among other positions, as the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Labor and Socials Affairs (MoLSA) and Director of Grants Management Units and Legislation and Labor Rights at MoLSA. He has represented Afghanistan in many regional and international conferences.
Ehsan holds an M.A. in International Law from Kateb University and a B.A. in Law from Kabul University. He has served as a lecturer at various institutes of higher education in Kabul, teaching international law and human rights-related subjects.
Advisory Board
Wahid is the director of the Board of Advisors of Afghanistan House.
Before joining Afghanistan House, Wahid served as the Governor of Herat province, Mayor of Herat city and was elected Speaker of the Herat Provincial Council. He has also been the Director General of the Office of Administrative Affairs and the Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s National Security council.
Wahid studied arts at Herat University. Wahid was a prominent activist in Afghanistan’s cultural, media, and governance fields for over two decades. He founded and authored Sefer newspaper, Durbin magazine, Asr T.V., and Herat Cinema House. He led cultural initiatives to connect Afghanistan with other international communities, including establishing the Herat Sister City Committee, West Zone Cinema Union, and the Heray Film Festival.
Ambassador Enayat Nabiel served as Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, as senior advisor to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance of Afghanistan, and as a U.N. official in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, and New York.
Ambassador Nabiel served as Ambassador of Afghanistan to the Netherlands, senior advisor to Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers, and a U.N. international civil servant in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Liberia. He has expertise in regional cooperation, Transboundary waters, crisis management, and the art of negotiations. Amb. Nabiel has first-hand information and participated in several sessions of the Geneva Accord, a peace agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan, co-signed by the U.S. and Russia. He also negotiated the most significant infrastructure projects such as TAPI, CASA 1000, TAP, Uzbekistan to Mazar and Khawaf to Herat Railways, and many other projects, as well as dozens of MoUs with neighboring countries of Afghanistan on trade and economic cooperation. |