Sayed Makhdoom Raheen

Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (Persian: سید مخدوم رهین) is a Persian author and an Afghan politician. He is an ethnic Tajik and is a dual citizen (holds American citizenship).

Sayed Makhdoom Raheen
Persian: سید مخدوم رهین‎

Born	1946 (age 73–74) Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan[1]
Nationality	Afghan, Tajik, American
Occupation	Politician, Diplomat

Life

Raheen with Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and Waheedullah Shahrani at the Kabul Museum in March 2011.

He was born in 1946 in the Afghan capital of Kabul. He graduated from Habibia High School between the mid-1950s to the early-1960s. During the Soviet–Afghan War form 1979-1989 and communist government of Kabul, he was head of Radio Kabul-e-Azad (Free Kabul). Until March 2015 he was the Afghan Minister of Information and Culture. He previously served Afghanistan's ambassador in India prior to holding the office of Minister of Information and Culture for second time.

References

(in English)"Biography of Doctor Sayed Makhdoom Raheen". AfghanMania com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

Afghan Diplomats and Ambassadors

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010) Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013) Ahmad Moqbel Zarar (2013–2015) Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–present)
Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs	Abdorrahim Sherizai Zalmai Aziz (2003–2007) Mohammad Kabir Farahi (2007–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2010–2011)
Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration Affairs	Abdul H. Haider (2010–present)
Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs	Mahmoud Saikal (2005–2006)
Chief of Staff to the President	Said Tayeb Jawad (2002–2003) Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2003–2005) Jawed Ludin (2005–2007) Omar Daudzai (2007–present)
Chairman National Security Council	Zalmai Rasool (2002–2009) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2010–present)
Director of United Nations Affairs and International Conferences	Zalmai Aziz (2002–2003) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2008–present)
Spokesmen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Omar Samad (2001–2006) Ahmad Zaher Faqiri (2010–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York)	Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) Zahir Tanin (2006–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (Geneva)	Akbar Kherad Mohammad Nabi Amani Sher Ahmad Nasri Homayon Tandar Shamsuzzakir Kazemi Assad Omar Nangyalai Tarzi (2007–2010) Zalmai Aziz (2010–present)

Ambassador to the United States	Ishaq Shahryar (2002–2003) Said Tayeb Jawad (2003–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2011–2015) Hamdullah Mohib (2015–2018) Roya Rahmani (2018–present)
Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom	Hameed Haami
Ambassador to Pakistan	Nangyalai Tarzi (2002–2006) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2006–2007) Abdul Khaliq Farahi Majnoon Gulab (Chargé d'affaires) (2009–present)
Ambassador to Iran	Omar Daudzai (2005–2007) Yahya Maroofi (2007–2009) Obaidullah Obaid (2010–present)
Ambassador to India	Massoud Khalili (2001–2006) Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (−2010) Nangyalai Tarzi (2010–present)
Ambassador to Russia	Ahmad Zia Massoud (2001–2004) Zalmai Aziz (2007–2010) Azizullah Karzai (2010–2016) Abdul Qayyum Kochai (2017–present)
Ambassador to Canada	Omar Samad (2004–2009) Jawed Ludin (2009–present)
Ambassador to Australia	Mahmoud Saikal (2002–2005) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2005–2007) Amanullah Jayhoon (2007–present)
Ambassador to Turkey	Massoud Khalili (2007–2010) Salahuddin Rabbani (2011–present)
Ambassador to Spain	Gul Ahmad Sherzada Massoud Khalili (2010–present)
Ambassador to Japan	Mohammad Noor Akbary (Chargé d'affaires) (2002–2004) Haron Amin (2004–2009) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2009–2010) Mohammad Amin Fatemi (2010–2017) Bashir Mohabbat (2017–present)
Ambassador to France	Omar Samad (2009–2011)
Ambassador to Norway	Yahya Maroofi (2005–2007) Jawed Ludin (2007–2009) Manija Bakhtary (2009–present)

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