11 Facts About Mahmoud Karzai

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Mahmood Karzai, spelled Mahmud Karzai, or Mahmoud Karzai was born on 1957 Kandahar and is an Afghan businessman.

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Mahmoud Karzai was the third of the six children and son of a prominent political figure, Abdul Ahad Karzai who was a member of the Afghan National Assembly during King Zahir Shah's time.

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Mahmood Karzai is currently the Chairman and President of the AFCO International LLC He is the elder brother of the former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai and he is the brother of Ahmed Wali Karzai, a politician in Afghanistan who served as Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council and was killed by his bodyguard in Afghanistan.

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4.

Mahmood Mahmoud Karzai left for the United States in February 1976, where he attended Montgomery College in Maryland to pursue his education in computer science.

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5.

Mahmood Mahmoud Karzai was a shareholder in Kabul Bank, owning 20,548 shares, which represents 7.

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6.

Mahmoud Karzai planned on making Afghanistan's first and only cement production plant operational again so that it could help in the development of the country.

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Mahmmod Mahmoud Karzai used the funds to invest in the factory to make it operational and to increase its production.

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8.

In 2011, investigative reporters reported that Mahmoud Karzai was under review by a US grand jury for alleged racketeering, extortion and tax evasion.

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Mahmoud Karzai reportedly hired a Washington, DC -based criminal defense attorney as a result of the grand jury investigation.

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10.

Mahmood Mahmoud Karzai is closely tied to the Kabul Bank scandal and other controversies.

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11.

In 2013, Mahmoud Karzai, who has resided in Afghanistan since 2002, renounced his American citizenship to assume a bigger role in Afghan politics.

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