1. Zalmai Aziz is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation and the former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
10 Facts About Zalmai Aziz
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Zalmai Aziz studied International Relations at the University of Kabul and graduated with honours.
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Zalmai Aziz was the second secretary at the Afghan embassy in Warsaw, Poland, in the 1970s and worked at the Afghan mission of the United Nations in New York in the 80s.
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Zalmai Aziz initially served as the director of the United Nations Department and soon after was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs.
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Zalmai Aziz held this position until the middle of 2006.
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In October 2006 Zalmai Aziz was summoned by the foreign relations committee of the lower house to explain accusations of corruption in various Afghan embassies.
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Zalmai Aziz confirmed administrative corruption existed in Afghan embassies in some foreign countries and said the ministry had sent investigative teams to the Afghan embassies in Brussels, Bulgaria, Paris and some other countries.
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However, in the middle of 2007 Zalmai Aziz joined the Afghan Foreign Service again.
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Zalmai Aziz was appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation and concurrently serving as non- resident Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, the Republic of Belarus and Armenia.
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Zalmai Aziz is a member of the Council of Foundation of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining.