Mir Rahman Rahmani
Mir Rahman Rahmani (Pashto: میررحمان رحماني, Dari: میر رحمان رحمانی; born 1962) is an Afghan politician and businessman who is the current Speaker of Afghanistan's House of the People (Wolesi Jirga, the House of Representatives), holding the office since June 2019. He has been a member of the Wolesi Jirga since 2010.[1]
Mir Rahman Rahmani | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of the People | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2019 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Deputy | Amir Khan Yar (first deputy) Ahmad Shah Ramazan (second deputy) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi |
| Member of the House of the People | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2019 | |
| Constituency | Parwan province |
| In office 2010–2018 | |
| Constituency | Parwan province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 58–59) Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Children | 1 son, 5 daughters |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Ethnicity | Tajik |
On 29 June 2019, he was elected as Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, receiving 136 votes; the other candidate, Mohammad Wardak, received 96 votes.[1][2]
In August 2020 Rahmani was exposed in the Cyprus Papers, an Al Jazeera investigation which alleged that he had bought Cypriot citizenship.[3]
References
- "Rahmani, Rahman Al-Haj Mir". afghan-bios.
- "Mir Rahman Rahmani elected as Afghanistan parliament speaker". 1tvnews.
- "The Cyprus Papers". Al Jazeera. 23 August 2020.
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