Almas Bawar Zakhilwal

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Almas Bawar Zakhilwal is the Canada Country Director for The Senlis Council.

Bawar Zakhilwal is an Afghan-Canadian, born in Eastern Afghanistan. Following the Soviet-Afghan war in 1979, Bawar Zakhilwal and his family took refuge along with millions of other Afghans in Pakistan. Graduating from high school in 1995, he moved back to Afghanistan to continue his education. He chose to study medicine at Nangarhar Medical University and also volunteered with a number of local and international health organizations.

Since joining The Senlis Council, Bawar Zakhilwal has undertaken extensive field research in the southern Afghan provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. He has presented to numerous academic forums on the issues of security, development, and counter-narcotics in Afghanistan. As Senlis spokesperson in Canada, Bawar Zakhilwal has commented on these issues in a wide range of Canadian media, including CBC, CTV and CPAC.