Karim khoram

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Abdul Karim Khurram is a native of Saidabad district of central province Wardak. He was born in Kabul in 1963. He received his primary education from Rabia Primary School and secondary from Isteqlal High School in Kabul. He joined the Kabul Poly-technique Institute, Department of Architecture in 1981. During his first year of studies he was detained by the then Communist establishment and remained in the ill-known Sarkhi Pool jail for three years. From his school days Khurram had a keen interest in the fields of politics and culture and spent most of his times in studying both. He was actively involved with the resistance movement in anti communist activities and was a leading figure in the students’ political and cultural front. For that reason he was arrested three times by the then communist regime, twice for a shorter terms and third time for three years. Right after his release he joined the resistance movement and in 1986 left for Peshawar to become a refugee. After a brief stay with mujahideen units he launched his cultural and journalistic activities. Among his other contributions, Kuhrram prepared the first film for Afghan mujahideen.

During 1991 he was awarded a scholarship to study in France. He obtained his Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy from the International Relations Institute of Paris and later completed his M Phil from Rene Descartes University in Export Law. He also taught at the Institute of Eastern Languages and Cultures for one year. During his studies Khurram wrote several articles on politics, culture and socio-economics published in Paris and Peshawar. Further, he translated two books from French to Dari: “The Defeat of Political Islam” in 1995 and “Super Powers in search of no power” in 1996. He also wrote a publication on ECO in French and proposed to have enhanced cooperation and joint market economy in the Central Asian and South Asian States similar to European States instead of regional conflicts and rivalries. This can bring peace and stability to the region in general and Afghanistan in particular.

Khurram returned to Peshawar in 1997 and continued his cultural and political activities and wrote hundreds of articles on cultural, political, and social issues. He participated in several conferences and seminars on various topics. He became a member of the executive committee of the Council for Peace and National Unity of Afghanistan headed by Pir Said Ahmad Gillani. He also became a Professor at the faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the Afghan University in Peshawar.

After 9/11, Khurram represented the Peshawar based Afghans in the historical Bonn Conference. After the establishment of the Interim Administration Khurram moved to Kabul and served in the Advisory Ministry for the return of qualified Afghans from Europe and Central Asia. Later he established and headed a Law Advocacy Firm which provided free advocacy to deprived and helpless prisoners detained under different acts. In 2006, Khurram was appointed as a Analyst for the President Office and soon appointed as Advisor to the President in Media. Two months later in 2006, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan proposed Khurram to the Parliament and was appointed as a Minister for Information and Culture after getting the vote of confidence from the lower house.

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