Rangin Dadfar Spanta
Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta (born December 15, 1954) is a politician in Afghanistan who last served as National Security Advisor of President Hamid Karzai. Prior to that he served as Foreign Minister from April 2006 to January 2010.
رنگین دادفر سپنتا Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta | |
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Dr. Spanta as Senior Advisor to the President for International Affairs at the 46th Munich Security Conference in Germany (2010) | |
| Foreign Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office April 20, 2006 – January 18, 2010 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Zalmai Rassoul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1954 Karukh District, Herat Province, Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Afghan German |
| Alma mater | Kabul University Ankara University RWTH Aachen University |
He was appointed to that position by President Karzai during a cabinet reshuffle on March 21, 2006, and approved by the 249-seat lower house on April 20, 2006. He was previously the Senior Advisor on International Affairs to President Hamid Karzai. On January 18, 2010, Zalmai Rassoul became the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan.
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