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Abdul Qayum Wardak

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Abdul Qayum Wardak
Minister of Mines and Industries
In office
1972–1973
Minister of Education
In office
1973–1975
Minister of Frontiers, Nations and Tribal Affairs (Afghanistan)
Assumed office
1974
Personal details
Born1923
Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Alma materUniversity of Illinois, Georgetown University

Abdul Qayum Wardak (c. 1923–1999) was a politician from Afghanistan. Obtained B.S. degree in mathematics, University of Illinois, 1952; and M.A. degree in Nuclear Physics, Georgetown University, 1954. Returned to Afghanistan, 1955. Graduate studies in the Soviet Union. Attended School of Nuclear Science, Lemont, Illinois, 1957. Physics Teacher, Kabul Military Academy, 1955. Member, Faculty of Science, Kabul University, 1960. Dean of Science Faculty, Kabul University, 1972. Minister of Mines and Industries, 1973–75. Minister of Education, 1974. Minister of Tribal Affaires, 1976. Married to Masuma Esmati Wardak (former Member of Parliament and Teacher at Pashto Academy).

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