Hosna Jalil
Hosna Jalil | |
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حسنا جليل | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hosna 27 Mar, 1992 (30) Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Hosna Jalil (Persian: حسنا جلیل), is the first Afghan woman ever appointed as high Interior Ministry post in Afghanistan.[1] She was appointed on 5 December 2018. Her appointment at the age of 26 raised some reactions in Afghan social media.[citation needed] She had served most recently as Deputy Minister for Policy and Planning in her government’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs.[2]
Jalil has graduated from the American University of Afghanistan with master's degree in business and management, followed by a master’s in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University in Washington.
She served as an advisory board member of the GLO.ACT Women’s Network at UNODC that combats the human trafficking and smuggling of migrants.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "First Afghan woman appointed to high Interior Ministry post". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "How a Rising Female Minister Is Fighting to Dismantle Afghanistan's Patriarchy". Time. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Advisory Board". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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