Background
ZARIF, Mohammad was born on January 9, 1951 in Kabul. Son of Mohammed and Safia Zarif.
ZARIF, Mohammad was born on January 9, 1951 in Kabul. Son of Mohammed and Safia Zarif.
Degrees in law and political science, Kabul (Afghanistan) University.
Fellow in international relations Oxford University, England. Acting director first political division Ministry Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan, 1978. First secretary, and later charge d'affaires, embassy Afghanistan, Havana, Cuba, 1979—1980.
Council and then charge d'affaires Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to United Nations, 1980—1981. Permanent representative Afghanistan to United Nations, New York City, since 1981. Vice chairman Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People, since 1980.
Participant international conferences Third United Nations Conference on Law of Sea. Deputy head Afghanistan Delaware 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th Sessions General Assembly, Ministerial Conference Non-Aligned Countries, New Delhi, 1981, Caracas Meeting Group of 77 Developing Countries, 1981. Head/deputy head delegate all ministerial conferences Non-Aligned, since 1980.
Married Alia Zarif in 1973.