4 Afghan Ministers Give up Dual Nationalities 30.10.2005 As the date of convening the first Afghan parliament is drawing closer, four ministers of President Hamid Karzai's cabinet have given up their dual nationality, a state-run newspaper reported Saturday. "These include Minister for Economy Mohammad Amin Farhang, Minister for Communication Amirzai Sangin, Minister for Public Work Sahrab Ali Safari and Minister for Refugees Repatriation Mohammad Azam Dadfar," daily Anis writes in its front page. Under the Afghanistan constitution, no Afghan citizen can become minister unless he or she gives his or her foreign citizenship. Anis also added that the article of the 72 of the constitution has authorized parliament to either approve or reject a minister with dual nationality. Several of Afghanistan's cabinet ministers holding dual nationality with majority of whom US citizens are still running their ministries. Prominent among them are Minister for Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister for Mines and Industries, Mohammad Sidiq and Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Abidullah Ramin. Afghanistan's parliament, for which over 6.8 million Afghans voted on Sept. 18, will be convened by the end of November. << | >> |
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