Ashraf Ghani (Male) - Afghanistan, Former Finance Minister
Nominated on 20 September 2006 by Afghanistan. Click here to read the letter of nomination and his CV.
Country: Afghanistan
Areas of Expertise: Development, Anthropology, and Post-Conflict Recovery; Click here for biography
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in political science at American University of Beirut
- MA and PhD at Columbia University
- leadership training programs at Harvard-INSEAD and Stanford
Current Positions: Chancellor of Kabul University
Past Positions:
- Finance Minister of Afghanistan (2002-2004)
- Special Advisor to the United Nations on Afghanistan
- Lead Anthropologist for the World Bank
- Faculty Member at Kabul University, Aarhus University in Denmark, University of California, Berkley, and John Hopkins University
General Information:
- Voted best finance minister in Asia by Emerging Markets in 2003
- Has spoken extensively and written many articles on state-effectiveness and development, including for the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal
Statements/Articles by Ashraf Ghani
- An Agenda for State-Building in the Twenty-First Century – The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Winter 2006
- An Agenda for Harnessing Globalization – The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2006
- Closing the Sovreignty Gap: An Approach to State-Building – Overseas Development Institute Working Paper, September 2005
- Climate of Distrust - Opinion-Editorial – New York Times, 9/28/06
- Rethinking Nation Building – The Washington Post, 1/1/06
- Interview with Ashraf Ghani – Asia Source, 9/18/06
- Rebuilding Afghanistan – Global Agenda, 2004
Articles on Ashraf Ghani
- If the UN Cannot Be Trusted With Money … – Wall Street Journal, 10/3/06
- Afghan candidate for top U.N. job says he would focus on management reform – International Herald Tribune, 9/27/06
- Karzai nominates ex-minister for top UN job – Hindustan Times, 9/21/06
- Afghan university chancellor tipped as candidate for top U.N. job – Asian Political News, 3/13/06
- Millions of dollars worth of aid money is being wasted – BBC News, 2/26/06
