Ali Ahmad Jalali

Ali Ahmad Jalali at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Conference "A World Without Walls" - 6 November 2010 - Prospects for Peace, Reconciliation & Reintegration

Ali Ahmad Jalali, born in 1940, is an Afghan American and a Distinguished Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the United States' National Defense University. From 2003 to 2005 he was a former Interior Minister of Afghanistan.

Political Career

Ali Ahmad Jalali served several positions as Professor, starting at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the United States’ National Defense University, then at the Institute of Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as at the Military University and Staff College in Kabul. He also served as Colonel in the Afghan National Army and was Top Advisor at the Afghan Resistance Headquarters in Peshawar. Moreover, he acted as Director of the Afghanistan National Radio Network Initiative at Voice of America and Chief of the Pashto Service. In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Interior of Afghanistan, serving until 2005.

Education

Ali Ahmad Jalali graduated from the Afghan Military University with a Bachelor Degree in Political Science, a Diploma from the US Army Infantry Advanced Course in Fort Benning, and a Masters in Military Science from the Staff College in Kabul.