Engineer (Afghan honorific)

According to the author and reporter Jon Lee Anderson: "Engineer is a common Afghan honorific, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering."^[1]

Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific *"Engineer"*
Engineer Muhammad Harif Sarwari entered the Meshrano Jirga in 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Jon Lee Anderson, Thomas Dworzak (2003). The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan. Grove Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780802140258. http://books.google.ca/books?ei=p038TMj1LY6isAPe_oD3DQ&ct=result&id=4A20pk2lNLEC&dq=Engineer+Afghanistan+honorific&ots=R6jZUaAG7u&q=engineer. Retrieved 2010-12-05. "Engineer Muhammad Aref ('engineer' is a common Afghan honorific, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering), who is now the head of Afghan intelligence services, was Massoud's chief of security; it was in his office that the assassination took place."