Karim Khalili

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Karim Khalili

Karim Khalili in 2010
Vice President of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 December 2004
President	Hamid Karzai
Personal details
Political party	Hezbe Wahdat
Religion	Shia Islam

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Karim Khalili (Persian: کریم خلیلی‎) is the current Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai.^[1] Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004. Since 1989 he has been one of the main leaders of the Wahdat political party of Hazara.^[2]

Khalili was born in Wardak Province and attended a religious school. He participated actively in the Afghan resistance during Soviet Invasion. He also served as Minister of Finance of Afghanistan during the Mujahideen government in the early 1990s.

References

↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15331-2004Jul26.html Washingron Post: Vice Presidents in 2004
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/after_the_taleban/k_khalili.stm Short biography

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Vice President of Afghanistan

Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan

Tājik mandate	Fahim

Pashtun mandate	Arsala Qadir

Uzbek mandate	Shahrani

Hazara mandate	Khalili

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

First Vice President	Massoud Fahim

Second Vice President	Khalili

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Name	Khalili, Karim
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Short description	Afghan politician
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