Saturday, April 22, 2017
Kabul (BNA) President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani with issuing separate decrees, appointed Farooq Wardak, former education minister as the state minister for parliamentary affairs, replacing Nabi Farahi. In another decree, the president established a separate state ministry for tourism and appointed Nabi Farahi as the state minister for tourism. According to the decree, the appointment taken place to boost tourism sector as well as to further introduce Afghanistan’s unique heritage to world. The president in a separate decree nominated Faizullah Zaki as Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled. He is expected to replace Nasrin Oryakheil, who was among seven ministers disqualified by the parliament last year. In another decree, Abdul Karim Khudam, has been appointed by the president as governor of Samangan province.
