Political Affairs

H.E. Jawed Ludin:

Jawed Ludin, Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs
Since March 10, 2011: Mr. Jawed Ludin is serving as Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ludin recently served as Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Canada.
Prior to this, he served in Oslo, Norway as Afghanistan’s envoy to the Nordic countries, accredited Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland (2007-2009), and in Kabul as President Hamid Karzai’s Chief of Staff (2005-2009) and Spokesperson (2003-2005).
Jawed Ludin was born on March 1973 in Kabul, Afghanistan. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kabul. In 1999 he was admitted to the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Kabul University where he studied general medicine until the summer of 1992 when the university was shut down due to civil wars.
Jawed Ludin resumed his studies when he went to exile in London, United Kingdom in 1998, studying politics and sociology. In 2002, he earned a Master of Science degree in Political Theory from the University of London.
Jawed Ludin has been involved in humanitarian and development work, conflict resolution, management, media and public relations and politics.
He is married and has two daughters.