Arsala Jamal

Arsala Jamal ( Pashtun ارسلا جمال; * 1966 in Paktika, † October 15, 2013 in Pul-i - Alam, Lugar ) was an Afghan politician and provincial governor.

Life

Jamal went to Kabul and Peshawar in Pakistan to school. He studied in Malaysia.

He later moved with his family to Canada. After the invasion of U.S. troops and the fall of the Taliban regime, he returned to Afghanistan. Jamal has now worked for various international organizations, such as Care International. In addition, he was made governor of the province of Khost and served as Acting Minister for Tribal Affairs. After that, he was Governor in 2013 Logar province in April. As such, he planned the copper mining industry in the province to step up and to attract foreign investors so.

Jamal was considered a confidant of President Hamid Karzai. In 2009, he had worked as a campaign manager for Karzai.

Jamal died on 15 October 2013 in an attack on the largest mosque in the provincial capital Pul-i - Alam. He had stopped there on the occasion of the sacrificial feast to give a speech.