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Ajmal Shams
Ajmal Shams
	Ajmal Shams in 2020
President Afghan Social Democratic (Mellat) Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 2005
Preceded by	Shams-ul-Huda Shams
Personal details
Born	Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Political party	Afghanistan Social Democratic Party well known as Afghan Millat National Progressive Party

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Ajmal Shams is an Afghan politician and former civil engineer.

Shams has been president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party since October 2005.^[1]^[2] He served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in the Afghan Government since December 2016 till June 2018.^[3] He speaks Pashto, Persian, English and Urdu.

He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with Project Management Institute (PMI) and a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kentucky, USA. ^[4]

Shams is a regular columnist in the Middle East's reputed English daily newspaper Arab News mainly writing on political, developmental and economic issues of Afghanistan. He also contributes opinion articles for various other international media outlets including Foreign Policy, Diplomat, National Interest, Gulf News, Global Times (China), Korea Times and others.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Early life

Shams is an ethnic Pashtun. His father was the late Shamsul Huda Shams, the former president of the Afghan Social Democratic (Mellat) Party.^[8]

Shams pursued his education in Peshawar, graduated from the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar with a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering. Upon graduation he worked as a lecturer at Khyber Institute of Technology. He taught for several years. He studied Water Resources and Environmental Engineering in the United States. In 2002, he obtained his master's degree in civil engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He worked as an environmental engineer for a consulting engineering firm in Florida for about a year before returning home to participate in the reconstruction and development of his homeland.

Professional Career and Public Service

Ajmal Shams shaking hand with US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry at the signing ceremony of LARA Project-June 2011

Shams worked for about two years as head of the water resources section of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kabul and served briefly as Head of the Engineering Department of the National Solidarity Program in the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.

In 2007, Eng. Shams went to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a senior engineering position where he participated in large-scale infrastructure projects including the Sheikh Zyed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. In 2009, he returned to Afghanistan and rejoined the Ministry of Rural Development where he served in the reputed National Solidarity Program for about a year.

In September 2010, Shams joined Ministry of Urban Development as Director of Planning and Policy. He was instrumental in negotiating the US Government support for Afghanistan's land reform program. On 8 June 2011, the US Government provided $40 million in financial support to the Afghan Government as part of efforts to bring reforms in the land management and administration. The aid agreement was signed by Mr. Shams together with the US Ambassador Mr. Karl Eikenberry, the USAID Director, Minister Zakhilwal and Minister Asif Rahimi.^[9]

In July 2011, Shams joined as Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Afghanistan Transition Coordination Commission, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, the current President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.^[10] Ajmal Shams was appointed as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing by President Ashraf Ghani in December 2016 and served till June 2018.^[11]

Political and Party Affairs

Shams has been president of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party since October 2005. He was elected by the party congress soon after his father's demise.^[12] Afghanistan Social Democratic Party, since its establishment in 1966, has been struggling peacefully for a developed and progressive Afghanistan within the framework of Afghanistan's national Islamic character. The party strongly believes in social justice as part of its economic program.^[13] Afghanistan Social Democratic Party, which is also well known as Afghan Millat National Progressive Party, was registered by the Afghan Ministry of Justice in 2007.^[14]

During the 2014 Presidential Election, Shams' party supported Ashraf Ghani and actively participated in his campaign efforts.^[15]^[16]

References

External links

Official website of Afghan Millat Party
"Who is Who" of Afghanistan
Political Parties of Afghanistan
"Afghanistan Social Democratic Party formed". Pak Tribune. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
Foreignpolicy.com
Afghan-web.com
Institute for Afghan Studies
Afghan Millat Party pledges support

[1] "Official Website of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party".

[2] "Rapid City Journal Report on Ajmal Shams".

[3] "Afghan Government Media and Information Center".

[4] "Kentucky Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors".

[5] "Arab News".

[6] "Aljazeer English".

[7] "Afghanistan at the Crossroads-Diplomat".

[8] "Database : Afghan Biographies : Shams, Ajmal Eng". Afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

[9] "US Government provides aid to Afghan Government for Land Reform Program".

[10] "Foreign Policy Magazine".

[11] "Ariana News".

[12] "Afghanistan's Political Parties and where they come from (1902-2006)".

[13] "Manifesto of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party".

[14] "List of Afghan Political Parties (and their leaders) Registered by Ministry of Justice".

[15] "Afghan Millat Party Pledges Support to Ashraf Ghani".

[16] "Afghan Millat Party Led by Ajmal Shams supports Dr. Ashraf Ghani".

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+{{Update|date=September 2021}}
-== Early years ==
+{{Infobox Minister
-'''Eng. Ajmal Shams''' ('''born''' 1972 in [[Noorgal]] district of [[Kunar province]]) is the son of the late [[Shamsul Huda Shams]], the former president of the [[Afghan_Social_Democratic_Party|Afghan Social Democratic (Mellat) Party]]. Shams has been president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party since October 2005.Shams obtained his primary education in his hometown before migrating to Pakistan with his family in the early days of the Communist regime.
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+|name          = Ajmal Shams
+|image         = File:Ajmal_Shams_27Nov2020.jpg
+|image_size    = 200px
+|caption       = Ajmal Shams in 2020
+|title         = [[Afghan Social Democratic Party|President Afghan Social Democratic (Mellat) Party]]
+|term_start    = October 2005
+|term_end      =
+|predecessor   = [[Shams-ul-Huda Shams]]
+|successor     =
+|birth_date    =
+|birth_place   = [[Kunar Province]], [[Afghanistan]]
+|death_date    =
-[[File:Ajmal Shams new photo1.jpg|thumb|Eng.Ajmal Shams: President Afghanistan Social Democratic Party]]
+|death_place   =
+|spouse        =
+|party         = Afghanistan Social Democratic Party well known as Afghan Millat National Progressive Party
+}}
+'''Ajmal Shams''' is an Afghan politician and former civil engineer.
+Shams has been president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party since October 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanmillat.org/president.htm?|title=Official Website of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/top-stories/mines-graduate-leads-afghan-political-party/article_675860fe-b284-5ac3-bd1b-6d4930c2d09a.html?|title=Rapid City Journal Report on Ajmal Shams}}</ref> He served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing in the Afghan Government since December 2016 till June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmic.gov.af/english/economical/578-the-government-pays-particular-attention-to-construction-sector-in-the-country?|title=Afghan Government Media and Information Center}}</ref>
-== Education, Academics and Professional Career ==
+He speaks [[Pashto language|Pashto]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[English language|English]] and [[Urdu]].
-Shams then pursued his education in [[Peshawar]], graduated from the [[University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar]] with a B.Sc. degree in [[civil engineering]]. Upon graduation he started his career in a lecturer position in Khyber Institute of Technology and continued teaching for several years before departing for the United States for his specialization in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. In 2002, he obtained his master's degree in civil engineering from [[South_Dakota_School_of_Mines|South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]]. After finishing his degree, he worked as environmental engineer for a consulting engineering firm in Florida for about a year before returning home due his father insistence and his own love and passion to actively participate in the reconstruction and development of his homeland.
+He is a certified [[Project Management Professional]] (PMP) with [[Project Management Institute]] (PMI) and a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of  [[Kentucky]], USA. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://elsweb.kyboels.ky.gov/kweb/Searchable-Roster?|title=Kentucky Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors}}</ref>
+Shams is a regular columnist in the Middle East's reputed English daily newspaper Arab News mainly writing on political, developmental and economic issues of Afghanistan. He also contributes opinion articles for various other international media outlets including Foreign Policy, Diplomat, National Interest, Gulf News, Global Times (China), Korea Times and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/authors/ajmal-shams?|title=Arab News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/author/ajmal_shams_180213122049356|title=Aljazeer English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/01/afghanistan-at-the-crossroads/?|title=Afghanistan at the Crossroads-Diplomat}}</ref>
+==Early life==
+Shams is an ethnic [[Pashtun]]. His father was the late [[Shamsul Huda Shams]], the former president of the [[Afghan Social Democratic Party|Afghan Social Democratic (Mellat) Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=2521&task=view&total=2779&start=2328&Itemid=2|title=Database : Afghan Biographies : Shams, Ajmal Eng.|date=|publisher=Afghan-bios.info|accessdate=2015-11-28}}</ref>
+Shams pursued his education in [[Peshawar]], graduated from the [[University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar]] with a B.Sc. degree in [[civil engineering]]. Upon graduation he worked as a lecturer at Khyber Institute of Technology. He taught for several years. He studied Water Resources and Environmental Engineering in the United States. In 2002, he obtained his master's degree in civil engineering from [[South Dakota School of Mines|South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]]. He worked as an environmental engineer for a consulting engineering firm in Florida for about a year before returning home to participate in the reconstruction and development of his homeland.
+== Professional Career and Public Service ==
 [[File:Ajmal Shams LARA Project1.jpg|thumb|Ajmal Shams at the signing ceremony of USAID funded Land Reform Project along with US Ambassador Eikenberry and Afghan Ministers of Finance Dr. Omar Zakhilwal - June 2011]]
+[[File:landreform2.jpg|thumb|Ajmal Shams shaking hand with US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry at the signing ceremony of LARA Project-June 2011]]
-Eng. Shams worked for about two years as head of the water resources section of the [[International_Organization_for_Migration|International Organization for Migration (IOM)]] in [[Kabul]] and later on served briefly as Head of the Engineering Department of the [[Afghan_National_Solidarity_Programme|National Solidarity Program]] in the [[Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development]]. In 2007, Eng. Shams went to [[United_Arab_Emirates|United Arab Emirates (UAE)]] where he worked for a multinational engineering firm in a senior engineering position where he actively participated in the planning, design and management of large-scale infrastructure projects including the [[Sheikh_Zayed_Grand_Mosque|Sheikh Zyed Grand Mosque]] in [[Abu Dhabi]]. In 2009, he came back to Afghanistan and re-joined the Ministry of Rural Development and served in the reputed National Solidarity Program for about a year before joining the Ministry of Urban Developmnent as Director of Planning, Policy and Coordination. In July 2011, Mr. Shams quit the Ministry of Urban Development and joined the Transition Coordination Commission as Policy Advisor to [[Ashraf_Ghani|Dr. Ashraf Ghani]],Chairman of the Transition Commission.
+Shams worked for about two years as head of the water resources section of the [[International Organization for Migration|International Organization for Migration (IOM)]] in [[Kabul]] and served briefly as Head of the Engineering Department of the [[Afghan National Solidarity Programme|National Solidarity Program]] in the [[Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development]].
-Eng. Ajmal Shams is certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with Project Management Institute (PMI)and Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kentucky, USA
+In 2007, Eng. Shams went to [[United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates (UAE)]] in a senior engineering position where he participated in large-scale infrastructure projects including the [[Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque|Sheikh Zyed Grand Mosque]] in [[Abu Dhabi]]. In 2009, he returned to Afghanistan and rejoined the Ministry of Rural Development where he served in the reputed National Solidarity Program for about a year.
-[[File:Ajmalshams_TCC1.jpg|thumb|Ajmal Shams with Dr. Ashraf Ghani during a transition conference]]
+In September 2010, Shams joined Ministry of Urban Development as Director of Planning and Policy. He was instrumental in negotiating the US Government support for Afghanistan's land reform program. On 8 June 2011, the US Government provided $40 million in financial support to the Afghan Government as part of efforts to bring reforms in the land management and administration. The aid agreement was signed by Mr. Shams together with the US Ambassador Mr. Karl Eikenberry, the USAID Director, Minister Zakhilwal and Minister Asif Rahimi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/kabulpublicdiplomacy/sets/72157626788652213/detail/?|title=US Government provides aid to Afghan Government for Land Reform Program}}</ref>
-== Political/Party Affairs ==
-Eng. Ajmal Shams has been president of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party since October 2005. He was elected by an emergency party congress soon after his father's demise. Born and raised in a political family, Shams has been actively involved in party affairs from a young age. He speaks [[Pashto language|Pashto]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[English language|English]] and [[Urdu]] languages. Shams thoroughly understands national and global politics. He is progressive-minded and forward-looking, and his party strongly supports his leadership due to his enormous energy, political wisdom and talent. Shams regularly writes in national and international newspapers and journals including the News international, Gulf News, Foreign Policy, Asia Times and others. He mainly writes on political, economic and developmental issues.
+In July 2011, Shams joined as Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Afghanistan Transition Coordination Commission, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, the current President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/author/ajmal-shams/?|title=Foreign Policy Magazine}}</ref> Ajmal Shams was appointed as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing by President Ashraf Ghani in December 2016 and served till June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ariananews.af/fa/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%88-%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3/?|title=Ariana News}}</ref>
-During the 2014 Presidential Election, Shams' party supported Ashraf Ghani and actively participated in his campaign efforts.
+[[File:Ajmalshams_TCC1.jpg|thumb|Ajmal Shams with Dr. Ashraf Ghani during a transition conference]]
-==Notes==
+[[File:AjmalShams_withDrMahathir.jpg|thumb|Ajmal Shams with [[Mahathir Mohamad]], the Former [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]], November 2022]]
-*[http://www.afghanmillat.org/president_eng.htm official website of Afghan Millat Party]
-*[http://institute-for-afghan-studies.org/Who%20is%20Who/who_main.htm "Who is Who" of Afghanistan]
+==Political and Party Affairs==
-*[http://www.kas.de/db_files/dokumente/7_dokument_dok_pdf_9674_2.pdf Political Parties of Afghanistan]
+Shams has been president of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party since October 2005. He was elected by the party congress soon after his father's demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kas.de/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=3ed251b2-1783-f26b-3882-88e7872886ba&groupId=252038?|title=Afghanistan's Political Parties and where they come from (1902-2006)}}</ref> Afghanistan Social Democratic Party, since its establishment in 1966, has been struggling peacefully for a developed and progressive Afghanistan within the framework of Afghanistan's national Islamic character. The party strongly believes in social justice as part of its economic program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afghanmillat.org/manifesto.htm?|title=Manifesto of Afghanistan Social Democratic Party}}</ref>
+Afghanistan Social Democratic Party, which is also well known as Afghan Millat National Progressive Party, was registered by the Afghan Ministry of Justice in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan/2009/07/090718_a-af-election-political-parties?|title=List of Afghan Political Parties (and their leaders) Registered by Ministry of Justice}}</ref>
+During the 2014 Presidential Election, Shams' party supported [[Ashraf Ghani]] and actively participated in his campaign efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/483385-afghan-millat-party-pledges-support-to-ashraf-ghani--bureau-report/?|title=Afghan Millat Party Pledges Support to Ashraf Ghani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boell.de/en/2014/03/20/afghanistans-presidential-election-2014-who-leading?|title=Afghan Millat Party Led by Ajmal Shams supports Dr. Ashraf Ghani}}</ref>
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*{{cite news|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?179425|title=Afghanistan Social Democratic Party formed|date=2007-05-28|publisher=Pak Tribune|accessdate=2008-05-20}}
+==External links==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225144/http://www.afghanmillat.org/president_eng.htm Official website of Afghan Millat Party]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929081124/http://institute-for-afghan-studies.org/Who%20is%20Who/who_main.htm "Who is Who" of Afghanistan]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130524194344/http://www.kas.de/db_files/dokumente/7_dokument_dok_pdf_9674_2.pdf Political Parties of Afghanistan]
+* {{cite news|url=http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?179425|title=Afghanistan Social Democratic Party formed|date=2007-05-28|publisher=Pak Tribune|accessdate=2008-05-20}}
+* [https://foreignpolicy.com/author/ajmal-shams/ Foreignpolicy.com]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212114714/http://afghan-web.com/politics/parties.html Afghan-web.com]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208140120/http://institute-for-afghan-studies.roashan.com/Who%20is%20Who/who_main.htm Institute for Afghan Studies]
+* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-230810-Afghan-Millat-Party-pledges-support-to-Ashraf-Ghani--Bureau-report Afghan Millat Party pledges support]
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-[[Category:Afghan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Mellat) politicians]]
+[[Category:Afghan Millat Party politicians]]