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Adib Fahim
BornLate 1980s
Panjshir, Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan
EducationMaster of Public Administration
Alma materNew York University
OccupationFirst deputy of Afghanistan National Directorate of Security or (NDS)
EmployerGovernment of Afghanistan
ParentMohammed Fahim

Adib Fahim is the former deputy director general of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. His father, Marshal Mohammad Fahim, was the first vice president of Afghanistan.[1][2] Following the death of his father in March 2014, Adib was appointed as his father's successor in the social arena at a ceremony organized by then president Karzai in Afghanistan's Presidential Palace.[3][4][5] He was featured on the Time Magazine and the National Public Radio (NPR).[6][7]

Early life

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Adib Fahim was born in the late 1980s. He grew up in Afghanistan during the Afghan Jihad.[8] Later on he received a B.A. in international relations from the American University of Sharjah and a master's in public administration and policy from New York University.[1] In 2010, Adib worked with a group of consultants who were assigned by the United Nations Development Programme and the Egyptian Ministry of Local Development to study decentralization planning and program in Egypt.[9][10]

As a child, he accompanied his father to important meetings with commanders and later on he was seen regularly at his father’s side during meetings with diplomats and officials, or on official trips abroad.[1]

He returned to Afghanistan to take up a job at the national security council (NSC) — on the advice of President Hamid Karzai, an ally of his father — and then moved on to the Foreign Ministry. At the NSC he worked as deputy director for policy and at the ministry of foreign affairs as the director general of the ministry for the Middle East and North Africa.[6][11][12][13]

First Deputy Director General of NDS

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After the formation of the National Unity Government of Afghanistan in 2015, Fahim was appointed as the second in command of the country's main intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security NDS. In a rare public event, he was introduced to the organization by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the government.[14] He said "Adib Fahim belongs to the family of Jihad and the mujahideen."[5]

As the first deputy director general, he participated in high-level government decision making and traveled to different corners of the country to oversee and assess security situation.[15][16] In 2015, while in Badakshan, he announced to the media the government's plans to organize the former Mujahideen to fight alongside the armed forces.[17]

He stated that he focused on keeping the political stability of the institution intact and supported career growth opportunities for the younger generation.[18]

On November 21sth, 2019, in a note on his Facebook account citing "personal reasons," he said he had submitted his resignation to President Ashraf Ghani.[19] In a handwritten note, President Ghani approved his resignation.[20][21]

Political Activities

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He remained politically active often appearing in Dr. Abdullahe Abdullah's 2019 presidential campaign events. He attended the latter's presidential oath-taking ceremony in the Sapidar Palace.[22]

In a speech at a public gathering in Kabul he emphasized on the important of coexistence and national unity in the country. He said "coexistence means mutual respect to everyone in the great nation of Afghanistan, coexistence also means foregoing group interests in favor of national interests."[23]

On previous government of Afghanistan's peace negotiations he said that "we all hope for peace and cessation of violence in Afghanistan, for our people's sacrifices to be respected, and for the achievements of the Islamic republic to be safeguarded."[24]

He was reported to have been a part of discussions on the role of the Jamiat Islami Party in the future of Afghanistan. He participated at a meeting of the party's leadership council held at chairman Salahuddin Rabbani's residence. Other participants included Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Ata Muhammad Noor, Ismail Khan, and Kalimullah Naqibi.[25]

In March 2021, the media reported that he was being considered for the post of foreign minister.[26][27]

Later that month in an interview with the local TV Khurshid he said he was offered a post in the government but declined to accept as he preferred to focus on political affairs.[18]

Taliban Massacre of Family Members

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On September 12, 2021, the media reported that the Taliban massacred civilians in the Panjshir Valley's Omarz village, the birthplace of Adib Fahim. Among those summarily executed by the Taliban were two of his close family members, a nephew of his father's, and his brother-in-law.[28][29][30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Afghanistan: Children of Political Elite Take the Reins". Time. August 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Mara Tchalakov; Sasar Hezir (March 14, 2014). "The end of an era? The death of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim" (PDF). Backgrounder. ISW. Retrieved November 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Karzai appoints Fahim's son". Central Asia Online. March 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "Video: Adib Fahim son of Marshal Fahim was today formally appointed Vice President by Karzai ~ Frequency". Frequency. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Malejacq, Romain (2019). Warlord Survival: The Delusion of State Building in Afghanistan. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-4642-0.
  6. ^ a b Mashal, Mujib (2012-08-13). "Afghanistan's Princelings: Are the Children of the 'Mujahedin' Ready to Rule?". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ^ "Growing Up An Afghan Warlord's Son". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  8. ^ Renee Montagne (June 4, 2013). "Growing Up An Afghan Warlord's Son". NPR. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "Study of Local Decentralization Progress in Egypt - NYU Wagner".
  10. ^ "The Capstone Program, 2009-2010: Project summaries" (PDF). NYU Wagner. 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  11. ^ jomhornews.com (2019-11-21). "جمهور - ادیب فهیم از معاونت اول امنیت ملی استعفا کرد". خبرگزاری جمهور (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  12. ^ "Database". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Sarwar, Mustafa (14 March 2014). "With Elections Looming, Race is on to Fill Fahim's Shoes". RFE/RL.
  14. ^ "Adib Fahim appointed as first deputy Afghan intelligence chief". The Khaama Press News Agency. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  15. ^ جعفری, محمد رضا (2017-01-31). "فصل باز هلمند؛ ورود رییس اجرایی افغانستان به لشکرگاه و نگرانی از بازخیزش شورشیان". خبرنامه (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  16. ^ ۸صبح (2017-02-01). "رییس اجرایی به مقام‌ها در هلمند: "دشمن" را پیش از بهـار سرکوب کنید". روزنامه ۸صبح (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ فراخبر: بسیج سران جهادی در چهارچوب نیروهای امنیتی | طلوع‌نیوز (in Persian), retrieved 2022-11-11
  18. ^ a b Awj اوج : گفتگوی ویژه با ادیب فهیم پسر ارشد مارشال محمد قسیم فهیم, retrieved 2022-11-11
  19. ^ Erfanyar, Ahmad Shah (2019-11-21). "Adib Fahim quits as deputy head of NDS". Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  20. ^ روز, اطلاعات (2019-11-21). "ادیب فهیم، معاون اول ریاست عمومی امنیت از سمتش استعفا کرد". روزنامه اطلاعات روز (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  21. ^ عرفانیار, احمدشاه (2019-11-21). "اديب فهيم ازسمت اش استعفا داد" (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  22. ^ Reporterly; Reporterly (2020-03-09). "Abdullah, Mohaqiq, Adib Fahim Arrived at Sapidar Palace". Reporterly. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  23. ^ "هشدار عبدالله از پیامدهای بیعدالتی و تفرقه اندازیها". طلوع‌نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  24. ^ سخنرانی ادیب فهیم در مراسم بزرگداشت از هفتمین سالگرد درگذشت مارشال محمد قسیم فهیم, retrieved 2022-11-19
  25. ^ "نظام متمرکز پاسخگو نیست/ با تعدیل قانون اساسی نظام سیاسی افغانستان پارلمانی شود- اخبار بین الملل تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  26. ^ Hasrat, Ahmad Sohaib (2021-03-31). "Atmar may be removed as foreign minister: Source". Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  27. ^ "ادیب فهیم، سرپرست وزارت امور خارجه می‌شوددریچه نگه به سوی روشنگریخبرگزاری کوکچه". خبرگزاری کوکچه (in Persian). 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  28. ^ نیوز, اخبار روز ایران و جهان | آفتاب (September 12, 2021). "کشتار مردم توسط طالبان در پنجشیر| طالبان "دادگاه صحرایی" راه انداخته". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  29. ^ "نیروهای طالبان در ولایت پنجشیر 'محاکمه صحرایی' کرده‌اند؛ طالبان: حقیقت ندارد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  30. ^ jomhornews.com (2021-09-11). "جمهور - شهرزاد اکبر خواستار تحقیق مستقلانه کشتار پنجشیر شد". خبرگزاری جمهور (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
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