Mohammad Ashraf Naseri
Mohammad Ashraf Naseri replaced longtime Zabul governor Delbar Jan Arman Shinwari in late March, 2009.
An ethnic Pashtun from Paktia Province, Naseri separated from the Ittihad-e Islami under Abdul Rasul Sayyaf in 1992 or 1993 and is now politically unaffiliated.
He has a BA in science from Kabul University. He was a teacher in Dawat aw Jahad University in Peshawar, an employee of UN Office on Project Services, an employee of the UN Development Program, Advisor Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, a policy committee director of the Counter narcotics Ministry, and a presidential advisor.
He reportedly has a good reputation in Paktia, and Wolesi Jirga members from Badghis Province were positive about his role during his tenure as governor.
