Habibullah Karzai

Afghan politician

Habibullah Khan Karzai is a powerful Afghan leader from the Popalzai clan. He is an elder and considered a leader of the Karzai family. His younger brother, Abdul Ahad Karzai, was the father of President Hamid Karzai.

Habibullah Khan Karzai served as special advisor and speechwriter to King Zahir Shah and accompanied him in the course of the King's state visit to the United States during the presidency of John F. Kennedy.^[1] He has also served as senior envoy from the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Permanent Representative from Afghanistan to the United Nations.^[2] Habibullah Karzai is regarded by many Afghans as a very learned scholar of philosophy and politics.

References

^ The New York Times: "Ex-Afghan Envoy Relays..." (October 20, 1983) Link
^ The New York Times: "The Afghan Rulers: Fier..." (December 21, 1981) Link

Hamid Karzai

Life and politics	Early life of Hamid Karzai President and Chairman of a transitional administration
Presidency	First term Second term Foreign relations of Hamid Karzai Cabinet of President Hamid Karzai Assassination attempts
Elections	2004 Afghan presidential election 2009 Afghan presidential election
Family	Zeenat Karzai (wife) Abdul Ahad Karzai (father) Mahmud Karzai (brother) Azizullah Karzai (uncle) Habibullah Karzai (uncle) Hashmat Karzai (cousin) Hekmat Karzai (cousin)