Shaida Mohammad Abdali

Shaida Mohammad Abdali (Pashto: شیدا محمد ابدالی, born on 8 November 1978 in Kandahar) is the Afghan Ambassador to Japan.^[1] He was formerly the Afghan Ambassador to India from 2012 to 2018.^[2]

Shaida Mohammad Abdali شیدا محمد ابدالی
Afghan Ambassador to Japan
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2021
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Bashir Mohabbat
Afghan Ambassador to India
In office 20 July 2012 – 19 September 2018
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Nanguyalai Tarzi
Succeeded by	Tahir Qadiry (acting)
National Security Advisor
President	Hamid Karzai
Personal details
Born	(1978-11-08) November 8, 1978 (age 46) Kandahar, Afghanistan
Children	4
Alma mater	National Defense University Jawaharlal Nehru University

Early life and education

Abdali was born on 8 November 1978 in Kandahar.^[3]

He has M.A. in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University, and a PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.^[3]

Career

Abdali was the Afghan Ambassador to India resident in New Delhi, and also the non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal.^[4] He was subsequently nominated by President Hamid Karzai to serve as the Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Assistant to then President of Afghanistan. Ambassador Abdali provided the President with policy and oversight advice on national security issues,^[3] and was as such active in Afghan politics.^[5]

In January 2021, Abdali was appointed as the Afghan Ambassador to Japan.^[6] He had been the Ambassador-designate in Tokyo without presenting his letter of credence for around four months because of the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, especially the Japanese government has placed its capital, which includes the Imperial Palace, under a state of emergency due to COVID-19 on April 25.^[7] Abdali eventually presented his letter of credence to Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace on May 27.^[8]

Despite the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, Tokyo still hosts Abdali as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan.^[9]

Personal life

He is married and has four children.^[3]

Works published

• Afghanistan Pakistan India: A Paradigm Shift (July 2016), Pentagon Press, ISBN 978-8182749030

References

1. "Ambassador's Biography". Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
2. Haidar, Suhasini (20 September 2018). "Afghanistan Ambassador to India quits". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. "Ambassador's Biography". Embassy of Afghanistan, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
4. "H.E. Shaida Mohammad Abdali | WEF | Women Economic Forum". WEF. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
5. "Shaida Mohammad Abdali: Latest News, Videos and Photos on Shaida Mohammad Abdali - DNA News". DNA India. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
6. "New Posting". Delhi Confidential. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
7. "Japan considering state of emergency for Tokyo, other areas beyond May 11 - media". Reuters. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
8. "Presentation of the Letter of Credence of Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan (駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
9. "Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

• Ambassador's Biography by the Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo
• Shaida Mohammad Abdali on Twitter