Sarwar Danish facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Muhammad Sarwar Danish
سرور دانش
Danish in 2014
Second Vice President of Afghanistan
In office 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Karim Khalili
Succeeded by	Mullah Yaqoob (as Second Deputy Leader)
Higher Education Minister of Afghanistan
In office 1 January 2010 – 29 September 2014
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Mohammad Azam Dadfar
Succeeded by	Abdollah Obeid
Justice Minister of Afghanistan
In office 23 December 2004 – 1 January 2010
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Abbas Karimi
Succeeded by	Habibullah Ghaleb
1st Governor of Daykundi
In office 28 March 2004 – 22 December 2004
Succeeded by	Abdul Hai Neamati
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Sarwar 1961 (age 63–64) Ishtarlay District, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Political party	Hezbe Wahdat (to 2022) Afghanistan Justice and Freedom Party (from 2022)
Residences	Auckland, New Zealand

Muhammad Sarwar Danish was an important politician in Afghanistan. He was born in 1961. From 2014 to 2021, he served as the Second Vice President of the country. Before that, he was a minister for justice and higher education. He was also the very first governor of Daykundi Province when it was created in 2004. Today, he lives in New Zealand.

Early Life and Education

Muhammad Sarwar Danish was born in 1961 in a place called Ishtarlay District in central Afghanistan. His family belongs to the Hazara ethnic group. As a Shia Muslim, he traveled to the holy city of Qom in Iran for his higher education.

There, he studied law, journalism, and Islamic studies. He earned a master's degree in Fiqh, which is a deep study of Islamic law. From 1982 to 2001, he was a busy writer. He wrote 15 books and about 700 academic essays. Besides his native Dari and Pashto, he also learned to speak Arabic fluently.

Working with President Karzai

After the Taliban government was removed, a new government was formed under President Hamid Karzai. Muhammad Sarwar Danish played a part in this new beginning.

He was involved in the 2002 loya jirga, which was a large meeting of Afghan leaders. President Karzai also chose him to be a member of the group that wrote the country's new constitution. After Karzai was elected president in 2004, Danish became the Minister of Justice. At that time, he left his political party, Hezbe Wahdat, as required by the country's laws.

Working with President Ghani

Muhammad Sarwar Danish continued his political career under President Ashraf Ghani. He served as the Second Vice President for both of Ghani's terms. First, he worked alongside Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum. Later, after the 2019 elections, he worked with Amrullah Saleh.

In 2021, when Kabul was taken by the Taliban, Danish and his colleagues left Afghanistan. They first went to Turkey. By December 2021, he had moved and settled in New Zealand.

See also

In Spanish: Sarwar Danish para niños

• Cabinet of Afghanistan
• Afghan Ministry of Justice