Seema Jowenda

Seema Jowenda
Seema Jowenda's photo

Governor of Ghor
In office 28 June 2015 – 7 November 2015
Preceded by	Sayed Anwar Rahmati
Succeeded by	Ghulam Nasir Khaze
Deputy Governor of Kabul
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2015
Personal details
Born	1971 Ghor Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Religion	Isalam, Suni

Seema Jowenda (or Sima Joyenda) (Dari: سیما جوینده, Pashto: سيما جوينده) is an Afghan politician who is deputy governor of Kabul Province and was previously governor of Ghor province. As of November 2015, she was one of only two women to hold the position of provincial governor in the country.^[1] She replaced Sayed Anwar Rahmati in the job.

Early life

Seema Joyenda, daughter of Mirza Gul Aqa Khan, was born in 1971, in Firoz Koh in Ghor, Afghanistan. She is married and has nine children.^[2] Joyenda speaks Dari, Pashto and English. Joyenda finished her primary and secondary education at the Tega Temor High School of Ghor province in 2005 and received her fourteenth class certificate from the Teacher’s Training Institute of Ghor in 2009.^[3]

Career

Joyenda has worked with women’s organizations, specifically with programs contributing to capacity building for women. She worked as a teacher under the Taliban rule and taught underground courses for girls. After the fall of the Taliban, she continued to work as a teacher at high schools in Ghor province. She has worked in governmental offices, including the Governor’s Office in Ghor and the Rural Development Department. She has also worked in nongovernmental offices, particularly as a provincial trainer for a semi-governmental, rural development organization for over two years, working towards building women’s capacity in Afghanistan. She participated in the Emergency Loya Jirga in 2002, as well as in the Constitutional Loya Jirga in 2003.^[4]

Joyenda was appointed governor of Ghor Province in June 2015.^[5]^[6] After threats and pressure, she was removed from the post in December 2015 and appointed deputy governor of Kabul province in December 2015.^[7]

References

↑ Tomlinson, Hugh (4 November 2015). "Woman stoned to death for fleeing a forced marriage". The Times. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ Mashal, Mujib; Shakib, Ahmad (28 June 2015). "Afghan President Appoints a Second Female Governor". New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ Latifi, Ali M. (1 September 2015). "Struggling to pave the way for future female leaders in Afghanistan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ "زندگينامۀ نمايندگان مردم غور در ولسى جرگه". Pazhwak (in Arabic).
↑ Moosakhail, Zabihullah (28 June 2015). "Seema Jowenda appointed Ghor's new governor". Khaama Press. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
↑ Moylan, Danielle (3 November 2015). "Afghan woman was stoned to death after 'attempting to flee a forced marriage'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
↑ "After Threats, Afghan Woman Governor Reappointed to New Post". VOA News. Associated Press. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

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Governors of the provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan	Munshi Abdul Majid (2007–2009) Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (2009–)

Badghis	Gul Mohammad Arefi (2001–2005) Enayatullah Enayat (2005–2007) Mohammad Ashraf Naseri Dilbar Jan Arman Shinwari (2009–)

Baghlan	Mohammad Akbar Barakzai (2009–2010) Munshi Abdul Majid (2010–)

Balkh	Atta Muhammad Nur (2004–)

Bamyan	Habiba Sarabi (2005–)

Daykundi	Qurban Ali Oruzgani (2010–)

Farah	Roohul Amin (2008–2012) Mohammad Akram Khpalwak (2012-2014) Mohammad Asif Nang (2015-)

Faryab	Abdul Haq Shafaq (2006–)

Ghazni	Asadullah Khalid (2001–2005) Sher Alam Ibrahimi (2005–2006) Faizanullah Faizan (2007–2008) Osman Osmani (2008–2010) Musa Khan Ahmadzai (2010–)

Ghor	Ibrahim Malikzada (2001–2004) Abdul Qadir Alam (2004–2005) Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali (2005–2007) Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (2007–2009) Mohammad Eqbal Munib (2009–)

Helmand	Sher Mohammad Akhundzada (2001–2005) Mohammad Daoud (2005–2006) Assadullah Wafa (2006–2008) Mohammad Gulab Mangal (2008–)

Herat	Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani (2009–2010) Daud Shah Saba (2010–)

Jowzjan	Mohammad Hashim Zare (2007-2010) Alhaj Baymorad Qoyunly (July 2013 - )

Kabul	Haji Din Mohammad (2004–2009) Zabihullah Mojaddidy (2009–2011) Ahmadullah Alizai (2011-)

Kandahar	Gul Agha Sherzai (2001–2003) Yousef Pashtun (2003–2005) Asadullah Khalid (2005–2008) Rahmatullah Raufi (2008–2008) Tooryalai Wesa (2008–)

Kapisa	Ghulam Qawis Abubaker (2007–)

Khost	Arsala Jamal (2006–2008) Hamidullah Qalandarzai (2008–2009) Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (2010–)

Kunar	Fazlullah Wahidi (2007–2013) Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala (2013-2014) Mohammad Omar Safi (2014-)

Kunduz	Engineer Mohammad Omar (2006–2010) Muhammad Anwar Jigdaleg (2010-)

Laghman	Mohammad Golab Mangal (2006–08) Lutfullah Mashal (2008–2010) Mohammad Iqbal Azizi (2010–)

Logar	Fazlullah Mojadeddi (2001–2004) Mohammad Aman Hamimi (2004–2005) Sayed Abdul Karim Hashimi (2005–2007) Abdullah Wardak (2007–2008) Atiqullah Ludin (2008–)

Nangarhar	Abdul Qadir (2001–2002) Haji Din Mohammad (2002–04) Gul Agha Sherzai (2004–)

Nimruz	Abdul Karim Brahui (2001–2005) Ghulam Dastagir Azad (2005–2010) Abdul Karim Brahui (2010– )

Nuristan	Jamaluddin Badr (2008–)

Oruzgan	Jan Mohammed Khan (2002–2006) Maulavi Abdul Hakim Munib (2006–2007) Assadullah Hamdam (2007–2010) Mohammad Sherzad (2010-)

Paktia	Pacha Khan Zadran (2001–2002) Taj Mohammad Wardak (2002–2002) Raz Mohammed Dalili (2002–04) Assadullah Wafa (2004–05) Hakim Taniwal (2005–2006) Rahmatullah Rahmat (2006–2007) Juma Khan Hamdard (2007–)

Paktika	Mohibullah Samim (2010–2014) Abdul Karim Matin (2015–)

Panjshir	Keramuddin Keram (2010–)

Parwan	Abdul Basir Salangi (2009–)

Samangan	Khairullah Anosh (2010–)

Sar-e Pol	Anwar Rahmati (2010–2012) Abdul Jabar Haqbeen (2012-)

Takhar	Abdul Jabbar Taqwa (2010–)

Wardak	Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (2005–2008) Mohammad Halim Fidai (2008–)

Zabul	Mohammad Ashraf Naseri (2009–)

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