Muhammad Yunus Nawandish (Uzbek/Dari: محمديونس نوانديش) was the Mayor of Kabul from after his appointment by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2010. During his time in office the Mayor initiated an aggressive program of municipal improvements in streets, parks, greenery, revenue collection, environmental control, and solid waste management.
He was assisted in his municipal reform efforts by the USAID's “Kabul City Initiative” project, the World Bank, Japanese Government JICA and other International Donors to build municipal capacity, improve service delivery and infrastructure, and increase municipal revenue for a cleaner and greener Kabul.
Nawandish also serves as a member of the Kabul Polytechnic University’s Academic Council and of Kabul University. He is a member of two non – governmental organizations: the Afghanistan Engineers and Architects Association and Afghan American Engineers Union. Nawandish is also current president of Society of Afghan Architects and Engineers (SAAE).
Nawandish was reluctant to be the mayor of Kabul at first due to its difficulty.[1] His day begins at five in the morning and usually ends at about one the following morning.
He is a compulsive walker, sometimes covering as much as 10 km (six miles) a day. The mayor is known to be a night bird. He often inspects Kabul's streets at night when residents of the city are fast asleep. Mr Nawandish has succeeded in generating millions of dollars more revenue for Kabul during his tenure - mainly from retail taxes, business taxes, advertisements and property and business taxes. He also has regular visits to Washington, Moscow and Istanbul. One of the mayor's top objectives now is his ongoing campaign to remove illegal shops, buildings and illegally parked carts from the city's streets and pavements.
Muhammad Yunus Nawandish has thirty years of experience in the oil, gas and power sectors in Afghanistan. He served as Manager of the Afghan Gas Refinery Department, Ministry of Mines and Industry (MMI) from 1979 – 1981; as Adviser in Ministry of foreign affairs from 1984 – 1988; as Petroleum Engineer (MMI) from 1989 – 1992; and as Professor of Engineering at Balkh University in northern Afghanistan from 1992 – 1994. During the Taliban regime (1998 – 2001) the Mayor lived outside Afghanistan.
From 2001 to 2005 he served as Deputy Minister of Water and Energy. Since 2005 he managed new construction and rehabilitation projects in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy in a conflict environment.
He designed the largest power sector project in Afghanistan, the Northern Transmission System which provides power to Afghanistan from Uzbekistan. On behalf of the Afghan Government, he has coordinated over $500 million in power sector projects in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank, USAID, the European Union, The World Bank, and the Governments of India, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and South Korea. He has worked as a senior advisor on the U.S. Agency for International Development funded project to rehabilitate the Sheberghan gas fields.
Personal life and education
Muhammad Yunus Nawandish holds a B.S in Petroleum Engineering from Polytechnical University of Kabul and a M.S in Gas Production and Distribution Specialty from Ukraine. He is married and has 6 children.
Achievements and awards
The Mayor of Kabul was invited to the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) as a special guest in 2011. He is the first public participation gold medalist in Afghanistan that was awarded by the Citizens in Kabul. The Christian Science Monitor hailed Mayor Nawandish as "The can-do mayor of Kabul: Some see a model for a modern Afghanistan politician". He has also been dubbed as the "Builder of Kabul".
Gets foreign donors to pay for everything from solar-powered streetlights and public toilets to bus networks and overpasses. They build it, he names it.
Has brought high-level pothole politics to this previously ungovernable, bombed-out city.
With hardly any tax revenues, he has found something useful to say to the city's hundreds of aid agencies: “Build me something that will last 10 years.”[2]
References
^Sarwary, Bilal (5 April 2012). "Dynamic Afghan mayor details Kabul plans". BBC News Online. BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ ab"The corruption-fighting Greek, the hands-on Indonesian, and eight other game-changing mayors". The Globe and Mail. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards No cleanup reason has been specified Please help improve this article if you can February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Muhammad Yunus Nawandish Uzbek Dari محمديونس نوانديش was the Mayor of Kabul from after his appointment by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2010 During his time in office the Mayor initiated an aggressive program of municipal improvements in streets parks greenery revenue collection environmental control and solid waste management Muhammad Yunus Nawandishمحمديونس نوانديشBuilder of KabulMuhammad Yunus Nawandish speaking in 2010Mayor of KabulIn office 4 January 2010 1 April 2020PresidentHamid KarzaiAshraf GhaniPreceded byAbdul Ahad SayebiSucceeded byMohammad Daud SultanzoyUSAIDIn office 2005 2009Deputy Minister of Water and EnergyIn office 2001 2005Professor of Engineering in Balkh UniversityIn office 1992 1994Personal detailsCitizenshipAfghanistanNationality AfghanistanAlma materPolytechnical University of KabulOccupationPolitician Engineer LecturerHe was assisted in his municipal reform efforts by the USAID s Kabul City Initiative project the World Bank Japanese Government JICA and other International Donors to build municipal capacity improve service delivery and infrastructure and increase municipal revenue for a cleaner and greener Kabul Nawandish also serves as a member of the Kabul Polytechnic University s Academic Council and of Kabul University He is a member of two non governmental organizations the Afghanistan Engineers and Architects Association and Afghan American Engineers Union Nawandish is also current president of Society of Afghan Architects and Engineers SAAE Nawandish was reluctant to be the mayor of Kabul at first due to its difficulty 1 His day begins at five in the morning and usually ends at about one the following morning He is a compulsive walker sometimes covering as much as 10 km six miles a day The mayor is known to be a night bird He often inspects Kabul s streets at night when residents of the city are fast asleep Mr Nawandish has succeeded in generating millions of dollars more revenue for Kabul during his tenure mainly from retail taxes business taxes advertisements and property and business taxes He also has regular visits to Washington Moscow and Istanbul One of the mayor s top objectives now is his ongoing campaign to remove illegal shops buildings and illegally parked carts from the city s streets and pavements Contents 1 Early years 2 Personal life and education 3 Achievements and awards 3 1 Mayoral highlights 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditMuhammad Yunus Nawandish has thirty years of experience in the oil gas and power sectors in Afghanistan He served as Manager of the Afghan Gas Refinery Department Ministry of Mines and Industry MMI from 1979 1981 as Adviser in Ministry of foreign affairs from 1984 1988 as Petroleum Engineer MMI from 1989 1992 and as Professor of Engineering at Balkh University in northern Afghanistan from 1992 1994 During the Taliban regime 1998 2001 the Mayor lived outside Afghanistan From 2001 to 2005 he served as Deputy Minister of Water and Energy Since 2005 he managed new construction and rehabilitation projects in the generation transmission and distribution of energy in a conflict environment He designed the largest power sector project in Afghanistan the Northern Transmission System which provides power to Afghanistan from Uzbekistan On behalf of the Afghan Government he has coordinated over 500 million in power sector projects in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank USAID the European Union The World Bank and the Governments of India Iran Turkmenistan Tajikistan and South Korea He has worked as a senior advisor on the U S Agency for International Development funded project to rehabilitate the Sheberghan gas fields Personal life and education EditMuhammad Yunus Nawandish holds a B S in Petroleum Engineering from Polytechnical University of Kabul and a M S in Gas Production and Distribution Specialty from Ukraine He is married and has 6 children Achievements and awards EditThe Mayor of Kabul was invited to the United States Conference of Mayors USCM as a special guest in 2011 He is the first public participation gold medalist in Afghanistan that was awarded by the Citizens in Kabul The Christian Science Monitor hailed Mayor Nawandish as The can do mayor of Kabul Some see a model for a modern Afghanistan politician He has also been dubbed as the Builder of Kabul In 2012 Muhammad Yunus Nawandish was selected for 16 best mayors of the world by Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva Switzerland and he has been chosen for top 5 mayors among all 16 mayors of the other countries 2 Mayoral highlights Edit Gets foreign donors to pay for everything from solar powered streetlights and public toilets to bus networks and overpasses They build it he names it Has brought high level pothole politics to this previously ungovernable bombed out city With hardly any tax revenues he has found something useful to say to the city s hundreds of aid agencies Build me something that will last 10 years 2 References Edit Sarwary Bilal 5 April 2012 Dynamic Afghan mayor details Kabul plans BBC News Online BBC Online BBC Retrieved 18 August 2019 a b The corruption fighting Greek the hands on Indonesian and eight other game changing mayors The Globe and Mail 11 March 2014 Retrieved 19 June 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohammad Younus Nawandish https blogs worldbank org category tags mayor nawandish http www ecocity 2013 com en mohammad yunus nawandish https www youtube com channel UCH4Z4aGwlWiLw1sZzN3nIkQ Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muhammad Yunus Nawandish amp oldid 1130438405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
