Before his appointment as Governor of Kandahar, he lived for 13 years in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Canada. His thesis was "The Afghan Agricultural Extension System: Impact of the Soviet Occupation and Prospects for the Future".
From 1995 to 1998, he worked for the Asian Studies Center and the Center for Policy Studies in Education at the University of British Columbia.[citation needed]
As a student, lecturer and researcher, Dr. Wesa has been associated with 10 universities worldwide and has published 20 articles including text books.[citation needed]
In addition to his career as an academic, Dr. Wesa has worked as a consultant for the Canadian Government (Statistics Canada), the US Government (USAID), British Government (DFID), the United Nations (FAO and UNDP) and several NGOs (including the SENLIS Council).[citation needed]
Wesa was chosen by PresidentHamid Karzai to serve as Governor of Kandahar. Prior to that he was Chancellor of Kandahar University.
Dr. Wesa is fluent in English, Persian, German, Arabic, and his native Pashto language. His immediate family includes a wife and three daughters, one of which is a lawyer and the other an economist. His wife, Rangina, is a gynecologist, training midwives.[1]
Assassination attemptsedit
Wesa has survived a number of assassination attempts in Afghanistan.
He narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on 27 November 2009 when a roadside bomb damaged his vehicle.[2]
On 28 April 2012, two Taliban suicide bombers again unsuccessfully tried to kill him.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abc"In Afghanistan, governor of Kandahar defies Taliban, death threats, to stay on in his job". Fox News. December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
^CBC News, Kandahar governor unhurt in assassination attempt [1], November 27, 2009
^New York Times, Afghan Official Survives Attack by Insurgents
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toryalai, wesa, tooryalai, wesa, pashto, توريالی, ویسا, born, 1949, politician, afghanistan, governor, kandahar, province, from, december, 2008, 2014, tooryalai, wesaتوريالی, ویساwesa, inside, governor, house, kandahar, april, 2012, governor, kandahar, provinc. Tooryalai Wesa Pashto توريالی ویسا born c 1949 is a politician in Afghanistan He was Governor of Kandahar Province from December 2008 to 2014 1 Tooryalai Wesaتوريالی ویساWesa inside the governor s house in Kandahar April 2012 Governor of Kandahar Province AfghanistanIn office 19 December 2008 26 April 2015Preceded byRahmatullah RaufiSucceeded byHumayoon AziziPersonal detailsBornc 1949 74 years ago 1949 Kandahar Province AfghanistanSpouseRangina 1 Contents 1 Early years 2 Return to Afghanistan 3 Assassination attempts 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editWesa was born in a village near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan He belongs to the Pashtun group possibly the Mohammadzai Branch of Barakzai tribe After securing his BS in Agricultural Economics and Extension from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kabul University in 1973 he pursued his MS at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at American University of Beirut in Lebanon citation needed Due to the start of the Lebanese Civil War he travelled to the United States where he studied at the University of Nebraska Lincoln citation needed He received his MS in 1977 before returning to Afghanistan Wesa was named senior advisor to the Afghan Minister for Higher Education in 1989 and returned to his native city in 1991 as the founding president of Kandahar University He and the family were forced to leave the country after Gul Agha Sherzai and other warlords fought for control over Kandahar From 1993 to 1994 he served as a guest lecturer in the University of Zurich Switzerland citation needed Before his appointment as Governor of Kandahar he lived for 13 years in Coquitlam British Columbia Canada He obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia in Canada His thesis was The Afghan Agricultural Extension System Impact of the Soviet Occupation and Prospects for the Future From 1995 to 1998 he worked for the Asian Studies Center and the Center for Policy Studies in Education at the University of British Columbia citation needed As a student lecturer and researcher Dr Wesa has been associated with 10 universities worldwide and has published 20 articles including text books citation needed In addition to his career as an academic Dr Wesa has worked as a consultant for the Canadian Government Statistics Canada the US Government USAID British Government DFID the United Nations FAO and UNDP and several NGOs including the SENLIS Council citation needed Return to Afghanistan edit nbsp U S Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Toryalai Wesa in 2012 Wesa was chosen by President Hamid Karzai to serve as Governor of Kandahar Prior to that he was Chancellor of Kandahar University Dr Wesa is fluent in English Persian German Arabic and his native Pashto language His immediate family includes a wife and three daughters one of which is a lawyer and the other an economist His wife Rangina is a gynecologist training midwives 1 Assassination attempts editWesa has survived a number of assassination attempts in Afghanistan He narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on 27 November 2009 when a roadside bomb damaged his vehicle 2 On 28 April 2012 two Taliban suicide bombers again unsuccessfully tried to kill him 3 References edit a b c In Afghanistan governor of Kandahar defies Taliban death threats to stay on in his job Fox News December 13 2013 Retrieved 2013 12 13 CBC News Kandahar governor unhurt in assassination attempt 1 November 27 2009 New York Times Afghan Official Survives Attack by InsurgentsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tooryalai Wesa Preceded byRahmatullah Raufi Governor of Kandahar Province AfghanistanDecember 2008 present Succeeded byincumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toryalai Wesa amp oldid 1088075044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
