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Born: May 19, 1949 (age 72 years), Logar, Afghanistan Nationality: Afghan Full name: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Spouse: Rula Ghani (m. 1975) Education: Columbia University (1982) Children: Mariam Ghani, Tarek Ghani Birthday: February 12, 1949 Age: 72 Years, 72 Year Old Males Sun Sign: Aquarius Also Known As: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Born In: Logar, Afghanistan Famous As: 13th President Of Afghanistan Presidents Political Leaders Height: 5’7″ (170 cm), 5’7″ Males Spouse/Ex-: Rula Ghani Father: Shah Pesand Mother: Kawkaba Lodin Siblings: Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai Children: Mariam Ghani, Tarek Ghani Founder/Co-Founder: Institute For State Effectiveness
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Ashraf Ghani is married to Rula Saade, who was born into a Lebanese Christian family. The couple married after they met during their studies at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon during the 1970s. They eventually settled in the United States and obtained U.S. citizenship. However, Ghani renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2009 so he could run in Afghan elections. Ashraf and Rula Ghani have two children, a daughter, Mariam, a Brooklyn-based visual artist, and a son, Tarek who was a National Security and Foreign Policy advisor to 2020 presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg. Both were born in the United States and carry U.S. citizenship and passports. In an unusual move for a politician in Afghanistan, Ghani at his presidential inauguration in 2014 publicly thanked his wife, acknowledging her with an Afghan name, Bibi Gul. “I want to thank my partner, Bibi Gul, for supporting me and Afghanistan,” he said. “She has always supported Afghan women and I hope she continues to do so.” Ashraf Ghani also owns 200 acres of land in Surkhab area of Logar province. Abdul Baqi Ahmadzai, who is close to Ashraf Ghani, claims that Ashraf Ghani inherited a lot of land from his father. However, Ashraf Ghani bought this 200 acres of land separately in Logar province. Ghani lost most of his stomach after suffering from cancer in the 1990s. It is said that Ghani wakes up every morning before five, and reads for two to three hours. He is the older brother of Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai, an Afghan politician who is the Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis. Ashraf Ghani met his wife Rula Saade, a Lebanese Christian at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and got married in the 1970s. The couple was granted a U.S. citizenship but later Ghani renounced it, after he joined the Afghanistan ministry. They have a daughter, Mariam, a visual artist in Brooklyn and a son, Tariq. Both are U.S. citizens. In his 2014 Presidential inauguration, Ashraf Ghani publicly acknowledged his wife’s support and addressed her with an Afghan name, ‘Bibi Gul’. This is considered quite an extraordinary move for an Afghan politician. He was born in 1949 in the province of Logar to a wealthy Pashtun family. Spending his early years in Logar, Ghani went on to attend Habibia high school in Kabul. For his Bachelor’s degree, Ghani attended the American University of Beirut for Anthropology. At the time the American University of Beirut was a world-renowned learning establishment. This is where he met his future wife, Rula Ghani, a Lebanese Christian woman, with whom he shares two children with. After his degree, Ghani came back to Afghanistan to teach at Kabul University and subsequently won a government scholarship to attend Columbia University in New York City to pursue his Master’s degree in 1977.
