Elay Ershad
NationalityAfghan
Alma materKabul University
Occupation(s)politician, academic, scholar

Elay Ershad is an Afghan former politician and former member of Afghan Parliament (Wolesi Jirga).[1][2] She was a former spokesperson for President Ashraf Ghani, and labelled him "gutless" for fleeing after the Fall of Kabul.[3][4]

Career

Elay obtained her bachelor's degree from Faculty of Law and Political Science in Department of Diplomacy from the Kabul University. She also served as an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in Kabul University.[5]

She also held various roles in the Ashraf Ghani's government before the Taliban takeover. She served as the chairperson of Committee on Education, Higher Education, Cultural Affairs, and Religious Affairs. She worked as the general advisor and executive assistant to the minister of the Interior and the minister of education in Afghanistan. She is also a member of Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of Inter-Parliamentary Union. She represents the Truth and Justice political party in Afghanistan.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "[Video] Elay Ershad shares optimism about the future of Pakistan & Afghanistan – Afghan Studies Center". Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Former Afghan MP's anger at Ghani fleeing country". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Afghan president Ashraf Ghani said he was 'going to a meeting' before fleeing by helicopter". inews.co.uk. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Chaos at Kabul airport as Afghans try to flee Taliban | BBC Newshour". WNYC. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. 1 2 "Ms Elay Ershad MP | Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention". pncp.info. Retrieved 2021-09-01.


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