Omar Samad
Omar Samad is the current Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada. Previous to this title, he was spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul.
From 1980–1982, he was the President of the Afghan Student Association, Virginia, USA. After that, he immediately became the President of the Afghan Youth Council in America from 1982–1989. In 1986, he moved on to study at The American University in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and International Affairs.
By 1996, he started became the executive producer of the Azadi Afghan Radio and its website, based out of America. When the September 11th incident happened, he quit that position to become a commentator and analyst for CNN during Bonn Accords on Afghanistan. He also made numerous appearances on the BBC, FOX, MSNBC and major international television and radio programs.
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