Dr. Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahady

Leader of Afghan Mellat

Dr. Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady is the president of the Afghan Social Democratic Party   (also known as the Afghan Mellat Party). Dr.   Ahady  was born  on August 12, 1951 in the   village   of   Jigdalai,    district    of   Sarobi,  Kabul Province, Afghanistan. His father, Abdul-Haq, was an attorney who served as judge in various district   courts,  appeal courts, and the Supreme Court in Afghanistan. Dr. Ahady  attended   elementary schools in Kabul and the districts of Qara-Bagh and   Tagaw. He completed his secondary education at the Habibia High School in Kabul in   1969.  While a student at the Raw school in Kabul University, Dr. Ahady received   a   USAID  scholarship to complete his undergraduate studies in political science and   economics   at the American University  of   Beirut. Dr.   Ahady   obtained   his   BA (with distinction) in 1974 and his   MA   (in international relations)  in 1977 from the American University of Beirut. Dr. Ahady received a  scholarship from the Northwestern University in Chicago to complete his   Ph.D.   studies  in political science. From  Northwestern,   Dr. Ahady  obtained his   M.BA  in finance and international   economics  in   1983   and his   Ph.D. in political science in 1984.

Dr. Ahady taught political science at Carleton College  in   Minnesota   for one year and worked for Continental Bank in Chicago   for   two   years. In 1987, Dr. Ahady joined the Department of Political Science at   Providence College, Rhode Island. Currently, at Providence College, Dr.   Ahady   is a tenured full professor of political science. Dr. Ahady   teaches   courses   in Middle   East   politics,    international   political   economy,   international relations, and theories of revolutions.

Dr.   Ahady   has   published   (in English)   quite   a few book chapters and numerous    academic    papers   in   internationally   recognized   scholarly journals.   Dr.   Ahady has   also   published   numerous  articles on Middle Eastern and Afghan   politics   in   leading   US   dailies.   And Dr.   Ahady   has published  various analytical and position articles in the Afghan media.

Dr. Ahady was   attracted   to the Afghan Social Democratic Party (Afghan Mellat) in 1969. Since then   he   has   been   an   activist.   When   he  was a graduate   student   at   Northwestern   University,   Dr.  Ahady   organized numerous demonstrations, in Chicago, against the   Soviet   occupation   of Afghanistan.   Dr.  Ahady    was   elected,   by   the   Party  Congress, to the Supreme Council of the Afghan Democratic Party (Afghan Mellat) in 1987 and 1990. And in   1995,   the   Party   Congress   elected   Dr. Ahady as the president of the   Afghan   Social   Democratic   Party (Afghan Mellat). Dr. Ahady still serves the party in this capacity.