Economics

The Faculty of Economics, established in 2010, consists of twenty lecturers. Fourteen of the lecturers have master’s degrees and six are pursuing P. HD   at various universities abroad. The Faculty has enrolled students in bachelor of business administration department and from its establishment, 1042 students have been graduated. The Faculty has strong relations with Afghanistan Bank, private banks and universities, directorates of Customs, Finance, Municipality, Commerce Chamber, and Economics and mutual contract of assistance in various fields.

Vision:

KUFE will be a leading faculty in the country and as well as in the region. It will train experts in the relevant fields and provide academic research and services in order to play an important role in the economic development of the country.

Mission:

To build an effective and high quality administration in the fields of Economics that would provide quality education, research and services in accordance to the international educational and academic standards.

Vision: The Economics Faculty will be a leading faculty in the country and as well as in the region. It will train experts in the relevant fields and provide academic research and services in order to play an important role in the economic development of the country.

Mission: To build an effective and high quality administration in the fields of Economics that would provide quality education, research and services in accordance to the international educational and academic standards.

Mission: To build an effective and high quality administration in the fields of Economics that would provide quality education, research and services in accordance to the international educational and academic standards.

Departments:

Department of Management and Business Administration

Department of National Economics

Department of Entrepreneurship

Department of Finance and Banking

Department of Statistics and Econometrics

 

                                           Introduction of economics faculty dean

 

Assistant Prof. Abdullah Ziarmal,  son of Haji Mohammad Sayeed, was born in the Zhari district of Kandahar in 1990. Subsequently, Mr Ziarmal's family relocated to Kandahar City to provide their children with a proper education and the opportunity to live in a more civilized environment. He attended Shah Hussain Hotak High School for his primary education and later completed his secondary education at Ahmad Shah Baba High School.

In 2010, Mr. Ziarmal earned his diploma from Ahmad Shah Baba High School. In 2013, he successfully passed the Kankoor exam and gained admission to Kandahar University's Faculty of Economics. He graduated with honours in 2016, having excelled throughout the four-year program. Following his graduation, he took on the sacred responsibility of teaching and became a faculty member in the economics department at the university.

 

In 2020, Mr Ziarmal was selected to pursue his master's degree in Islamic Banking and Finance at IIUM University in Malaysia. He completed his master's program in 2022 with distinction, earning a place on the Dean's List.

Upon completing his master's degree in 2022, Assistant Professor Ziarmal returned to his native country and resumed his teaching position at the Faculty of Economics. In the same year, he was nominated as the Dean of the Economics Faculty at Kandahar University. Subsequently, the Prime Minister, Mr Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund, officially announced Mr Abdullah's appointment to this prestigious position.

Since then, Asst. Prof. Ziarmal has been leading the faculty and teaching a wide range of subjects in both the day and night sections of the Faculty of Economics. Additionally, he has provided instruction in various economic subjects at Kandahar University and other faculties, including journalism, education, and law.

Throughout his career, he has actively participated in numerous academic, social, and economic seminars, conferences, and workshops, both domestically and internationally. His contributions have extended to events held in countries such as Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

 

MSc in Islamic Banking and Finance

• Young Experience of 6 years in Academia.

Teaching Interests: Banking, Research Methodology, Statistics Monetary Economics, Financial Management

Research Interests: Islamic Finance, Banking, SMEs, and Investment.

Author of 2 research papers. Guided 50 research scholars and 30 Research scholars are currently working under his guidance.

Dean List Award by IIUM 2022.

Member of PDC-Provincial Development Committee, Kandahar Afghanistan.

• Member of KEC-Kandahar Economics Committee.

 

Department of Economics

History

Economics is one of the most important department in the faculty of Economics, established in 2010. The department has 6 permanent lecturers. Three PHDs and three Master’s degree holders. The curriculum of the department is approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE). The department does not graduated students but the lecturers are teaching department related subjects in other faculty and departments.

 

Vision:

National Economics department will be at the top level in fields of teaching, research and academic services, and keeping the demands of the current economic problems, the department will educate, train and provide experienced scholars to the society.

Mission:

The National Economics department is trying the very best to create an academic environment that can provide quality-based teaching and research services to the students. Moreover, it is its core responsibility to train and expertise the students in order to have proficient working capacity that bridge the gap founds in national economics of this country.

 

 

 

Entrepreneurship Department

History:

Entrepreneurship is one of the most important department in the faculty of Economics, established in 2010. The department has 3 permanent lecturers.

We are in contact with Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) to develop Curriculum for this department.

The department does not graduated students but the lecturers are teaching department related subjects in other faculty and departments.

 

Vision:

To educate students such:

  • To be innovative in Entrepreneurship
  • Utilize available commercial opportunities maximally
  • Be confident in Business Management and consistent against challenge involved

Mission

We strive to improve teaching and research capacity in order to achieve excellence.

Therefor, we are committed to:

  • A more disciplined, experimental and self-learning innovate studying environment
  • Stimulate students thinking power in Entrepreneurial spheres and,
  • Motivate students to think of new and innovate commercial ideas and policies.

 

Department of Finance and Banking

History

Kandahar University Faculty of economics was approved and established in the year (1389) by the Ministry of higher education (MoHE) and officially started functioning withing the framework of Kandahar University. As this faculty is a young faculty and is not long after its establishment while the Faculty of economics growing and has strong commitment to provide quality and useful academic services to all its citizens and stakeholders. Faculty’s leadership believes that Faculty of economics of Kandahar University is moving in a healthy circuit, taking steps towards expansion and growth. Hence, at the beginning of the activities of this young faculty, the following department was officially approved. Department of Finance and Banking is one of among. This department has 4 masters lecturers alongside a de facto PHD student and master student  in international Islamic university of Malaysia (IIUM).

Vision:

The department of Finance and Banking aims to establish a firm knowledge in business banking & finance educate students with a good command on financial modelling and framework necessary in financial world.

Mission:

Providing student with an environment that focuses on all dimensions of learning and understanding skills, disseminate knowledge on important financial issues through innovative learning experience that will enable students to succeed in variety of jobs in banking and other financial institutions.

The Biography of the lecturers of Department of Finance and Banking

 

Department of Statistics and Econometrics

  • History

Statistics and Econometrics is one of the most important department in the faculty of Economics, established in 2010. The department has 3 permanent lecturers. The curriculum of the department is approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE). The department does not graduated students but the lecturers are teaching department related subjects in other faculty and departments.

  • Vision

To provide high-quality statistical services, contributing to the social and economic development of Afghanistan.

  • Mission

The mission of the department is to be nationally competitive institute for research and education in Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, and operation Research.

 

 

 

The Biography of the lecturers of Department of Economics

 

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Nasir Ahmad Nasiri

 

 

Full Name:                              Nasir Ahmad Nasiri

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Head of the department

Field of Study:                       Master of Economics

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Macroeconomics, environmental economics, demographic, population economics, and development economics

E-mail:                                    Nasirahmad.nasiri@yahoo@.com

Phone: (+93) – 707000143

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Bashir Ahmad Niazmal
  2. Full Name:                              Bashir Ahmad Niazmal
  3. Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant
  4. Designation:                      Head of publication committee and member of research committee of economic faculty.
  5. Field of Study:                      Master of Arts (MA Economics)
  6. Educational Level:                Master
  7. Research Interest area:      conomic development, Poverty and inequality, Macroeconomics Theory, International economics
  8. E-mail:                                    Bashir.billal312@gmail.com

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Abdul Ahad Zahid 

 

Full Name:                              Abdul Ahad Zahid

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Economics

Educational Level:                Master

E-mail:                                    zahid.kdr@gmail.com

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Rahmatullah Pashtoon            

 

Full Name:                              Rahmatullah Pashtoon

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                          Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of business administration (Financial Management)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Enterprises, Small enterprises, Microeconomics, Financial management and management

E-mail:                                    rpashtoon@hotmail.com

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Sayed Ahmad Sadaat                       

 

Full Name:                              Sayed Ahmad Sadaat

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Economics

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Macroeconomics, labour economics, management

 E-mail:                              sayed_ahmadafg@yahoo.com

 

 

6 .  Name: Elyas Ahmad Agha Poyan

Academic Rank: Junior Teaching Assistant

Designation: Lecturer

Field of Study: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Education level: Bachelor

Research Interest Area: Entrepreneurship, Management, National Economics, Business, Financial Markets and Investment

Email: Elyasahmadpoyan@gmail.com

  • Senior Teaching Assistant Safiullah Samoon

 

Full Name:                              Safiullah Samoon

Academic Rank:                    Senior Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Finance and Banking

Educational Level:                Ph.D. Candidate (Economics), IIUM

Research Interest area:       Banking and Finance, Islamic Finance, Microfinance

 

E-mail:                                   safi2samoon@gmail.com

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Abdullah Ziarmal

 

Full Name:                              Abdullah Ziarmal

Academic Rank:                     Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Member of of Department

Field of Study:                       Master of Islamic Finance and Banking

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Islamic economics, Islamic banking, and Finance

E-mail:                                  abdullah2016ziarmal@gmail.com

 

 

  • Teaching Assistant Ghulam Rabani Shahamat

 

Full Name:                              Ghulam Rabani Shahamat

Academic Rank:                    Senior teaching assistant

Designation:                           Head of Department

Field of Study:                       Master of Finance and Banking

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Public budget, government expenditure and revenue, macro-economic variables economic policies,

E-mail:                                   gh.shahmat@gmail.com

 

The Biography of the lecturers of Department of Business administration

  1. Teaching Assistant Shamsullah Shams 

 

Full Name:                              Shamsullah Shams

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Head of Department

Field of Study:                       MBA

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Financial Management

            Email Add: shams.s@graduate.utm.my

             Mobile: (+93)-747746236

 

2. Teaching Assistant Karimullah Ezam

 

Full Name:                              Karimullah Ezam

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Business Administration (MBA Finance)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Financial Management, stocks exchange market and Marketing

E-mail:                                    Ezam786@gmail.com

Phone/Mobile                        (+93)-700-321786

 

 

  1. Muhammad Hasham Daqiq

Name                                     Muhammad Hasham Daqiq

Academic Ranking                Assistance Professor

Designation                           Lecturer

Field of Study                        Ph.D in Economics Development 

Education Level                     Phd

  • Research Interest area                   
  • The role of Supply chain management on Economics Development
  • Export promotion (Agriculture economics)
  • Industrial economics 
  • Private public partnership (PPPs)

E-mail :                                           Daqiq.hasham@gmail.com

 

Full Name                         Ahmad Wali Popal

Academic rank                 Teaching Assistant

Profession                        University Lecturer

Department                      Management and Business Administration

Education Level               MSC in Management & Economics

Work experience              Lecturer since 1390

E-Mail                              popalwali@gmail.com

Phone/Mobile                   (+93)-748-283583

                                                                                                                                         

 

 

 

 

5. Teaching AssistanZmarialay Mywandwal

 

Full Name:                             Zmarialay Mywandwal

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                          Lecturer

Field of Study:                      Economics

Educational Level:                Master

E-mail:                                    Ghamynoori@gmail.com

 

 

The Biography of the lecturers of Department of Statistics and Econometrics

 

  1. Full Name:                       Nasibullah Amani

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Head of the department

Field of Study:                       Master of Business Administration (MBA finance) 

Educational Level:                 Master

Research Interest area:           Management

E-mail:          naseebullahamani@gmail.com

Telephone: +93703285006

 

 

 

  1. Full Name:                              Mohammad Rahim Shahzad

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Business Administration (MBA HR)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Entrepreneurship, Business, HR, Marketing

E-mail:                                    Shahzad.rh1@gmail.com

 

 

  1. Full Name:                       Gulabuddin Noori

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                        Business and management (BM)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Entrepreneurship, Business, and Marketing

E-mail:                                    gulabuddinnoori7@gmail.com

 

The Biography of the lecturers of Department of Statistics and Econometrics

  1. Teaching Assistant Mohammad Edrees Rahimi

 

 

Full Name:                              Mohammad Edrees Rahimi

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Head of Department

Field of Study:                       Master of Business Administration (MBA Finance)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Financial Modeling, Asset pricing, Financial Econometrics, Portfolio theory

E-mail:                                    medrees75@yahoo.com

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Naqibullah Haqbin

 

Full Name:                              Naqibullah Haqbin

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study:                       Master of Business Administration (MBA Finance)

Educational Level:                Master

Research Interest area:       Entrepreneurship, Macroeconomics, Service quality

E-mail:                                    Haqbeen.afghan@gmail.com

 

 

 

  1. Teaching Assistant Ahmad Mohammadi

 

Full Name:                              Ahmad Mohammadi

Academic Rank:                    Teaching Assistant

Designation:                           Lecturer

Field of Study                         Economics   

Educational Level:                 Master

Research Interest area:        Macroeconomics, Econometrics, international and regional trade

             E-mail:                                    mohammadi.kdr.eco@gmail.com