Chancellor Biography

Identification:  

• Name: Abdul Rashid
• Sure Name: Iqbal
• Date of Birth: March/14/1966
• Place of birth: Wardak-Afghanistan
• Job Title: Professor/Geophysist
• Educational Degree: Master Degree
• Scientific Rank: Professor

 

Educations:

1. Primary School: Chak Wardak, Wardak-Afghanistan
2. Secondary School: Jami High School, Herat-Afghanistan
3. Bachelor Degree: Azerbaijan Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry, Department of Geophysics 
4. Master Degree: Azerbaijan Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry, Department of Geophysics

 

Courses:

1. Many short courses and training on Geophysics in India, Turkey, Iran, Germany and Finland.
2. UNISCO geophysical regional training course Hyderabad-India
3. Airborne Geophysical Training Course Shiraz and Yazd-Iran
4. Community Development Course-Kabul                                          

 

Work Experiences:

• Engineer in Ministry of Mines and Industries, year 1986
• Army Holy Services, year 1986-1987
• Engineer in WAPECA, Ministry of Energy and Water, year1988 
• Instructor at Oil and Gas Mines Engineering Department of KPU, year 1989 till now
• Assistant of professor and administrator of Chancellor Office, year 1990-1991
• Acting Chancellor of Kabul Polytechnic Institute, year 1998
• Dean of Faculty of Geology and Mines of KPU, from May 2019 till July 2020
• Chancellor of Kabul Polytechnic University, from 2020 till now
• Worked at many International Organizations such as IAM, Care International, Solidarities, MEDAIR, Mercy Corps, CHF and UH-Habitat, years 1998-2017

 

Languages:

1. Pashto: excellent speaking, reading and writing
2. Dari: excellent speaking, reading and writing
3. English: excellent speaking, reading and writing
4. Russian: excellent speaking, reading and writing