Engineer (honorific)

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Engineer is an honorific used in Afghanistan, which is commonly translated into English, rather than being transliterated, like "Mullah" or "Maulvi".[1]

Examples of Afghan politicians known by the honorific "Engineer"

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jon Lee Anderson, Thomas Dworzak (2003). The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan. Grove Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780802140258. http://books.google.ca/books?ei=p038TMj1LY6isAPe_oD3DQ&ct=result&id=4A20pk2lNLEC&dq=Engineer+Afghanistan+honorific&ots=R6jZUaAG7u&q=engineer. Retrieved 2010-12-05. "Engineer Muhammad Aref ('engineer' is a common Afghan honorific, indicating that someone is educated and has studied engineering), who is now the head of Afghan intelligence services, was Massoud's chief of security; it was in his office that the assassination took place." 
  2. Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country’s Troubled Past". V. Strategic Insights. http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Feb/johnsonFeb06.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-29. 
  3. Christina Lamb and Michael Smith (2006-12-10). "Sacked Afghan leader blames opium mafia". London: Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article666611.ece. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
  4. "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province". http://www.nps.edu/programs/ccs/Docs/Executive%20Summaries/Laghman_Provincial_Overview_CCS.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-30. 
  5. "AGREEMENT ON PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN PENDING THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS". United Nations. 2001-12-05. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/texts/bonnagreement.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Meshrano Jirga". Government of Afghanistan. http://www.parliament.af/pme/showdoc.aspx?Id=12. Retrieved 2009-07-15. [dead link]