Business to Business Matchmaking
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
May, 2008
Read more
Iron mine worth $60bn to open next year
8 July, 2008
Read more
Management Team
President & CEO

Ph.D. Economics, Carleton University Ottawa, University of Kingston Ontario, B.A. (Honors) Economics University of Winnipeg Manitoba. Prior to becoming the President of AISA, Dr. Zakhilwal served as the Chief Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) of Afghanistan. Dr. Zakhilwal has been a member of the Supreme Council of Da Afghanistan Bank (Afghanistan Central Bank) and teaches Economics at Kabul University.
Vice President, Investment/Director, Industrial Parks Development Department

BA, from York University, Ontario, Canada with years of experience in finance, business information analysis and business development. Mr. Akbar worked as a business manager, account manager, office coordinator for various Afghan, Canadian and international business firms. His cross cultural business experience is an asset to the organization.
Vice President, Administration

BSC Kabul University in economics and BSc Industrial Management from Institute for Industrial Management with extensive studies in the areas of rural development. Mr. Ahmadzai has over two decades of experience in domestic and international banking in Afghanistan. He served as a vice president for administration in the Agricultural Development Bank of Afghanistan.
Investor Support Director

BSC from Kabul University along with certificates in foreign trade, market economics, marketing plan, economic administration and investment privatization. Mr. Zahed has several years of experience in trade and business information analysis. He has worked for 15 years for the Ministry of Commerce in various departments.
Research and Policy Director

MSc & B.Sc (hones) in Economics, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. Prior to becoming the Director research & policy of AISA, Mr. Said Mubin Shah served as the program Economist at USAID/ Afghanistan, Macro economic Advisor and Senior Director General of Monetary Policy Department at the Da Afghanistan Bank, Dean of faculty of economics and assistant professor at the Afghanistan university for Science and Technology. He is currently a member of the board of directors at the Afghanistan University for Management Science.
Investment Promotion Director

Abdul Walid Tamim, Medical Doctor from Kabul Medical University, with extensive experience and training in the areas of media, public relation, communication, event management and journalism. His technical, organizational and time management skills are excellent. Worked with international agencies such as USAID/BearingPoint (Media Advisor Assistant), Chemonics International Inc (Media Liaison Officer), and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Local Producer and Stringer).
Deputy Investor Support

MBA in Strategic Marketing from University of Hull, U.K and Masters Degree in Political Science and Sinology from Munich University. Prior to joining AISA Ms. Lohnes has worked for 7 years in the logistics sector. Areas of responsibility included Business Development, Marketing and Customer Service Management with international logistics and freight forwarding companies in both China and Singapore.
Licensing Director

Master of Management and BBA from International Islamic University Malaysia, before becoming the Licensing Director. Mr. Mansoori served as Licensing Support and Regional Office Coordinator. Bedsides, Mr. Mansoori was working as an assistant manager in EBL global Sdn Bhd, Malaysia. He has natural talent and capacity that he can work efficiently and effectively for any International and domestic organization.
Media Manager

DIT from CECOS Data Institute-Pakistan, together with extensive courses in web/graphic Design & Development, Multimedia Production and Information Architecture. Mr. Tabish has more than six years of experience in IT and web design. His talent and creativity is an asset to the organization.
Documentation and Archive Manager

B.A from Kabul University in Languages & literature and DBA from Kardan Institute in business Administration with years of experience in Financial Management, Business Management, Accounting, Investment promotion, Microfinance and Administration in many International and National organizations. Now he is working for AISA as Documentation & Archive Manager and Secretary of High Commission on Investment HCI.
Procurment & Contract Manager

Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) from Graduate School of Management & Computer Sciences (GSMCS) Pakistan.He has many years of experience in Business Administration and Finance. He has worked for 17 years for the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

