Masood Dakik
Sultan Masood Dakik | |
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| Born | 19 August 1967 |
| Occupations | Lobbyist, entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Nargis bint Assadullah |
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Sultan Masood Dakik (born 19 August 1967) is a German-Afghan entrepreneur and lobbyist for the rights of disabled people.[1]
Early life and career
Dakik was born on 19 August 1967 in Kabul, Afghanistan, to father Abdul Khaliq Khan. In 1984, he graduated from Lycée Esteqlal.[2]
In an interview he said that after being admitted to Kabul Medical School he fled to West Germany, because his father, a cousin and close ally of Daoud Khan, was imprisoned during the rule of Barbark Karmal,[2][3][4]. When he reached Germany, he worked in business and management.[2] He then became a green energy entrepreneur and lobbyist for the rights of disabled people, including orphans.[5][6]
In 2015 he has become member of Germany's Federal Cross of Merit.[2][7]
On the official website of the Alliance of International Aid, Dakik is mentioned as chairman and founder. The Alliance is an organization that is dedicated to philanthropic development. Advisory Board Members include the former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and former candidate as Secretary-General of the United Nations Igor Luksic.[8]
Personal life
In 1996, he married his cousin Nargis Dakik with whom he has three children. He and his wife descend from Prophet Mohammed through the saint Sayyid Mir Jan in the 32nd generation.[2]
References
- ^ "Afghan Biographies : Sultan Masood Dakik". Who is who in Afghanistan?. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Hesse, Thomas (2 June 2015). "Der gute Mensch aus Afghanistan" [The good man from Afghanistan]. Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Klarner, Karl-Heinz (1 July 2016). "Königlicher Besuch in Sangerhausen: Sultan Masood Dakik will Flüchtlingen helfen" [Royal visit to Sangerhausen: Sultan Masood Dakik wants to help refugees]. Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Der königliche Flüchtlingshelfer" [The royal refugee helper]. Schleswig-Holsteiner Zeitung (in German). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Aufderheide, Svenja (27 July 2017). "Der neue Coup des Sultans Masood Dakik aus Hamminkeln" [The new coup by Sultan Masood Dakik from Hamminkeln]. NRZ (in German).
- ^ "Carbon Farming der Universität Hohenheim: Saudi-arabische Wüste für 10.000 Hektar große Jatropha-Plantage" [Carbon farming at the University of Hohenheim: Saudi Arabian desert for a 10,000-hectare jatropha plantation]. Agrar Presseportal (in German). University of Hohenheim. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Bekanntgabe der Verleihungen vom 1. April 2015" [Announcement of the awards of April 1, 2015]. Der Bundespräsident (in German). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ https://www.alliance-of-international-aid.com/
