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122^nd Meeting of the Independent Board of Kabul New City Development

The 122^nd meeting of the Independent Board of Kabul New City development was held on 22nd February 2012, at presidential palace. The meeting was chaired by H.E Hedayat Amin Arsala, Senior Minister and Chair of the Independent Board for Kabul New City Development, with the presence of the Founder Member of the Board H.E. Prof. Ishaq Nadiri; Minister of Finance; Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock; Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Economy; Minister more...

26^th Coordination Committee on Greater Kabul Development

The 26^th monthly meeting of the Coordination Committee on Greater Kabul Development (CCGKD) was held on Wednesday 1st February 2012, at Dehsab-Barikab City Development Authority (DCDA) meeting hall. The meeting was attended by representatives from Ministry of Finance, Kabul Governor’s Office, Embassy of Japan, MoUDA, JICA and ADB. more...

Presentation on Kabul New City Master Plan Progress and Urgent Water Resources Development and Supply in the Supreme Water Council

The Supreme Water Council was held on 25^th January, 2012 at the Ministry of Water and Energy with active participation of Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW), Ministry of Mines (MoM), Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), Afghan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (AUWSCC), more...

The Afghanistan Development and Investment Summit

The First Afghanistan Development and Investment Summit was held at Hayat Regency Dubai from 16th to 18th January 2012. The summit was widely attended by the National and International Trade Representatives, Government officials and Donors. more...

Presentation on the Result of Feasibility Study on Urgent Water Resources Development and Supply for Kabul Metropolitan Area

On December 3rd, 2011 an interactive technical seminar was organized on the result of the feasibility study on urgent water resources development and supply for Kabul Metropolitan Area, specifically, Kabul New city, at Serena Hotel, Kabul. The session was widely attended by more than 100 representatives more...

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About CEO

Gholam S. Hassanzadah
Dipl.-Ing. (VDI)

Member & vice Chair of the Independent Board of New Kabul City Development
CEO, Dehsabz- Barikab City Development Authority (DCDA)
Former CEO & President, Siemens Afghanistan
Chairman, Innovation Afghanistan

born November 7th, 1950 in Afghanistan

Educational background

Technical high school (baccalaureate) in Kabul
Institute for technical teacher & assistant engineer in Kabul
Studied mechanical engineering at the universities Kabul in Afghanistan and Mannheim in Federal Republic of Germany

Professional history

1974	Teacher at the Technical High Schools in Kandahar and in Institute for the education of technical teachers’ in Kabul, Afghanistan
1981	Joined Siemens AG, as a project engineer for nuclear power plants called Konvoi ( Emsland, Neckarwetheim and Isar each 1300 MW) in Offenbach, Germany
1987	Head of design and planning for the systems in the hot cells’ area of Wackersdorf nuclear reprocessing plant, in Offenbach, Germany
1989	Project Manager, Marketing, Sales and Services for US nuclear power plants at Siemens Nuclear Power Services in Maryland, USA
1992	Director of Marketing & Sales for Thermal power plants for P.R. of China at Siemens, Erlangen , Germany
2000	Director of Marketing & Sales of Thermal Power Plants for Asia at Siemens Power Generation Group Erlangen , Germany
2002	Director and Senior Representative of Siemens Germany to Afghanistan
2003	CEO & President of Siemens AG Afghanistan Branch in Afghanistan
2010	Since 2006 Member & Vice Chair of Independent Board for Kabul New City Development and since 2010 CEO of Dehsabz City Development Authority
2011	Since December 2011, Chairman of Innovation Afghanistan