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Balkh University
Ferdawsi street
First floor
Mazar-e-sharif, Balkh, 1701
Afghanistan

Jamshid Fardi

Ahmad Jamshid Fardi, a 2011 International Visitor Leadership Program (#IVLP) alumnus and founder of the Youth Movement for Peace. Fardi is a Professor of Balkh University and the President of the Balkh chapter of the Afghan-U.S. Alumni Network. Through the numerous peace summits Fardi has organized and participated in, he brings together peace activists, civil society members, tribal leaders, academics, and religious scholars to discuss the root causes of violence and promote a culture of tolerance. Ahmad Jamshid Fardi is currently working as a professor at Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Balkh University. Besides, he is member of Professional Speakers Association of Afghanistan, motivational speaker, creative thinker and civil activist. He has been working as a change agent in the education sector for more than a decade.