Sarwar Danish

Muhammad Sarwar Danish سرور دانش‎
Second Vice President of Afghanistan
In office 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021 In exile: since 15 August 2021
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Karim Khalili
Minister of Higher Education
In office 1 January 2010 – 29 September 2014
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Mohammad Azam Dadfar
Succeeded by	Abdollah Obeid
Minister of Justice
In office 23 December 2004 – 1 January 2010
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Abbas Karimi
Succeeded by	Habibullah Ghaleb
Governor of Daykundi
In office 28 March 2004 – 22 December 2004
Succeeded by	Abdul Hai Neamati
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Sarwar 1961 (age 62–63) Ishtarlay District, Daykundi Province (now in Urozgan Province), Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghanistani
Political party	Hezbe Wahdat
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Ethnicity	Hazara

Muhammad Sarwar Danish (Dari: سرور دانش‎), (born 1961) is a politician from Afghanistan. He was Vice President of Afghanistan^[1] from 2014 to 2021. Before, he was Acting Minister of Justice from 2004 to 2010 and Acting Minister of Higher Education from 2010 to 2014. Danish became its first Governor of Daykundi province in 2004, when it became seperate from Urozgan province.

Danish was born in 1961 in the Ishtarlay District of Daykundi province in central Afghanistan. He belongs to the Hazara group and his father's name is Muhammad Ali.

Danish completed his higher education in Iraq, Syria and Iran. He has degrees in law, journalism and Islamic studies. He received a Masters in Fiqh. From 1982 to 2001, he made various publications. Danish has written 15 books and 700 academic essays. He is fluent in Dari, Pashto and Arabic language.

1. ↑ "Afghan VP voices concerns for risking massive 500kV power project through Salang". Afghan News Agency. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.