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Who Is Zarifa Ghafari’s Husband? Details On The Partner Of The Afghan Advocate

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Olivia House

Published Feb 25, 2026

Zarifa Ghafari and her husband are in great distress and danger after the Talbanis took control of the country. Zarifa is the mayor of the city of Afghanistan. 

Zarifa is a female politician from Afghanistan.

Who Is Zarifa Ghafari’s Husband?

Zarifa Ghafari, her husband, and her family are all sitting together in their home in this time of anguish and pain. In the wake up Taliban’s control of Afghanistan, Afghani people are all scared.

She has not given much information about her spouse.

Zarifa Ghafari’s Wikipedia And Bio

Zarifa Ghafari is on Wikipedia. We have highlighted some important details on the Afghan advocate.

Zarifa Ghafari is an Afghan advocate, politician, activist, and entrepreneur. She is the present mayor of Maidan Shahr, It is the capital city of the Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

She is one of the few Afghanistani female mayors in the country where women do not have a voice and strength. Ghafari is also the youngest Afghanistani female to be appointed as mayor. She was chosen for this post at 26.

In 2020 by the US Secretary of State, Zarifa was selected as an International Woman of Courage.

Ghafari went to Halima Khazan High School which is in Paktia Province. She pursued her primary education from this school and later went to Chandigarh, India for her higher studies at Panjab University.

In 2019, the Afghani politician was listed in 100 inspiring and influential women by a report by BBC.

When the Talibani forces took charge of the country, Zarifa announced that she won’t leave the country. She told, “I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family. I’m just sitting with them and my husband.”

On Zarifa Ghafari’s Father

Zarifa Ghafari’s father, Abdul Wasi Ghafari, was an Afghan Army colonel and commander.

She was in the Special Operations Corps. Colonel Abdul was gunned down by the militants. On November 5th, 2020, the killing took place in front of his own house.

Is Zarifa Ghafari On Twitter?

Zarifa Ghafari is on Twitter. She goes by the username of @Zarifa_Ghafari. She opened Twitter and started using this platform in 2014.

She has pulled a huge fanbase on Twitter. Ghafari is followed by 62.9k followers.

Following the Taliban’s capture, Zarifa has been tweeting a lot and has been grabbing lots of attention from all around the world.

In one of her tweets, she wrote, “They want to silence us, but they will not succeed. Because we are women and we are agents of peace, as we have always been in times of war.”