Abdul Latif Pedram
Abdul Latīf Pedrām عبداللطيف پدرام | |
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Abdul Latif Pedram c. 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1963 Maimay, Badakhshan, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Khorasan In his own opinion Greater Iran |
| Political party | OTF NCP |
| Residence(s) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Occupation | Politician and Parliamentarian |
| Profession | Writer, Professor, Historian, Poet, Journalist and Politician |
| Ethnicity | Pamiri Tajik |
Abdul Latīf Pedrām (Persian: عبداللطيف پدرام; born 29 July 1963) is a politician and a Member of Parliament in Afghanistan. He emerged as a controversial figure in the press and political circles for campaigning for women's personal rights, a taboo subject in Afghanistan's culture. Currently, he is the leader of the National Congress Party and was one of the nine representatives of Badakhshan province in the lower house of parliament. He has since been living in exile. His hometown fell to the Talban prior to Kabul.