Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani

Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani
Dr. Ahmad Yusef Nuristani in December 2009
Governor of Herat Province, Afghanistan
In office
18 January 2009  24 August 2010
Preceded bySayed Hussein Anwari
Succeeded byDaud Shah Saba
Personal details
Born1947
Neshagram, Want District, Nuristan Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
ProfessionPolitician

Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani is a former politician from Afghanistan. He served as governor of Herat province from January 2009 to August 2010. In September 2018, President Ashraf Ghani appointed Nuristani to the Meshrano Jirga, the upper body of parliament in Afghanistan. From 2005 to 2008 he was the 1st Deputy Defense Minister, Government of Afghanistan. He was recently convicted in the United States and in Afghanistan.