Mohammad Qayoumi
Mohammad Qayoumi | |
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Mohammad Qayoumi in 2016 | |
| Finance Minister | |
| In office July 2018 – March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal |
| Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 2015 – March 2020 | |
| 28th President of San José State University | |
| In office July 1, 2011 – August 17, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Don Kassing |
| Succeeded by | Susan Martin |
| 4th President of California State University, East Bay | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Norma Rees |
| Succeeded by | Leroy Morishita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi December 14, 1952 Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati (Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S., M.S.) American University of Beirut (B.S.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering |
Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi (born December 14, 1952) is an engineer and professor who formerly served as acting Minister of Finance and as the Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the President of Afghanistan. He previously served as President of San José State University where he was appointed on March 23, 2011. Prior to that, he served as the fourth president of California State University, East Bay. He has worked in university administration for more than 30 years and has a background in both engineering and business. Qayoumi was born in Afghanistan and is the first Afghan-American to head a major U.S. university.
In June 2010, Qayoumi contributed a photo essay to Foreign Policy magazine about Afghanistan in the 1960s, which led to an interview on the NPR program Morning Edition (aired June 18, 2010).