Nazir Kabiri is the Deputy Minister for Policy, Ministry of Finance. He is the Founding Member of the Biruni Institute, and served as its Executive Director until his departure to MoF in February 2021.
Prior to founding the Biruni Institute in 2019, he served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Minister of Finance for over six years. Mr. Kabiri has nearly two decades of experience in working with the government and international donors, including working for the UK’s DFID for five years.
Mr. Kabiri holds a degree in Management from South Korea, a BA in Economics from Kabul University and a Master’s Degree in Development Economics (Fulbright Scholar) from the United States.