The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers - 20. Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart

When you hear Ghani speak about his time as Afghanistan's finance minister from 2002 to 2004, you have to wonder why -- with such eloquent plans and passionate drive -- this former World Bank official and anthropology professor wasn't able to set the country right.

"I remember touring the country in [the 1970s]. [Afghans] practiced an incredibly tolerant version of Islam … nothing like what exists in parts of Afghanistan today. The nouveaux riches, the warlords who currently rule Afghanistan … brought with them a totally different way of ruling, which really obscured many of the best qualities of Afghanistan." --Ghani - Foreign Policy's First Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers ...
ډاکټراشرف غني د نړۍ د مهمو مفکرينو وياړ وگاټۀ
Foreign Policy's First Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers ...
The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers

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Ashraf Ghani ("Fixing Failed States"): Success ...