Ahmad Shuja Jamal

Ahmad Shuja Jamal is a lawyer, policy researcher and former Afghan senior civil servant. He was director-general for international relations and regional cooperation at Kabul’s National Security Council (2019–21), where he also served as director for peace and civilian protection. Formerly a researcher for Human Rights Watch, he was also director for development at the American University of Afghanistan.  After leaving Afghanistan, he was head of policy, advocacy and communications at the Jesuit Refugee Service (Australia) and a special advisor at the Refugee Council of Australia, and is currently a lawyer at a top-tier Australian firm.