Karim Khoram

Abdul Karim Khoram (born 1963) is the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai's Chief of Staff from 2011 to 2014. As the presidential chief of staff, Khoram controls the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) and therefore the Afghan government's message.

Previously he acted as the Minister for Culture and Information also in the cabinet of Hamid Karzai.

Biography Abdul Karim Khoram was born in Kabul Province in 1963 to a Pashtun family. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kabul City and was then admitted to the Polytechnical University of Kabul in 1982. However, he was imprisoned for three years by the communist regime because of his involvement in anti-communist activities. Therefore, he was not able to complete his higher education at the Polytechnical University of Kabul. In order to complete his higher education, Khoram left for Paris, France in 1991, where he received a master's degree in International law and Diplomacy. While he was still in Paris, Khoram received a second master's degree in Export Law. Afterwards, he served as a professor and expert on Eastern Languages at several French Universities for some time. Khoram furthermore owns at least three private newspapers, a television channel and a radio station.

Khoram also scrapped initial plans to integrate the Afghan National Radio and Television into the public service run by an independent board. He put the state television and radio under his personal control instead. This led to calls for impeachment.