Afghan Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was the Afghan ambassador to the United States from 2002 to 2003.Shahryar who was born in Kabul, Afg

Was the Afghan ambassador to the United States from 2002 to 2003.Shahryar who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, came to the United States in 1956 on a scholarship to study at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his Bachelor's degree in Physical Chemistry and his Master's in International Relations. He worked as a solar engineer for aerospace companies. Shahryar invented the low-cost solar (photovoltaic) cells in 1972 and developed the process for modern day screen-printing (or mass-producing) of cells used in solar energy panels.[citation needed] He was instrumental in the development of ultraviolet sensitive solar cells for the Jupiter Project for NASA ( news - web sites). In 1993, he was awarded U.S. patent rights for a 20 percent efficient silicon solar cell. His latest patent is pending for a new solar cell that will reduce the cost of solar cells by 50 percent.[citation needed]

An ethnic Tajik from Herat, Afghanistan, was a powerful Mujahedeen commander in the Soviet War in Af

An ethnic Tajik from Herat, Afghanistan, was a powerful Mujahedeen commander in the Soviet War in Afghanistan, and then a key member of the Northern Alliance, later the Governor of Herat Province and is now the Minister of Energy for the country. He is a key member the political party Jamiat-e Islami and the new party United National Front.