Sayed Abdullah Sadat

Driven by a deep passion for Dari literature, General Sadat also earned a degree in literature from Kabul University, graduating in 1989. In 2003, following the rebuilding of the Afghan National Army by NATO and the United States, he was appointed General Director of International Military Cooperation (Protocol) at the Ministry of Defense’s International Relations Department. In 2004, based on a recommendation from the Ministry of Defense and with presidential approval, he was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General. Over his distinguished 40-year career, Brigadier General Sadat was honoured three times, receiving a Medal of Excellent Service and two extraordinary promotions. He officially retired in 2018. General Sadat has participated in numerous military and civilian seminars both domestically and internationally. His official and friendly visits have taken him to many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, the United Arab Emirates, China, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian nations. During his service, he authored a book titled "Travel Guidelines for Afghan National Army Officers," which was published by the military press in 2014. In 2018, due to security threats from extremist groups, General Sadat sought asylum in the United Kingdom, entering legally on a visa. He is married and has five children. His older children have completed higher education, while his two younger children are currently attending school in the UK.

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Brigadier General Sadat’s Activities and Services Inside and Outside the Country:

• Registered the Afghanistan Peace and Understanding Foundation with the Ministry of Justice in Tajikistan.
• Established an English language course for the children of Afghan refugees in Tajikistan.
• Registered Ajram Air Logistic Company in Afghanistan in 2013.
• Registered the Reconstruction and Development Institute with the Ministry of Economy in Afghanistan in 2013.
• Implemented a three-month sewing and literacy project for 400 women in the war-torn areas of Qala-e-Zaman
Khan and Deh Khodaidad in Kabul, through INTERSOS and the United Nations.
• Executed a sewing and literacy project for 430 women in Badakhshan province, supported by the Swiss Embassy
in Afghanistan.
• Appointed as the representative of the Supreme Social Council of Retired Generals and Officers of the Afghan
National Army in London and Europe.
• Volunteered for 13 months at St. Luke’s Institute in Harrow and Wealdstone, London.
• Registered the Afghanistan Peace and Justice Supporters organization in 2024, in Harrow, London, UK.

Best regards

Brigadier General Sayed Abdullah (Sadat)

Director of Afghanistan Peace and Justice Supporters Organisation