1. Mohammed Nader Yama
Expert, Public Sector Management and Governance
Date of Birth: 01 January 1978
Marital Status: Married
Languages: English (fluent), Russian, Dari and Pashtu
Education:
2008 - 2010 Bachelor in Executive Leadership, Major: Business and Media, Bircham
International University, DL Course, Spain/USA
2016- current
Summary
Mr. Nader Yama is an experienced public administration and governance expert. He has served the people of
Afghanistan for the last 17 years in a number of different capacities with the United Nations, Afghanistan
National Development Strategy, the Human Rights Commission, different ministries in the Afghan
government and for the past six years worked with Independent Directorate for Local Governance - IDLG.
He has recently assigned as Minister Counselor of Afghanistan Embassy in Ottawa. But in his recent position
with IDLG, he was an Acting Minister and Deputy Minister for Policy and Technical. In his recent position, Mr.
Yama managed an organization with over 20000 employees, 34 Governors' Offices, 379 District Governors'
Offices, 156 Municipalities and 34 Provincial Council Offices. He was responsible throughout Afghanistan for
the improvement of overall governance, enable local stability and facilitate service delivery at the local level
through provision of policy guidance, strengthening local institutions, and implement key public sector
reforms. He works closely with the President and Cabinet colleagues in an extremely challenging
environment.
Apart from his professional career, Mr. Nader Yama is a well known figure, both by the current politicians and
the new generation of leaders in arisen. He was a key member of the Cabinet and National Security Council.
He is seen as a professional technocrat, constructive and positive thinker and someone who delivers. He is
well recognized by superiors in the Unity Government and has a great deal of reputation in the international
community as the result of his efforts and partnership with Embassies and Development Agencies, as well as
NATO-RS Mission in Afghanistan.
In addition, he has extensive experience in conflict, stabilization, peace-building and state-building with long
years of working experience in these fields. He has specific expertise in enabling a conducive environment for
women and youth empowerment, and promoting partnerships between the state and non-state actors such
as civil society and privet sector, an effective model for to state-building, democracy and socio-economic
development at the local level.
Mr. Yama is also extremely active in supporting civil society both in Afghanistan and the wider region. He
established a network of responsible citizens to help build a responsive society called The “Hamdeli Network”
launching of festivals with participation of 20,000 citizens to promoting culture of peace. His other
engagements outside the government are:
 Chairman of the ALEF Young Leaders Network in Afghanistan
 Member of Steering Committee for “Tawanmandi” supporting civil society program funded by UK,
Sweden, Swiss, and Denmark
 Member of the Stability Institute – USA – contributing with issuing articles and advice on stability
support initiatives and approaches.

2.  Member of Strategic Guidance Group for N-Peace – Network of Peace Builders across the Asia
Pacific
 Member of Advisory Panel to UNDP National Human Development Report on Afghanistan
 Member of Advisory Board for ACTA, a network to fight against corruption in Afghanistan
 Member of LOGIN network across the Asia focusing on support to decentralization and good local
governance – 10 countries across the South-Asia.
 Member of Afghanistan Integrity and Corporate Governance to support business integrity and
promotion
 Member of the Board for Afghanistan Environment Watch Organization
 Member of the Asia Society Young Leader, a network of Young leaders with 900 members across the
Asia- lead the Afghanistan chapter for 2011 with key achievements of development of positions
papers for Bonn, Chicago, and Tokyo Conference proposing reforms across all sectors and convey
youth messages
 Volunteer member and supporter of Afghan Carpet Association.
 Member of Peace-Direct Network – with 4000 members and promoting peace across the world.
Dec 2016 - Nov 2016
Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Position: Acting Minister
Responsibilities: Leadership an organization responsible to improve
governance and service delivery and contribute to local stability and
socioeconomic development at the local level. 34 Governor Offices,
3759 District Governors Offices, 157 Municipalities and 34 Provincial
Councils with 20000 employees in total.
Dec 2015 - 2016
Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Position: Deputy Minister on Policy and Technical Affairs
Responsibilities: Managing all policy and technical affairs pertaining to
local governance contributing to effective service delivery, stability and
socioeconomic development at the local level in Afghanistan.
Dec 2013 - 2015
Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Position: Director of Strategy and Partnership - Senior Advisor to
Leadership –Team Leader
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of Strategic Advisors to support policy reforms, programs
development, strategic partnership and other high caliber of tasks
- Support leadership with strategic direction on sub-national governance
reform issues.
- Build the capacity of directorates to effectively perform their mandated
tasks
Mar 2011 – Dec 2013 Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Position: Director of Strategic Coordination – Senior Adviser to
Leadership
Responsibilities:
- Lead the dynamic team of the IDLG to implement IDLG 5 Strategy

3. - Lead the IDLG Programs Section for effective programs development,
coordination, implementation, and reporting
- Lead the Sub-national Governance component of Governance Cluster and
Tokyo mutually agreed benchmarks in the area of local governance
- Lead the team to support Transition, Peace and Reintegration processes
- Being key contributor to Civil-Military integrated practice and partnering
with ANSF and NATO-ISAF
- Manage donors coordination forum to update donors on progress of SNG
reform agenda, discuss key SNG reform issue, identify challenges and
bottlenecks and determine way forward
- Representing IDLG in senior management meetings across within and
outside the country
Oct 2009 Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG)
Position: Manager Program Implementation
Responsibilities: Management of PIS Section responsible for the
implementation of IDLG 5 Years Strategic workplan, provide technical
support (Planning and Implementation, M&E and Reporting) to programs
and ensure effective coordination among programs, lead the efforts of
SNG part of the Governance Cluster, manage PRT issues and contributed
to the OMID Operational Plan development, and responsible for cross-
cuttings; transition, peace and reintegration, as well as mobilize Technical
Assistance/International Advisors, as well as represent IDLG and policy
and strategic level.
June – Oct – 09 Policy Analysis and Development – Ministry of Economy
Position: Policy Analyst and Team Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Manage PAD team in overall delivery of policy support to the MoEc;
Assist the ministry officials in its strategies and studies within the ANDS
framework on how better improve the country’s macro-level socio-
economic development, provide technical recommendations, enhance
policy functions of the ministry and support structuring of ICCD, make it
operational and mobilize resources.
Jan – Jun – 09 Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)
Position: Sector Coordinator (Good Governance, Rule of law and
Human Rights)
Responsibilities: coordination of ANDS development and
implementation, alignment of programs with ANDS, facilitation of sector
policy and sector-based national programs development, process
monitoring and evaluation of national programs and attainment of its
outputs/outcomes as per ANDS, Afghanistan Compact and Afghanistan’s
Millennium Development Goals set benchmarks, and generating reports on
the achievements made against ANDS output/outcome-indicators
2007 – November - 2008 Cooperation for Reconstruction of Afghanistan
Position: Executive Manager
Responsibilities: Leading the team of operations in overall management
of organization operations; administration, finance, logistic and
procurement, grants management, + some program management
assignments such as liaison with stakeholders and donors and project
reporting, donor negotiations, and training.
Feb 2005 – Mar 2007 UN-Habitat (Civil Society Empowerment Program)

4. Position: Grants/Finance Officer given promotion as the Project
Manager by the end of the project (managing 329 small grant projects;
proposal solicitation, review, and approval of grants, as well as grants
project administration, monitoring and close-out, management of a team of
22 persons).
June – 2004 Southern Development (SD):
Position: Admin/Finance Officer
Responsibilities and accountabilities within SD organization were covering
more-less similar assignments I used to handle under the same position for
other organizations outlined hereunder.
Feb – 2003 AIHRC (Afghan Independent Human Right Commission)
Position: Finance/Human Resources Director
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Manage all operations
sections section activities (finance and administration, HR, logistics….),
providing over-all guidance; delegate authority and responsibilities as
appropriate and supervision of a team of 56 support staff.
Aug. 2002 -2003 UH-Habitat/National Solidarity Program (NSP)
Position: Admin/Finance Officer
Jan. 2002 UH-Habitat/ (ECHO Section)
Position: Admin/Finance Assistant
Jan. 2001 UH-Habitat/ (CFDO Section)
Position: Accountancy Consultant /Trainer
June - 2000 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Position: Data Base Manager/Field Officer
Jan. 1999 International Assistance Mission (IAM)
Position: Conversational Dari and English Instructor
1998 Solidarites NGO.
Position: AdminFinance Officer
1998 Solidarites NGO.
Position: I in Administration (while still covering position II duties)
1997 Solidarites NGO.
Position: II in Administration
Responsibilities Accountabilities:
1997 Solidarites NGO.
Position: Secretary of Winter Relief Program
Responsibilities Accountabilities:
Training:
Oct. 2012 Guest Speaker/Instructor to US Institute of Stability – US
Oct. 2011 NATO School, Germany – Guest Speaker, delivering lectures on Sub-
National Governance challenges in Afghanistan to ISAF/PRT officers and
NCOs those would shortly will be deployed to NATO HQs and in
Afghanistan
NoV 2010 Walton Park – Guest Speaker and Presenter on Political Reconciliation –
London - UK

5. May 2010 OSCE Conference – Security, Governance and Gender Issues – Seoul -
Korea
May 2009 National Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Kolalompur -
Malaysia, hosted by the Government of Malaysia.
2005 (March-April) Grants Management System (GMS) - organized by Open Society Institute
(OSI) and held in Sofia – Bulgaria.
2005 (Sep. – Oct.) Financial Conference - organized by Open Society Institute (OSI) and held
in Antalya – Turkey.
2005 (Oct. – Nov.) Grants Management System (GMS) - organized by Open Society Institute
(OSI) and held in Sofia – Bulgaria.
Other Skills:
Computer: MS Office Package; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft
Project, Publisher, Grants Management System (GMS) (OSI developed
web-based software), and intranet and internet.
Typing: 60 wpm both in English and Dari
Language: English, Russian, Dari and Good Pashtu,
Driving: Good Driver, bearing a local driving license.
Publications:
- An Article titled “Afghanistan Post 2014” discusses security and
development post 2014 in Afghanistan.
- An Article titled “Enlightening the Gray” published by Asia Society,
and IDLG Magazine
- An Article titled “IDLG and SN Governance” published by IDLG
- An Article titled “Transition and Good Governance”
- An Article titled “Living in Conflict, life in Afghanistan” published in
Practical Peace Monthly Magazine by PEACE DIRECT Organization,
UK,
Conflict Resolution
- Member of the PEACE Network around the globe, with my personal
efforts in family conflict resolution in Afghanistan and contribute to
the findings of peace builders and readers around the globe.
Membership of other Entities and Networks:
Personality Reference:
- Nader Nadery- President Adviser on Public Affairs. Email:
nadery@areu.org.af. Mobile: +93 (0) 708242424
- Mr. Sadat Nadery - Minister for Urban Development - GIRoA.
Mobile: +93 (0) 799134234
- Dr Gregory Willson – International Consultant, UK - Email:
gregory@antyles.com
- Mr. Andy Tamas – Canada - Senior Policy Adviser – GIZ, Email:
andy@tamas.com
- Dr. Nipa Banerjee, PhD, Sprott School of Business - MBA Program -
International Development Management - Carleton University -
Ottawa. Email: nipa.banerjee@uottawa.ca, Mobile: +1 (613)
697-9814
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Contact Address:

6. - Mohammad Nader Yama, Currently Minister Consular – Afghanistan
Embassy in Ottawa - Canada.
Email: nader.yama@gmail.com, Mobile: + 1 (613) 400-5661

7. - Mohammad Nader Yama, Currently Minister Consular – Afghanistan
Embassy in Ottawa - Canada.
Email: nader.yama@gmail.com, Mobile: + 1 (613) 400-5661