Mohammad Iqbal Habibi Profile

Mohammad Iqbal Habibi
Dept. Agronomy, Purdue University,
403 W State Street West Lafayette, IN  47906

Faculty of Agriculture
Kandahar University

 

 

 

Mohammad Iqbal l Habibi (Iqbal) son of Sayed Habib was born on March 12th 1978 in the Sayed Abad district of Wardak Provence in Afghanistan. He spent his childhood in Quetta, Balochistan in Pakistan where his family was immigrated during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He attended a school which was designed by UN for Afghans refugees in Pakistan. When his family returned to his native land, Wardak, he then entered high school and graduated from ASH-SHAID Kamal AS-Sananiry High School in 1994. He worked on his family farm until he was able to enroll in Kandahar University in 1999.  In 2004 he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy.  After graduation Iqbal was hired to teach at Kandahar University.  He also he attended a short term training program under the title of Teaching Methodology and Communication Skills in NWFP University in Peshawar Pakistan which was offered by USAID in 2005.

In 2006 he was awarded a Fellowship to study for an MS Degree in Agronomy by the USAID Afghan Merit Scholars program.  Before coming to the Purdue University he attended a four month English language training course at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF).  After arriving in the United States in October 2007, and attended a seven-month English training program in IUPUI in order to meet the English requirements for admittance at Purdue University. He started his studies at Purdue in June 2008.  Iqbal hopes to complete his MS in Agronomy in December 2010. 

 

Links to Other Programs Offered by Purdue

National Guard Afghan Agriculture Development Team Training Program
(This is an additional program being done by Purdue)

Afghan Faculty Exchange Program
(This is an additional program being done by Purdue)

Plant Diagnostic Training Program for Afghan A4 Program
(This is an additional program being done by Purdue)

Purdue/USAID Afghan Merit Scholar Program
(This is an additional program being done by Purdue)

A4 Faculty of Veterinary Science Support Program
(This is an additional program being done by Purdue)