Sediq Afghan

Sediq Afghan (Persian: ) is an Afghan mathematician and political activist. He is the founder and head of the World Philosophical Math Research Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had a prominent role in protests in Kabul about Afghanistan- and Islam-related issues, including an anti-American protest in 2003, a hunger strike to protest beatings of journalists by Afghan security officers in 2006, and another one to protest the 2008 Danish Muhammad cartoons.

In June 2023, reports appeared in the media that Sediq Afghan predicted "catastrophe with global consequences" to occur on July 17, 2023.

Education

 * From 1960 to 1965 student in Sultan Ghayasuddin School, Mazar-e-Sharif.
 * From 1965 to 1970 student in Mir Bacha Khan High School, Kabul.
 * From 1970 to 1973 student in Qala-e-Moraad Beek High School, Kabul.
 * From 1973 to 1976 student in Ansari- High School in Kabul
 * From 1976 to 1978 special student in the field of Mathematics for the first time in the history of the country in Polytechnic Institute, Kabul, Afghanistan
 * From 1982 to 1988 student of pedagogy, Faculty of Mathematics, Lipetsk, Russia (now Lipetsk State Pedagogical University) and receiving a master's degree diploma of Mathematics.
 * From 1988 to 1991 student in Pedagogy- Institute- academy in Leningrad (now Herzen University) for a doctorate degree in the field of Mathematics.
 * In 1990 recognized as founder of Philosophical Mathematics in the World and registered in the Academic Offices of Russia by the name of Sediq Afghan, citizen of Afghanistan.

Career

 * From 1978 up to 1979 taught mathematics at Bakhtar High School, a teacher training institute and Sultan Razia High School, in Mazar-e-Sharif.
 * From the year 1979 up to 1982 taught mathematics at Harbi Shoanzai Air and Air Defense University.
 * From 1989 up to 1991 research on Philosophical Mathematics.
 * Advisor and member of Scientists and Specialists in Russian and American Association.
 * Advisor in International Support for Peace, and member of Cosmic Science Academy of Russia.
 * Teacher at Higher Teacher Training Institute of Russia in Lipetsk.
 * General knowledge lecturer in Kyiv University, in different organizations of Ukraine and Russian universities, teaching Philosophical Mathematics to more than 80 foreign scientists who had Academician, Professor and Doctorate degrees.
 * From 1991 up to 1992 shifted the World Philosophical Mathematics Research Center to Kabul and worked as its president, and member of the Scientific Delegation Academy.
 * From 1992 up to 1993 established World Philosophical Mathematics Research Center Agency in Tashkent and at the same time worked as director of the Philosophical Mathematics Council in Uzbekistan. Lecturer in Higher Education Organizations in the Republic State of Uzbekistan and the Police Academy of that country. Political and Science Advisor of President Karimov.
 * From 1993 up to 2001 President of the World Philosophical Mathematics Research Center. Participation in the International Conference of Brain and Spirit Amazement located in Tehran, Iran, and achievement of first rank in the conference.
 * Establishment of Philosophical Mathematics Agency in Shiraz and participation in Shiraz University Conferences.
 * President of Mathematics, Physics and Technical Centers of Science Academy of Afghanistan and at the same time first deputy of Science Academy.
 * From 2001 to 2004 President of the World Philosophical Mathematics Research Center and special advisor in cultural issues.