Habiba Sarobi: First Ever-Female Provincial Governor

On March 3, 2005, President Hamid Karzai appointed Afghanistan's first ever-female provincial governor. Governor Habiba Sorabi assumed her post as governor of central Bamiyan Province on March 23, 2005. Habiba Sarobi previously served as Minister for Women’s Affairs. Her appointment is part of a national initiative to promote women to positions of power.