Personal background: Said Dawoud Nadiri, son of Sayed Abdul Qadir, was born in 1972 in the Doshi district of Baghlan province. He is the nephew of Said Mansur Nadiri, the leader of Paiwand Milli and a Member of Parliament serving Baghlan province. He is married and has two sons and one daughter. He has traveled to Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, England, India and France. Nadiri’s interests include reading, sports and hunting. His first language is Dari and he also speaks Pashto, English and French.

Education: Nadiri completed his primary and secondary education in the United Kingdom in 1991. He has a bachelor’s degree in Literature from a Manchester, United Kingdom university, which he earned in 1996.

Previous occupation: Nadiri was a businessman, importing and exporting cars.

Other information: Nadiri is a member of the Executive Council of Hezb-e-Paiwand Milli Afghanistan.