Frozan Fana
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Frozan Fana was a candidate in the Afghan presidential election, 2009
.
Her running mate was Mohammad Nasim Darmand.
She had never held political office before. However, she is the widow of Abdul Rahman
, the assassinated Afghan Aviation Minister.
Fana is an Orthopaedic surgeon.
Fana was criticized for using campaign posters that had her picture on it.
One other woman was a candidate for President in 2009, Shahla Atta
.
She was already a member of the Wolesi Jirga, Afghanistan's National Legislature.
After Massouda Jalal
came sixth out of eighteen Presidential candidates in 2004 then President Hamid Karzai
appointed her Afghan Women's Affairs Minister.
According to Rosie DiManno, writing in the Toronto Star
, Fana had difficulty campaigning due to her gender.
Fana described being ignored by security officials, when asked for security details when she scheduled public meetings, so much of her campaign revolved around inviting guests to her home.
DiManno described Fana's concerns that her husband had been murdered by elements within Karzai's administration, who saw him as a potential candidate for President.
DiManno quoted Fana on the difficulties Fana enoountered acting as high-profile woman who could serve as a role-model to other women: "These men don't even want me to practise as a doctor. There is so much risk for women, so much violence against them in their own homes. Who cares? Not the men in power. They do nothing.
Preliminary voting results placed Fana eighth in a field of thirty-two. The 8,159 votes for Fana represented less than 0.5% of the total votes cast.
Afghan presidential election, 2009
The 2009 presidential election in Afghanistan was characterized by lack of security, low voter turnout and widespread ballot stuffing, intimidation, and other electoral fraud....
.
Her running mate was Mohammad Nasim Darmand.
She had never held political office before. However, she is the widow of Abdul Rahman
Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)
Abdul Rahman was the aviation and tourism minister of Afghanistan until February 14, 2002.He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport by pilgrims angry that they had been unable to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.Witnesses and officials said...
, the assassinated Afghan Aviation Minister.
Fana is an Orthopaedic surgeon.
Fana was criticized for using campaign posters that had her picture on it.
One other woman was a candidate for President in 2009, Shahla Atta
Shahla Atta
Shahla Atta is an Afghan politician, who was a candidate during Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential election.She told DiManno she and her family lived for 18 years in the United States....
.
She was already a member of the Wolesi Jirga, Afghanistan's National Legislature.
After Massouda Jalal
Massouda Jalal
Massouda Jalal is a politician in Afghanistan, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs from October 2004 to July 2006. She was also the only woman candidate in theAfghan presidential election, 2004...
came sixth out of eighteen Presidential candidates in 2004 then President Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
appointed her Afghan Women's Affairs Minister.
According to Rosie DiManno, writing in the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, Fana had difficulty campaigning due to her gender.
Fana described being ignored by security officials, when asked for security details when she scheduled public meetings, so much of her campaign revolved around inviting guests to her home.
DiManno described Fana's concerns that her husband had been murdered by elements within Karzai's administration, who saw him as a potential candidate for President.
DiManno quoted Fana on the difficulties Fana enoountered acting as high-profile woman who could serve as a role-model to other women: "These men don't even want me to practise as a doctor. There is so much risk for women, so much violence against them in their own homes. Who cares? Not the men in power. They do nothing.
Preliminary voting results placed Fana eighth in a field of thirty-two. The 8,159 votes for Fana represented less than 0.5% of the total votes cast.