Luis Durani
Luis Durani, M.S, B.S., B.A, FE/EIT (Born on March 8, 1986) is the first Afghan Nuclear Engineer in the history of Afghanistan. He currently is working with Western and Afghan politicians to implement changes to the Afghan political system and fully develop Afghanistan's energy sector. He has created a political initiative for a new system of democracy in Afghanistan of which he has coined "Tribalocracy" and created a plan for the energy issue plaguing Afghanistan which envisions a nuclear powered Afghanistan within a decade.
Early life
Luis Durani was born in Islamabad, Pakistan, like many Afghan refugees born in the Afghan Diaspora movement. He came to the United States when he was only 5 months old. From his father side he is a Durani Pashtun. His father is Raz Durani. His grandfather was General Noor Mohammed Durani, one of the youngest generals in Afghan Royal Army under Zahir Shah and later Daoud Khan. He was the director or Amr Tarmeem Khana along with Director or Rayeesa Ayat for the Defense Ministry under the Government of Daoud Khan. General Noor Mohammed Khan received his Masters from abroad in Mechanical Engineering during the reign of Zahir Shah. Luis' grandfather's dad was El Hajj Malik Payenda Mohammed Khan Durani, who was one of the administrators of the city of Kabul under Amanullah Khan. During that time Kabul was divided into three districts of which one was under his control. His father was Commander Nek Mohammed Durani from Kandahar, who was martyred during the Battle of Maiwand against the British. His father's family lineage is from the Achekzai tribe and Popalzai tribe.
Like many Afghans, Luis begin his youth in Northern California. From an early age, Luis become involved with politics, history, and Afghanistan while his parents cultivated the sciences and mathematics.
Education
Luis Durani exhibited high academic capacity at an early age. He was a top student in his primary and secondary education, recieiving presidential level awards for academic excellence. Luis Durani attended West Campus High School in Sacramento, Ca from September 2000 to May 2003. He had graduated high school an year in advance and earned university credits in doing so. He was the first student to complete Calculus prior to the start of his junior or 11th grade at his high school. Luis Durani attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for is post-secondary education. There he continued his academic excellence by recieving a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, he had recieved both with Latin Honors. He had also recieved the Graebel Award for Highest GPA in the College of Engineering. Due to his outstanding academic achievements, Luis was inducted into the notable and distinguished honor society of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Sigma Alpha . He was also inducted into the collegiate honor society Phi Kappa Phi along numerous other ones. Upon his graduation he was made a full time enginner at the Yucca Mountain Project. There he worked with several engineers to construct the world's first nuclear repository. While doing this he attended graduate school and recieved his Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering within one year and at the age of 23, while most of the people in this age would just finish a bachelors.Luis Durani can speak, read, and write in English and Dari. He is able to read, write, and speak little in Arabic and also in Spanish.
Engineering career
Upon completion of Masters, Luis moved to Lynchburg, Va to take a job with AREVA , the worlds largest Nuclear Engineering firm. He currently resides there working as a nuclear engineer.
Involvement in the Afghan Community
After completing his education, Luis Durani become more involved with the Afghan community in the West and those in Afghanistan. He has appeared on Ariana Afghanistan TV and Payam-e-Afghan to discuss his plans for a revitalization of Afghanistan at a grass-roots level, which must begin with the construction of an energy sector in Afghanistan. Also in addition to this he has been aiding Dr. Bernard Amadei , founder of Engineers Without Borders, to help the exploited children in Afghanistan. One key project is the Briquette Project in Kabul. Essentially the project entails the abused and exploited children of Afghanistan collecting garbage in Kabul and bringing to the their center. There it is converted into fuel pellets and sold back to the people who use it to as fuel for fire. This creates an income for the children but has a stipulation of the children attending school in order to be elgible thus the earn to learn program. This gives these children hope for a better future. Luis Durani is also an active member of the Society of Afghan Engineers (SAE), whose goal is to use engineering to rebuild Afghanistan. Currently Luis Durani has created two comprehensive plans, one for a perpetual peace and the other for the development for a stable, dependable, and independent energy source and foundation for Afghanistan.
Current Tasks
Besides attempting to get his proposals to the U.S. administration and the Kabul Government, Luis Durani works in AREVA. He is also a professor at the local college where he teaches engineering and math courses. Luis Durani is in the process of publishing a first of a kind book on Afghan history that will change the world's perception of the situation. In it he examines the entire span of Afghan history from Alexander the Great to the current conflict and proposes a resolution to the situation based on history. It is expected to come out soon.
Early life
Luis Durani was born in Islamabad, Pakistan, like many Afghan refugees born in the Afghan Diaspora movement. He came to the United States when he was only 5 months old. From his father side he is a Durani Pashtun. His father is Raz Durani. His grandfather was General Noor Mohammed Durani, one of the youngest generals in Afghan Royal Army under Zahir Shah and later Daoud Khan. He was the director or Amr Tarmeem Khana along with Director or Rayeesa Ayat for the Defense Ministry under the Government of Daoud Khan. General Noor Mohammed Khan received his Masters from abroad in Mechanical Engineering during the reign of Zahir Shah. Luis' grandfather's dad was El Hajj Malik Payenda Mohammed Khan Durani, who was one of the administrators of the city of Kabul under Amanullah Khan. During that time Kabul was divided into three districts of which one was under his control. His father was Commander Nek Mohammed Durani from Kandahar, who was martyred during the Battle of Maiwand against the British. His father's family lineage is from the Achekzai tribe and Popalzai tribe.
Like many Afghans, Luis begin his youth in Northern California. From an early age, Luis become involved with politics, history, and Afghanistan while his parents cultivated the sciences and mathematics.
Education
Luis Durani exhibited high academic capacity at an early age. He was a top student in his primary and secondary education, recieiving presidential level awards for academic excellence. Luis Durani attended West Campus High School in Sacramento, Ca from September 2000 to May 2003. He had graduated high school an year in advance and earned university credits in doing so. He was the first student to complete Calculus prior to the start of his junior or 11th grade at his high school. Luis Durani attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for is post-secondary education. There he continued his academic excellence by recieving a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, he had recieved both with Latin Honors. He had also recieved the Graebel Award for Highest GPA in the College of Engineering. Due to his outstanding academic achievements, Luis was inducted into the notable and distinguished honor society of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Sigma Alpha . He was also inducted into the collegiate honor society Phi Kappa Phi along numerous other ones. Upon his graduation he was made a full time enginner at the Yucca Mountain Project. There he worked with several engineers to construct the world's first nuclear repository. While doing this he attended graduate school and recieved his Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering within one year and at the age of 23, while most of the people in this age would just finish a bachelors.Luis Durani can speak, read, and write in English and Dari. He is able to read, write, and speak little in Arabic and also in Spanish.
Engineering career
Upon completion of Masters, Luis moved to Lynchburg, Va to take a job with AREVA , the worlds largest Nuclear Engineering firm. He currently resides there working as a nuclear engineer.
Involvement in the Afghan Community
After completing his education, Luis Durani become more involved with the Afghan community in the West and those in Afghanistan. He has appeared on Ariana Afghanistan TV and Payam-e-Afghan to discuss his plans for a revitalization of Afghanistan at a grass-roots level, which must begin with the construction of an energy sector in Afghanistan. Also in addition to this he has been aiding Dr. Bernard Amadei , founder of Engineers Without Borders, to help the exploited children in Afghanistan. One key project is the Briquette Project in Kabul. Essentially the project entails the abused and exploited children of Afghanistan collecting garbage in Kabul and bringing to the their center. There it is converted into fuel pellets and sold back to the people who use it to as fuel for fire. This creates an income for the children but has a stipulation of the children attending school in order to be elgible thus the earn to learn program. This gives these children hope for a better future. Luis Durani is also an active member of the Society of Afghan Engineers (SAE), whose goal is to use engineering to rebuild Afghanistan. Currently Luis Durani has created two comprehensive plans, one for a perpetual peace and the other for the development for a stable, dependable, and independent energy source and foundation for Afghanistan.
Current Tasks
Besides attempting to get his proposals to the U.S. administration and the Kabul Government, Luis Durani works in AREVA. He is also a professor at the local college where he teaches engineering and math courses. Luis Durani is in the process of publishing a first of a kind book on Afghan history that will change the world's perception of the situation. In it he examines the entire span of Afghan history from Alexander the Great to the current conflict and proposes a resolution to the situation based on history. It is expected to come out soon.
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