Personal Information

Name:                                     Abdulhadi Hairan

F. Name:                                  Omar Khan

Date of Birth:                        27 April, 1979

Place of Birth:                       Kondoz Province

Nationality:                           Afghan

Mother Tongue:                    Pashto

Profession:                            Research Analyst, Writer, Journalist, Translator

Address:                                Kabul, Afghanistan

Ph. No:                                   +93-77-5075635

Email:                                     ahhairan@gmail.com; hairan@caps.af

Languages

1)     Pashto                  (native)

2)     English                 (excellent)

3)     Urdu                     (fluent)

4)     Dari                      (fluent)

Work History

1.      Research Analyst (Current): Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) (English), Kabul, Afghanistan (http://www.caps.af/staff/hairan.asp)

Key responsibilities:

• Writing weekly analyses about the current situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the tribal areas
• Doing quantitative and qualitative research studies
• Doing provincial assessments (security, terrorism, tribal conflicts)
• Writing suicide attack and insurgent groups profiles
• Preparing presentations on relevant regional topics

2.      Freelance translator (2003-current) Different organizations, newspapers and magazines, and UK, US, Canada, and Singapore–based translation companies (English>Pashto>Urdu>Dari)

Key responsibilities:

• English to Pashto, Urdu, Dari and vice versa translations
• Proofreading and editing other translators’ translations
• The translations include: journalistic material, technical reports, military manuals, academic papers, literary books, highly important government sector monthly and quarterly reporters, legal cases, etc.
• Interpretation
• Transcription
  • Subtitles
  • Voice-over

3. Project Analyst (Jan. 2009-current) Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) (English), Kabul, Afghanistan (www.pajhwok.com)
Key responsibilities:
• Acting as lead analyst of the Tracking Campaign Promises project which identifies the promises of President Hamid Karzai during his campaign and tracks the progress on them

4.      Pashto translator/localizer (Feb-Jul. 2009): Paiwastoon Networking Ltd. (One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)) (English>Pashto), Kabul, Afghanistan

Key responsibilities:

• Translating computer and internet softwares, including: Etoys, Mozilla Firefox, Open Source, Joomla, etc.
• Translating official letters and statements

5.      News Editor (2006-2008): Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) (Pashto, Urdu), Peshawar, Pakistan

Key responsibilities:

• Taking notes of the news from correspondents in the field by phone
• Writing the news stories in Pashto and Urdu
• Contacting officials, eyewitnesses, local people, and anti-government elements for more information about the incidents
• Compiling all the information into news stories in Pashto and Urdu
• Editing news stories written by sub-editors
• Translating and editing press releases of the governments, NATO, AGE, and others

6.      Regional Editor, Afghanistan (2008): Instablogs.com (English)

Key responsibilities:

• Editing all the news reports and articles posted by contributors about Afghanistan region

7.      Senior News Editor (2008): Bimonthly Jirga, (Pashto, Dari) London, UK

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing the whole newspaper in Pashto and Dari.

8.      Sub-editor/translator/columnist (2004-2006): Daily Wahdat, (Pashto), Peshawar, Pakistan

Key responsibilities:

• Writing features about important topics
• Preparing special editions on some important political, social and literary issues
• Writing a weekly column
• Translating news stories from English and Urdu into Pashto

9.      Sub-editor/columnist (2006): Daily Khabroona, (Pashto), Peshawar, Pakistan

Key responsibilities:

• Writing features about important topics
• Preparing special editions on some important political, social and literary issues
• Writing a weekly column
• Translating news stories from English and Urdu into Pashto

10.      Reporter/columnist/translator (2002-2004): Weekly Roshan-e-Pakistan (Urdu), Karachi, Pakistan

Key responsibilities:

• Translating articles from Pashto and English into Urdu
• Writing a weekly column
• Interviewing important personalities of Pashto literature

Web links

www.abdulhadihairan.com

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abdulhadi-hairan

http://www.caps.af/staff/hairan.asp

http://www.proz.com/profile/633226

http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/member81427.htm

http://www.benawa.com/fullstory.php?id=23092

http://www.ovimagazine.com/auth/Abdulhadi%20Hairan

http://www.tolafghan.com/posts/15708

http://learnpashto.wordpress.com/

http://twitter.com/hairan

http://www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/4666

Education

• Madrassa study (1989-1995): Different madrassas in different parts of tribal areas and Pakistan (Bajaur Agency, Dir, Swabi, Mardan, etc)
• Self-study

Computer/Internet Skills

• SPSS (used for statistical analysis)
• CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) tools: Trados, OmegaT
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• PowerPoint
• CorelDraw
• Website
• Internet search
• Social networking
• Publicity
• Publishing

Books

1)      Pakhto Pa Internet Ke, (published): a book that provides information about Pashto websites, forums, email, etc.

2)      Tanda Mey Mata Shwa, (published): a collection of short stories.

3)      English Proverbs with Pashto Mataloona of the same meaning (unpublished)

4)      Tow Pashto novels (unpublished)

5)      A book about modern usage of the Pashto language (unpublished)

6)      Zama Khaibarai Wada (Pashto translation of My Khyber Marriage by Morag Murray Abdullah)

International travels (on assignments, to conferences)

• Holland
• India
• Nepal
• Pakistan

References

Available on request.

Documents/recommendation letters

• A number of documents and recommendation letters are available on request.