Sayed E. Khaliq has over 16 years of leadership experience, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Sayed is an expert in policy-making, women’s empowerment, labor, and social affairs, aid coordination, and advocacy efforts.

Sayed E. Khaliq is the Lead Human Rights Monitoring at Afghanistan House. He has more than 16 years of professional experience working in different capacities, including as a Commissioner at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), dealing with policy-making, programming, aid coordination, project management, and advocacy efforts. He is an expert in human rights, peacebuilding, women’s empowerment, and labor and social affairs.

He has previously served, among other positions, as the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Labor and Socials Affairs (MoLSA) and Director of Grants Management Units and Legislation and Labor Rights at MoLSA. He has represented Afghanistan in many regional and international conferences.

Ehsan holds an M.A. in International Law from Kateb University and a B.A. in Law from Kabul University. He has served as a lecturer at various institutes of higher education in Kabul, teaching international law and human rights-related subjects.