Afghan Youth Parliament

The Afghanistan's Youth Parliament (AYP) is a youth organisation in Afghanistan, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 16 and 25.
Formed in July 2016, the parliament has around 122 members, who are elected from the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The membership is 33 percent female, 3 percent nomads, three percent disabled people, and 1 percent each Hindu and Sikh. The youth parliament has been established in order to further involve the country's young generation in socio-political affairs.
The 122 members of AYP elected a speaker for two years. Mr. Agha Mohammad Qurishi is the current Speaker of Afghansitan's Youth Parliament. He has done his bachelors in Political Science. Now, he is doing his master's degree in Public Administration and Policy in Kabul University. Mr. Qurishi is also a successful Afghan writer, he achieved Pajhwork-News National Youth Writers Award in 2015.