Noorullah Hazrati

Senior Specialists Committee Member

Noorullah Hazrati is an education, curriculum development, and educational materials specialist with extensive experience in curriculum design and development, educational materials development, translation and adaptation of educational resources, and academic support for educational programs in Afghanistan. A significant part of his professional work has focused on improving the quality of education, developing educational content, and ensuring alignment among curriculum frameworks, textbooks, and educational needs. Since 2017, Mr. Hazrati has worked as a Curriculum Specialist in the Science Department of the Curriculum Directorate of the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan. In this role, he has contributed to the design and development of educational curricula, development of syllabus structures for general education subjects, preparation of authoring guidelines for textbooks and teacher guides, and determination of the structure of textbooks and other educational materials. He has also provided consultation and guidance to authors in developing textbooks, teacher guides, and other educational resources. From 2022 to 2024, he served as a Curriculum and Translation Technical Specialist with CTG-UNICEF. In this role, he was responsible for explaining and translating the General Education Curriculum Framework and subject syllabi into textbook content, particularly in mathematics and science. He also provided continuous technical and professional support to academic members of the Curriculum Directorate regarding curriculum frameworks, subject syllabi, and textbooks. An important part of his work during this period involved translating and supporting the translation of teaching and learning materials into Dari and Pashto, as well as identifying global best practices in teaching and learning materials and supporting their adaptation and translation to the Afghan educational context. He also contributed to capacity development programs for academic members of the Curriculum Directorate. Prior to this, Mr. Hazrati worked as a lecturer at Numan Sadat Institute of Higher Education in Kabul, where he taught organic and inorganic chemistry as well as botany. Alongside teaching, he contributed to the preparation of educational materials, development of course content, formulation of educational policies, and activities of the institution’s academic council. Mr. Hazrati holds a Master’s degree in Education, with a specialization in Education Management, Curriculum, and Evaluation, from Kabul Education University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education, specializing in Chemistry and Biology, from Takhar University. He has also participated in various technical workshops conducted through UNESCO. In terms of language skills, Mr. Hazrati has advanced proficiency in Pashto and Dari, excellent proficiency in English, and good speaking, excellent reading, and very good writing skills in Arabic. He is proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Windows, online communication and learning platforms such as Teams, Zoom, and Google Classroom, as well as SPSS, and also has experience with Adobe InDesign. The combination of his specialized academic background in education management and science, extensive experience in curriculum development and improvement, teaching experience in science, and expertise in the translation and adaptation of educational resources has established Noorullah Hazrati as a multidisciplinary professional in education, curriculum development, educational content development, and capacity building in Afghanistan.

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