Mohammad Yousef Pashtun (Pashto: ???? ????? ?) is an Afghan Technocrat and Politician, serving as the Senior Adviser to the President of Afghanistan on Construction, Mines, Water & Energy.
He previously served as Minister of Urban Development and Housing for two terms (2002-2003, 2005-2010) and Governor of Kandahar province, in 2003 replacing Gul Agha Sherzai under President Hamid Karzai administration.
In 2010, he was appointed as Senior Adviser to President Karzai on Construction, Mines, Water & Energy.
Minister Pashtun continued to serve as Senior Adviser to newly elected President, Ashraf Ghani.Y?ousef Pashtun is also chairing the Kabul New City Development Authority Board.
Yousef Pashtun is one of the Afghan Politicians that did not have a reputation for corruption or incompetence.