— The implementation arm of the Biruni Institute

Contextualized Analysis. Strategic Impact.

Field-verified analysis. Risk-aware strategy.

Serving international donor partners and private sector stakeholders across Afghanistan.

Biruni Consulting LLC translates institutional research into policy and private sector outcomes — grounded in locally embedded analysis and deep contextual knowledge that no imported framework can replicate.

Biruni Consulting

The Core Team

Afghan-led. Institutionally grounded. Field-proximate.

Nazir Kabiri

Managing Director

Former Deputy Minister of Finance and Fulbright Scholar with multi-million dollar portfolio track record spanning the World Bank, UNDP, and ADB. More...

Omar Joya, PhD

Snr. Advisor & Quality Assurance

Former World Bank Economist & university lecturer. Ensures every deliverable meets international peer-review standards through rigorous econometric and macro-fiscal analysis. More...

Mir Tawfiq Ansari

Research Fellow

Financial economist with 10+ years in macroeconomic modelling, banking-sector analysis, and Islamic microfinance. Lead for all field research in Kabul. More...

Lutfi Rahimi, PhD

Lead Researcher

PhD Economist (University of Exeter). Director, Afghanistan Research Initiative at UCA. Leads technical design and data integrity across all assignments. More...

The firm maintains a dynamic, cross-functional team of over 20 elite experts in various fields, both within and beyond Afghanistan, strategically positioned to meet the specific technical needs of each assignment.

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/ Core practice areas

Two disciplines. One evidence base.

Strategic Research

Risk mapping, conflict-dynamics assessment, and policy research grounded in four-plus years of field data — designed for environments where generic frameworks produce dangerous blind spots. [EXPLORE]

Private Sector & Financial Inclusion

Market assessment, financial-system diagnostics, and investment-environment analysis calibrated to Afghan economic realities — not transplanted from more stable development contexts. [EXPLORE]

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Context shapes every mandate we accept.

Qualified institutional clients are invited to initiate a mandate discussion. Inquiries are reviewed within two business days.

Analytical track record

Work that holds up to institutional scrutiny

Strategic Research & Risk Management

Private Sector & Financial Systems

Socio-Economic & Vulnerability Monitoring

Conflict-sensitivity assessments, political-economy analyses, and risk-environment mapping commissioned by international donors and development institutions operating in fragile-state contexts.

Financial-sector diagnostics, market-entry assessments, and economic-corridor analysis for private investors and multilateral institutions navigating Afghan commercial environments.

Household-level vulnerability tracking, livelihood-systems research, and socio-economic baseline studies informing humanitarian and development programming across Afghan provinces.