The State of Virginia in the United States has decided to appoint the first Muslim minister of Pakistan descent to take over state's education portfolio. Atif Qarni took oathe on Holy quran to become the secreary of education. A video on social media shows the new minister perfirming constitutional oath on Holy Quran in front of the governor of Virginia Ralph Northam on Monday. Qarni is set to oversee an educational policy which supports state schoolsas well as higher education institutions. According to the Richmond Times, the Muslim American is the first Muslim to receive to receive a ministerial post. The state governor said on the occasion," it is important that we have a state education secretary who understands curriculum and classes from kindergarton to high school and has a vision of how to develop education." Qarni worked as sargeant in American navy for some time and has been sports teacher in Baffle school in central Virginia. Born in Karachi in 1978, Qarni immigrated to the US with his family at age 10 and grew up in Parkvilled, Marryland, before moving to Manassas, Virgina in 2005.
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