Farida Momand (born 14 January 1965) is an Afghan doctor and politician who serves as Minister of Higher Education.

She studied at Rabia Balkhi High School and received a BA in Medicine from Kabul University.

[1] Momand was appointed as Minister of Higher Education in the cabinet of President Ashraf Ghani in April 2015.

[8][9] In 2016, the Wolesi Jirga began impeachment proceedings for ministers who had failed to spend more than 70% of their development budgets for the year.

[1][12] She was summoned to report on her development budget spending for the year and when she did not appear on the day, was dismissed in her absence.