[2] Mr. Popal was born in the Barikot neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan, where his forefathers settled during the reign of Timur Shah Abdali when the Afghan Capital was moved from Kandahar to Kabul.
He is a graduate of Habibia High School and the Faculty of Law at Kabul University.
From 2000–2003, he worked as the Senior Social Worker for San Joaquin County, California, United States.
He has attended numerous management and development courses in Europe and the United States and is fluent in English, Pashtu, Dari, and Urdu.
Since last year the post of a vice president in the Afghan Mellat does not exist anymore.