[2] His father, Azizullah Wasifi, was the Minister of Agriculture under King Mohammed Zahir Shah.
Wasifi served three years and eight months in a prison after a drug conviction in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1987.
[2] According to the Associated Press a: "...review of criminal records in Nevada and California revealed that the 48-year-old Wasifi was arrested at Caesars Palace on July 15, 1987, for selling 650 grams (23 ounces) of heroin.
[1] His ex-wife, Fereshteh Behbahani, who now works for California Environmental Protection Agency [1] and lives in Los Angeles, was sentenced to three years' probation.
USA Today reported: According to Wasifi's written plea at his appeal, police had wanted him to work undercover for them, and they freed the couple without any type of bond after their initial arrest.
Wasifi told his Parole Board he could not find his original dealer and that he: "...did not know anyone in the drug underworld."
Karzai appointed Wasifi to head the General Independent Administration of Anti Corruption in March 2007.