Nasruddin Saljuqi was born in Herat, Afghanistan in 1956. Following his completion of a degree in Literature at the University of Kabul, he was appointed to a position at the Ministry of Telecommunication in Kabul where he served as Planning Director. During this time, he was awarded and undertook fellowships which, with the support of United Nations Development Programme, saw him travel to Japan and Thailand. When the conflict of war forced him to leave Afghanistan, he initially emigrated to Iran where he taught at a school for Afghan refugees for a year before acquiring a post in the administrative division of the Afghan General Consulate in Mashhad. He worked there for several years before eventually relocating to Ireland with his family with the assistance of a UNHCR programme in 2000.
Since his arrival in Ireland, Saljuqi has helped to establish a cultural community with and amongst other Afghans living in Ireland. Through his organisation of exhibitions, and artistic and cultural events in Dublin and other parts of Ireland, he has introduced Afghan culture to Irish society. He is the founder and Chairperson of the Afghan Community and Cultural Association of Ireland (ACCI), a member of New Communities Partnership, and Dublin City Forum. He is actively involved in supporting Afghan refugees and asylum seekers and has attended many governmental and NGO conferences both in Ireland and in other European countries. He is the author of 15 books which have been published and launched in Dublin, Britain, Iran, and Afghanistan, and the recipient of many letters of commendation, and awards including the Justice and Peace Foundation's Distinguished Ambassador of Islam and the Visionary of Peace Award (2010) in recognition of his sterling work towards justice and reconciliation, and an award from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Culture and Information (2014) in appreciation for his activities and services in the areas of field research, writing and translation.
