Hamed Karimi has a bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in public law. From 2003 to 2021, he worked in legal and governance fields with the government and international organizations in Afghanistan.
His work experience is mostly focused on various aspects of local governance.
He has experience in the academic study of local governance in countries involved in civil wars in East Asia with a focus on Indonesia and in Africa with a focus on the country of Uganda in his research portfolio.
He was the director of policy and planning directorate for local governance and knows very well the challenges of governance in village-District and provinces of Afghanistan.