Dr. Cheragh Ali Cheragh is a politician, born in 1950 in Kabul, and Abdullah Abdullah's running mate in the 2009 Afghanistan presidential election. Cheragh was born in the town of Wazir Abad, in Kabul. He graduated from the Kabul Institute of Medicine and specializes in the field of surgery. Dr. Cheragh is also a professor of surgery who has achieved the highest rank in his clinical and academic field.