Working languages:
English (monolingual)
Dari to English
Pashto (Pushto) to English
Mohammad Azizi
Certified and Accredited

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Local time: 04:00 EDT (GMT-4)

Native in: Dari (Variants: Mazari, Aimaqi, Herati, Logari, Sistani, Hazaragi, Laghmani, Panjshiri, Badakhshi, Kaboli) Native in Dari, Pashto (Pushto) (Variants: Afghani, Pakistani ) Native in Pashto (Pushto)
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Interpreting, Translation, Native speaker conversation, Editing/proofreading, Project management, Website localization, Language instruction, Subtitling, Voiceover (dubbing), Transcription, Vendor management, Training
Expertise
Specializes in:
AgricultureMedical: Cardiology
Energy / Power GenerationIT (Information Technology)
Internet, e-CommerceLivestock / Animal Husbandry
Media / MultimediaSurveying
Telecom(munications)Textiles / Clothing / Fashion

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations

Rates 		English - Rates: 0.30 - 0.40 USD per word / 80 - 85 USD per hour / 1.00 - 1.15 USD per audio/video minute
Dari to English - Rates: 0.30 - 0.40 USD per word / 80 - 85 USD per hour / 1.00 - 1.15 USD per audio/video minute
Pashto (Pushto) to English - Rates: 0.30 - 0.40 USD per word / 80 - 85 USD per hour / 1.00 - 1.15 USD per audio/video minute
Urdu to English - Rates: 0.30 - 0.40 USD per word / 80 - 85 USD per hour / 1.00 - 1.15 USD per audio/video minute
Persian (Farsi) to English - Rates: 0.30 - 0.40 USD per word / 80 - 85 USD per hour / 1.00 - 1.15 USD per audio/video minute

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Translation education Graduate diploma - AISSO
Experience Years of experience: 26. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2022.
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Software Across, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, CaptionMaker/MacCaption, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Google Translator Toolkit, Localizer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, MovieCaptioner, Personal Translator, Powerpoint, Projetex, Smartcat, Text United Software, Translate, Translation Exchange, TranslationProjex
CV/Resume CV available upon request
Professional objectives
  • Meet new translation company clients
  • Find trusted individuals to outsource work to
  • Build or grow a translation team
  • Learn more about additional services I can provide my clients
  • Learn more about the business side of freelancing
  • Transition from freelancer to agency owner
  • Buy or learn new work-related software
  • Improve my productivity
  • Meet new end/direct clients
  • Work for non-profits or pro-bono clients
  • Network with other language professionals
  • Help or teach others with what I have learned over the years
Bio


I am a highly experienced linguist,
international development, and education professional with over 20 years of
leadership roles in academia, government, private sector, and multilateral
organizations, such as the World Bank and United Nations. My skills include
skill development, problem-solving, decision-making, independent judgement,
enhancing cooperation with stakeholders, developing trade strategies, managing
educational programs, and working with technical and funding partners. I
possess exceptional communication skills, analytical abilities, and experience
in developing strategies, planning, decision-making, budgeting, grassroots
interventions, community organization, advocacy programs, capacity building,
and leading teams. I have strong interpersonal skills, am fluent in six
languages, including English, Dari, Persian, Pashto, Punjabi, and Urdu, and
have conversational proficiency in Arabic and Japanese. I am also proficient in
technology tools.

Ph.D. Economics, School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University, Japan           

Master of Communication Management
(eMCM ), ITU Academy & University of Rwanda

M.Sc. Economics, International
Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan

B.Sc. Economics (Honors),
International Islamic University Islamabad.

Democracy and Development Fellow,
Stanford University, United States

Graduate Diploma, Translation and
Interpretation, AISSO

UNITAR/SHU International Economics
and Finance Fellow, UNITAR, Hiroshima

Additionally, I have the following
qualification:

Completed 80 hours of advanced Legal
Terminology Training

Completed the 60 hours Advanced
Medical Terminology Training

Achieved the milestone of 8000 hours
of interpretation

Completed 4700 hours OPI and 2950
hours VRI

Completed 2500 hours of simultaneous
and consecutive interpretation

Completed over 1000 hours of
interpretation high level-conferences and meetings

Completed 5500 hours in Medical and
Legal specializations

Completed translation of 890,000
words of legal and 720,000 words of medical documents

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Profile last updated
Sep 20, 2023