Momand is a medical doctor and has worked in several government hospitals. She was also a candidate for the
2009 provincial election and the
2010 parliamentary election. As Minister, she called for transparency in university examinations, advocated for women in scholarship, and supported the launch of the first programs in
gender studies and
women's studies at Kabul University. In 2016, the
Wolesi Jirga began
impeachment proceedings for ministers who had failed to spend more than 70% of their development budgets for the year. Momand was one of seven ministers dismissed over four days. She was summoned to report on her development budget spending for the year and when she did not appear on the day, was dismissed in her absence. President Ghani called the dismissals "unjustifiable" and urged the
Supreme Court to intervene, while
CEO Abdullah Abdullah urged the ministers to keep working until the relevant
constitutional article was interpreted. ==Personal life==