Ismail Khan
alternative words: Ismael Khan, Lion of Herat
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Herat , United front
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/ikhan.html
explanation: Born in 1946 in Farah province of western Afghanistan. After having graduated at a military academy, he served as lieutenant in an army stationed at Herat. In 1979 he defected from the army and participated to an anticommunist riot at Herat. He then fled to Pakistan and joined Jamiat i Islami of Rabbani to fight against communists. After the liberation, he was appointed the governor of Herat province but drove out by Taliban in 1995. He fights now with United front.
King Zahir
alternative words: Zahir shah, Mohammad Zahir Shah, Zahir, Zaher
keywords: famous person , king , statesman
related topics: Muhammad Daoud , Kabul , Durrani dynasty
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/zahirshah.html , http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/sites/modern.htm
explanation: Born in 1914 as s son of Afghan king, Nadir shah and received an education at Kabul and in France. After an assassination of his father in 1933, Zahir succeeded him at the age 19. With his cousin, Muhammad Daoud as prim minister, he has modernized Afghanistan by infrastructure development and women's emancipation. He promulgated a constitution in 1964, which introduced the free election. During his trip in Europe in 1973, he was forced to abdicate by Daoud. Since then he lives in Italy.
Muhammad Daoud
alternative words: Muhammad Daud, Daoud, Daud, Mohammad Daoud, Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Saur revolution , King Zahir
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/yest/daoud.html
explanation: Born in 1909 in a royal family of Kabul. He served King Zahir as interior minister then as prim minister from 1953 to 1963 to pursuit a modernization of Afganistan such as suppression of women's veil but irritated Pakistan on border issue. In 1973, he staged a putsch and deposed his cousin Zahir shah from the throne. As president of republic, he introduced many communists into his cabinet but he and members of his family were assassinated by Saur uprising led by pro communist militaries in 1978.
Muhammad Omar
alternative words: Mullah Muhammad Omar, Mawlawi Mohammed Omar, Mohammad Omar, Mullah Mohammad Omar, Mullah Omar
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Taliban , Kandahar
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/momar.html , http://www.afghan-info.com/Politics/Analysis/Mullah_Omar_Profile.htm , http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1550000/1550419.stm
explanation: Born in 1962 in Uruzgan province of central Afghanistan. After having studied in different Islamic schools, he took arm to fight against Soviet troops as deputy of Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi but he got real prominence when he drove out local Mujahideen from Kandahar with only 30 students in 1994. Since then he has successfully conquered more than 90% of Afghan territory in few years. He is a mysterious person and avoids a public appearance. He is de facto the head of state of Afghanistan.
Muhammad Taraki
alternative words: Taraki, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Noor Mohammad Taraki
keywords: communism , famous person , statesman
related topics: Babrak Karmal , Hafizollah Amin , PDPA , Saur revolution
related web sites: http://www.afghan-info.com/politbiogr.htm , http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/yest/taraki.html
explanation: Born in 1917 in Ghazni province of eastern Afghanistan. Thanks to his good English knowledge, he worked as clerk in different ministries and correspondent in foreign newspapers. As founder member of PDPA, he was elected secretary general in 1965 and began to publish a party organ, Khalq. After Saur revolt of 1978, he became the president of revolutionary council and purged Parcham faction led by Karmal. He was secretly executed in 1979 by Amin after having lost a power struggle.
Najibullah Ahmadzai
alternative words: Najibullah, Dr Najibullah
keywords: communism , famous person , statesman
related topics: Kabul , Hafizollah Amin , Saur revolution
related web sites: http://www.afghan-info.com/politbiogr.htm , http://www.sabawoon.com/afghanpedia/Personailities.NajibullahMohammad.shtm
explanation: Born in 1947 in a merchant family of Kabul. Active communist student, he was graduated at a medical college. After Saur revolt of 1978, which brought communists into power, he was appointed ambassador in Iran. After an assassination of president Hafizullah Amin in 1979, he became the head of KHAD (Afghan secret service) then the president of Afghanistan in 1986. He took the refuge in UN compound of Kabul when Mujahideen arrived in 1992. He was executed by Taliban in 1996.
Osama bin Laden
alternative words: Osama ben Laden, Usama bin Laden, Ossama bin Laden, Ussama bin Laden, bin Laden, ben Laden
keywords: famous person , islam , terrorism
related topics: Al Qaeda , Soviet invasion
related web sites: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/bio.html , http://www.msnbc.com/news/564810.asp?0sp=n8b4b4
explanation: Born in Saudi Arabia in 1957 from Yemenite father and Syrian mother. He lost his father at the age 13, who left him a huge fortune. He was graduated at Jeddah university in 1981. During the Soviet occupation, he frequently visited Pakistan to meet Mujahideen leaders then personally engaged in battles. After Soviet withdrawal in 1989, he returned back to Saudi Arabia. During Gulf war, he was asked to keep a low profile. After a sojourn in Sudan between 1991 and 1996, he has been back again in Afghanistan.
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