List of governors of Herat
This is a list of the governors of the province of Herat, Afghanistan.[1]
Governors of Herat Province
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Mohammad Zaman Khan | 1716 1721 |
Father of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founding father of Afghanistan | ||
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Mohammad Yaqub Khan | 1863[2] 1874 |
Son of Emir Sher Ali Khan | ||
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Mohammad Ayub Khan | February 1879 September 1881[3] |
Son of Emir Sher Ali Khan, brother of Mohammad Yaqub Khan | ||
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Nazir Muhammad Sarwar Khan | 1882 1886 |
Loyalist to Abdur Rahman Khan[4] | ||
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Kazi Saad-ud-Din Khan | 1887 1914[5] |
Supporter of the ruling dynasty and the father of one of Amir Habibullah Khan's wives.[6][7] | ||
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Muhammad Sulaiman Khan | 1915 1919[citation needed] |
Former Military Secretary to King Habibullah Khan 1914–1915 | ||
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Abdur Rahim Khan | September 1931
September 1934 |
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Ismail Khan | 1992 1997[8] |
Mujahideen commander and warlord during the civil war in Afghanistan | ||
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Mulla Yaar Mohammad | 1997 2001 |
Taliban | ||
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Ismail Khan | 2001[8] 12 September 2004 |
Appointed as Minist of Water and Energy | ||
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Sayed Mohammad Khairkhah | September 2004[9] June 2005 |
Former Afghan Ambassador to Iran and Ukraine | ||
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Sayed Hussein Anwari | June 2005[10][11] 23 January 2009 |
Former Minister of Agriculture in the Transitional Administration | ||
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Ahmad Yussef Nuristani | 18 January 2009 24 August 2010 |
Resigned to run as Wolesi Jirga MP in the 2010 elections | ||
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Daud Shah Saba | 3 September 2010 27 June 2013 |
Former Human Development Advisor to the President of Afghanistan, 2005–2008, | ||
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Fazlullah Wahidi | 3 July 2013 ?? |
Former Governor of eastern Kunar Province, November 2007-July 2013, | ||
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Mohammad Asif Rahimi | 27 April 2015
11 Dec 2018 |
Former Afghan Minister of Agriculture | ||
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Abdul Quayom Rahimi | 23 January 2013 3 April 2020 |
Former head of the Office of Public Support of the Office of Local Authorities and brother of Abdul Salam Rahimi is the current head of the office of Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan | ||
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Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali[12] | 3 April 2020[13] 14 June 2021 |
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Abdul Sabur Qane | 15 June 2021[14] 13 August 2021 |
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Abdul Qayyum Rohani | Sep 2021 26 October 2021[15] |
under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | ||
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Noor Mohammad Islamjar | 26 October 2021 Present[16] |
under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | ||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Afghan Bio: Dr. Ahmad Yussef Nooristani
- ^ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2012-12-19). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.
- ^ Clements, Frank (2003) "Ayub, Khan Muhammad (1857–1914)" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, page 35, ISBN 1-85109-402-4
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig (1975). Who's Who of Afghanistan (PDF). Austria. p. 229.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Adamec, Ludwig (1975). Who's Who of Afghanistan (PDF). Austria. pp. 219–20.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Latest intelligence - Afghanistan". The Times. No. 36596. London. 26 October 1901. p. 7.
- ^ "Latest intelligence - Russia and Afghanistan". The Times. No. 36805. London. 27 June 1902. p. 3.
- ^ a b Clements, Frank (2003) "Isma'il Khan (1946– )" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, pages 130-132, ISBN 1-85109-402-4
- ^ Gall, Carlotta (September 2004) "Afghan Region's New Governor Says Violence Is Ended; Denounces Warlord" The New York Times
- ^ Sirrs, Julie (November 2001) "What’s Next for Afghanistan?" Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 3(11):
- ^ British Agencies Afghanistan Group (June 2005) Afghanistan: Monthly Review as cited at ""Research Response Number: AFG17479" Refugee Review Tribunal, United Nation Human Rights Council, 9 September 2005, page 3
- ^ "Database".
- ^ "Abdul Wahid Qatali Appointed as Governor of Herat Reporterly |".
- ^ Shahed News
- ^ "Afghan, Turkmenistan officials hold meeting".
- ^ "د هرات ولايت نوي والي او مرستیال والي معرفي او دندې یې پيل کړې – الاماره پښتو".