Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (Pashto: ګلبدين حكمتيار; born 1 August 1949)[2] is an Afghan politician. He was a mujahideen leader. He is the founder and current leader of the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin political party.[3] He was the Prime Minister twice during the 1990s.
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | |
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ګلبدين حكمتيار | |
Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
In office 26 June 1996 – 11 August 1997 | |
President | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
Preceded by | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai (acting) |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai |
In office 17 June 1993 – 28 June 1994 | |
President | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
Preceded by | Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani (1992) |
Succeeded by | Arsala Rahmani Daulat (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-08-01) 1 August 1949 (age 74)[1] Imam Sahib District, Afghanistan |
Political party | Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin |
Alma mater | Kabul University |
Allegiance | Hezbi Islami (1975–1977) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (1977–2016) |
Years of service | 1975–present (until 2016 as a Resistance Leader) |
Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) |
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