Bashir Baghlani
Bashir Baghlani (1931–2007), born Mohammad Yousuf, was a politician in Afghanistan affiliated with a variety of factions throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, who filled such positions as Governor of Baghlan Province and later Farah Province.
Bashir Baghlani | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Farah, Afghanistan | |
| In office February 2004 – Summer 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hai Neamati |
| Succeeded by | Asadullah Falah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 28 April 2007 |
| Political party | Hezbi Islami |
Early life edit
Baghlani was born in 1931, the son of an immigrant from Tajikistan who had been a chairman of a kolkhoz in that country.[1]
Political career edit
In the early 1980s, Baghlani was affiliated with the leftist militant group Settam-e-Melli. He served as governor of Baghlan Province and was a member of the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin. Baghlani, previously a key Taliban ally in Baghlan, was arrested by the Taliban government on 27 July 2000, accused of making deals with the Northern Alliance.[2]
After the fall of the Taliban, Baghlani replaced Abdul Hai Neamati as Governor of Farah Province in 2002.[3]
Baghlani died of a heart attack on 28 April 2007.[4]
Name edit
He took the name of Mohammed Bashir Baghlani when he was appointed Minister of Justice under Babrak Karmal's Presidency in the 1980s.
References edit
- ^ Authors European Society for Central Asian Studies. International Conference, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek, Julia Katschnig; Editors Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek, Julia Katschnig . Central Asia on display: proceedings of the VIIth Conference of the European Society for Central Asian Studies. LIT Verlag Münster, 2005. ISBN 3-8258-8309-4, ISBN 978-3-8258-8309-6
- ^ Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: The Hizb-i Islami Party, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, including its history, treatment of members by the Taliban, and membership documentation (1993-2000), 25 October 2000, AFG35512.E , available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3df4bdf78.html [accessed 10 April 2010]
- ^ Malalai Joya. A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. Simon and Schuster, 2009. ISBN 1-4391-0946-X, 9781439109465
- ^ Terrorism hits Baghlan: Dots to be connected?