Bashir Baghlani

Bashir Baghlani
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

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.

Early life

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

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

He took the name of Mohammed Bashir Baghlani when he was appointed Minister of Justice under Babrak Karmal's Presidency in the 1980s.

References

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?

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] 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

[2] 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]

[3] 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

[4] Terrorism hits Baghlan: Dots to be connected?