Nur Ahmed Nur

Nur Ahmed Nur (نور احمد نور), an Afghan communist, belonging to the Parcham faction. Nur was one of four candidates of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who were elected to the Afghan parliament in 1965. After the overthrow of the Daoud government in April 1978, Nur became Minister for Internal Affairs. In July the same year, Nur was removed from his office and sent to Washington as the new Afghan ambassador to the United States.[1]

Nur Ahmed Nur
نور احمد نور
Minister of the Interior
In office
30 April 1978  1978
Prime MinisterNur Muhammad Taraki
Preceded byAbdul Qadir Nuristani
9th Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States
In office
1980–1981
PresidentBabrak Karmal
Preceded byAbdul Waheed Karim
Succeeded byMohed Salem Spartak
Personal details
Born1937 (age 8586)
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

Nur was a politburo member of the PDPA and the Secretary of the Central Committee of the party.[1]

References

  1. Frank Clements and Ludwig W. Adamec (2003). Conflict in Afghanistan. ISBN 9781851094028. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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