Juma Khan Hamdard
Juma Khan Hamdard | |
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جمعه خان همدرد | |
Governor of Paktia | |
In office 17 December 2007 – 2 April 2015 | |
Preceded by | Rahmatullah Rahmat |
Succeeded by | Nasratullah Arsala |
Governor of Jowzjan | |
In office September 2006 – 2007 | |
Preceded by | Roz Mohammad Nur |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Hashim Zare |
Governor of Baghlan | |
In office 4 February 2005 – 4 September 2005 | |
Preceded by | ? |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Alam Rasekh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
Children | Gul Rahman, Mohammad gul, Javid, Bashir, Abdullah and Obaidullah |
Juma Khan Hamdard (
Early life
Hamdard is an ethnic
Career
He became a popular leader of the Pashtun community of Balkh and Mazar-i-Sharif. Hamdard was a member of
Following the
Dostum's power base was in the ethnic Uzbek heartland. His Uzbek supporters did not want an ethnic Pashtun as governor. In May 2007 police forces under governor Juma khan Hamdard shot at militant Uzbek demonstrators, while they were trying to force their way into the Governor's office in
Juma Khan Hamdard is an important personality of northern Afghanistan. He has played a pivotal role in safeguarding the interests of the Pashtuns. He enjoys a mass base of support among the Pashtun settlers in the Northern Afghanistan. He was a military commander and politician. Since the fall of the communist regime in 1992, he has trodden a very cautious approach in protecting the interests of Pashtuns in Northern Afghanistan in the wake of rising anti-Pashtun sentiments.
Personal life
He has six sons, the eldest son Gul Rahman Hamdard is a member of the parliament.
References
- ^ "President Ghani Announces Appointment of Four Senior Advisers". Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ a b Province: “Paktya”. Naval Postgraduate School, Program for Culture & Conflict Studies
External links
- “Dostum: Afghanistan’s Embattled Warlord”. The Jamestown Foundation, April 18, 2008
- “Reconstruction Team Serves on Front Line of War on Terror”. American Forces Press Service, February 10, 2009
- “Balkh Power Struggle Leaves Locals Fearful”. UNHCR, Institute for War and Peace, September 29, 2009
- “Governor of Paktia, Juma Khan Hamdard”. Demotix.com, November 15, 2009
- “The North on the Brink”. Afghanistan Votes.com, June 15, 2010