Muhammad Umar Babrakzai
Muhammad Umar Babrakzai | |
|---|---|
| محمد عمر ببرکزی | |
Abdulla Khan Jadran Yawan | |
| Supreme Court justice | |
| In office c. 1960/70s – before 1979 | |
Muhammad Umar Babrakzai (fl. 1980 – present) is the tribal chief of the
Background and early life
Babrakzai is the grandson of Babrak Khan, a previous Zadran chieftain who died in 1924 or 1925, though it's unclear through what father.[1]
It is unknown who preceded Babrakzai as chieftain. It was possibly
At some point, Babrakzai moved to France where he received an education. Upon returning to Afghanistan, he became part of
Tribal chief
Babrakzai opposed the
Babrakzai continued to resist the Soviets during the rest of the Soviet–Afghan War. In 1983, he attended a meeting with US president Ronald Reagan.[6] An image of this meeting later became an internet meme, where Babrakzai and other members of the meeting were falsely described as Taliban officials, even though the Taliban had not been formed yet by that time.[7] Despite his regional influence, however, Babrakzai had little control over the militants in his tribal territories, over whom Jalaluddin Haqqani gained more control.[3]
Babrakzai continues to be tribal chief as of 2019.[8]
Family
| Mazar Khan[9] fl. late 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Babrak Khan d. 1924 or 1925 | Khan Muhammad[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sher Muhd Khan[12] fl. 1925 – 1947 | Izmair[13] fl. 1925 – 1945 | 5 or 14 others[note 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilawar Khan[17] b. 1939 or 1940 | Muhammad Umar Babrakzai[note 2] fl. 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Sources disagree how many sons Babrak had - Jamna Das Akhtar states that Babrak had 18 sons,[14] while a Pakistani government inquiry titled The Assassination of Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan states that Babrak had 9 sons.[15] David B. Edwards states that Babrak had 2 sons,[16] but this appears to be false, as at least 4 of his son's names are known.
- ^ Muhammad Umar Babrakzai was Babrak Khan's grandchild[18] although it's unclear through what father.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-932798-0.
- ^ Akhtar, Jamna Das (1969). Political conspiracies in Pakistan: Liaquat Ali's murder to Ayub Khan's exit. Punjabi Pustak Bhandar. p. 223.
- ^ ISBN 0300095198.
- ^ ISBN 0300095198.
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- ^ "C12819 (01)". Ronald Reagan. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Fact Check-Photo does not show Ronald Reagan 'meeting with the Taliban' in the 80s". Reuters. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Govt Proposes Lists For Negotiating Team, Reconciliation Council". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "ببرک خان ځدراڼ/صفيه حليم". dawatmedia24. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8.
- ISBN 978-0-307-36909-3.
- ISBN 978-1-55655-765-1.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041217215440/http://www.icdc.com/~paulwolf/pakistan/pakintrigue.htm
- ^ Akhtar, Jamna Das (1969). Political conspiracies in Pakistan: Liaquat Ali's murder to Ayub Khan's exit. Punjabi Pustak Bhandar. p. 224.
- ^ The Assassination of Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan: Report of the Commission of Enquiry. Manager of Publications. 1952. p. 11.
- ISBN 978-0-520-22861-0.
- ^ Zaidi, Syed (2010). "The Assassination of the Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan: The Fateful Journey" (PDF). nihcr.edu.pk. p. 81.
Dilawar Khan was eleven years old boy. He was the son of Said Akbar, the alleged assassin
- ISBN 978-0-19-932798-0.