Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy
Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoi | |
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Mohammad Zarif | |
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| Born | 1951 Military officer (1968–2005) |
He was recruited into the
During the invasion, Soviet forces killed Amin and installed Parcham leader Babrak Karmal in power. Karmal was forced to come to terms with the rival Khalq faction, as many key posts in the military were still occupied by Khalqis. As a conciliatory measure, Gulabzoi, a prominent Khalqi, was appointed Minister of Interior. As such he was placed in command of the Sarandoy ("Defenders of the Revolution"), a heavily armed paramilitary gendarmerie force.[3] After Amin's death, Gulabzoy was the self-styled leader of Khalq.
In November 1988, amid renewed tensions between Khalq and Parcham, he was removed from his post and sent to Moscow as ambassador by Parchami president Mohammad Najibullah. He concurrently served as DRA ambassador to Romania and Finland. He was rumoured to have proposed himself to the Soviets as a potential replacement for Najibullah.[4] In March 1990, following an unsuccessful coup attempt by General Shahnawaz Tanai, Gulabzoi was expelled from the party, along with other Khalqis.[5] From 1990 to 1992 he lived in Armenia, before relocating to Moscow.
In 2005 he was elected to represent
He holds Master's degrees in Law and Military Science, and sat on the Internal Security Committee.[6]
Alleged KGB Connection
According to the Mitrokhnin archives, Gulabzoi was a KGB agent code-named 'Momand'.
References
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- ^ Urban, p.259
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