Gul Agha Sherzai
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Gul Agha Sherzai (Pashto: ګل آغا شيرزی; born 1954), also known as Mohammad Shafiq,[1] is a politician and former warlord in Afghanistan. He is a former governor of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.[2] He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003. In October 2013, Sherzai resigned from his post as governor and formally announced himself as a candidate for Afghanistan's 2014 Presidential Election, and served as the minister of border and tribal affairs until the Taliban captured Afghanistan again in 2021.[1]
Quick Facts Governor of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Succeeded by ...
Gul Agha Sherzai گل آغا شیرزی | |
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Governor of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan | |
In office 12 July 2005 – October 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Maulvi Attaullah Ludin |
Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan | |
In office 25 July 2017 – 15 August 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Norullah Noori (Taliban government) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
Political party | Independent |
Profession | Politician, former Mujahideen leader |
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