List of governors of Herat
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Herat Province
Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country...
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Governors of Herat Province
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Mohammed Zaman Khan | ???? 1729 |
father of Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani , also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī and born as Ahmad Khān, was the founder of the Durrani Empire in 1747 and is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.Ahmad Khan enlisted as a young soldier in the military of the Afsharid kingdom and quickly rose... |
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Mohammad Yaqub Khan Mohammad Yaqub Khan Mohammad Yaqub Khan was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. He was the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.... |
1864 1874 |
son of Emir Sher Ali Khan Sher Ali Khan Sher Ali Khan was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was the third son of Dost Mohammed Khan, founder of the Barakzai Dynasty in Afghanistan.... |
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| Mohammad Ayub Khan Ayub Khan (Afghan commander) Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan was also known as The Victor of Maiwand or The Afghan Prince Charlie and was, for a while, the governor of Herat Province in Afghanistan. He was Emir of Afghanistan from October 12, 1879 to May 31, 1880 and was also the leader of Afghans in the Second Anglo-Afghan War... |
February 1879 September 1881 |
son of Emir Sher Ali Khan Sher Ali Khan Sher Ali Khan was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was the third son of Dost Mohammed Khan, founder of the Barakzai Dynasty in Afghanistan.... , brother of Mohammad Yaqub Khan Mohammad Yaqub Khan Mohammad Yaqub Khan was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. He was the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.... |
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Muhammad Sulaiman Khan | 1915 1919 |
former Military Secertary to Habibu'llah Shah 1914-1915 | ||
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Ismael Khan | 1992 1997 |
mujahideen leader | ||
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unknown | 1997 2001 |
Taliban | ||
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Ismael Khan | 2001 12 September 2004 |
Appointed as minister of Mines | ||
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Sayed Mohammad Khairkhwa | September 2004 June 2005 |
Former Afghan Ambassador to Iran and Ukraine | ||
| Gul Agha Sherzai Gul Agha Sherzai Gul Agha Sherzai is the current Governor of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003.-Biography:... |
June 2005 |
Refused appointment as Governor | |||
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Sayed Hussein Anwari Sayed Hussein Anwari Sayed Hussein Anwari is a politician in Afghanistan. He is a Shi'ite Hazara and comes from Mohammed Asef Mohseni's Harakat-e Islami .... |
June 2005 23 January 2009 |
Former Minister of Agriculture in the Transitional Administration Afghan Transitional Administration The Afghan Transitional Administration was the name of a temporary administration of Afghanistan put in place by the 2002 Loya Jirga and followed the Afghan Interim Administration which was installed after the Bonn Conference.-Background:Following the US Invasion in Afghanistan, a UN sponsored... |
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| Ahmad Yussef Nuristani | 18 January 2009 24 August 2010 |
Resigned to run as Wolesi Jirga House of the People (Afghanistan) The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga , abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders.... MP in the 2010 elections Afghan parliamentary election, 2010 The Afghan parliamentary election, 2010 to elect members of the Wolesi Jirga took place on 18 September 2010. The Afghan Independent Election Commission - established in accordance with the article 156 of the Constitution of Afghanistan for the purpose of organizing and supervising all elections in... |
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| Daud Shah Saba Daud Shah Saba Dr. Daud Shah Saba is a politician in Afghanistan, who is serving as Governor of Herat Province since August 2010 when his predecessor Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani had resigned from the post.-Early years and education:... |
3 September 2010 present |
Former Human Development Advisor to the President of Afghanistan, 2005-2008 | |||