Mohammad Omar (Afghan governor)
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Engineer Mohammad Omar (died October 8, 2010) was the Governor of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan
. He was an ethnic Andar Pashtun
from Baharak District
of Afghanistan
.
Omar completed two years of a four years engineering program at Polytechnical University of Kabul
.
from 1991 to 1992. During the civil war, he was a member of Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan for a short period of time. Soon after the fall of Taliban, Omar was appointed as the governor of Baghlan Province where he served from 2001 to 2003.
He then served as Governor of Kunduz Province from 2004 until he was assassinated on October 8, 2010 when a bomb exploded at the Shirkat mosque in Taloqan, in neighboring Takhar province
. 19 people were killed from the bomb, also 35 were injured.
Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan, however, he later became a member of the Afghan Mellat Party until the time of his death.
He was a man with good manners.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. He was an ethnic Andar Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
from Baharak District
Baharak District
Baharak district is a district of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan located east of Fayzabad. The capital is the city of Baharak and the district is home to approximately 14,000 residents. The district is also called Baharakstan....
of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
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Omar completed two years of a four years engineering program at Polytechnical University of Kabul
Polytechnical University of Kabul
Kabul Polytechnic is a university located in Kabul, Afghanistan and was established in 1963 in Karte Mamourin area beside the Intercontinental Hotel...
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Political life
Mohammad Omar served as the mayor of TaloqanTaloqan
Tāloqān is the capital of Takhar Province, in northern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.-History:The old city to the west on the riverside was described by Marco Polo in 1275 CE as:...
from 1991 to 1992. During the civil war, he was a member of Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan for a short period of time. Soon after the fall of Taliban, Omar was appointed as the governor of Baghlan Province where he served from 2001 to 2003.
He then served as Governor of Kunduz Province from 2004 until he was assassinated on October 8, 2010 when a bomb exploded at the Shirkat mosque in Taloqan, in neighboring Takhar province
Takhar Province
Takhār is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It was established in 1964 when Qataghan Province was divided into three provinces: Baghlan, Kunduz and Takhar. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Taloqan. Its salt mines are one of Afghanistan's major mineral resources...
. 19 people were killed from the bomb, also 35 were injured.
Political affiliation
Omar was formerly affiliated with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf'sAbdul Rasul Sayyaf
Ustad Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf is an Afghan Islamist politician. He took part in the war against the PDPA government in the 1980s, leading the Mujahedin faction Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan....
Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan, however, he later became a member of the Afghan Mellat Party until the time of his death.
He was a man with good manners.