Politburo of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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At its foundation the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)
Central Committee consisted of:
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan was a communist party established on the 1 January 1965. While a minority, the party helped former president of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, to overthrow his cousin, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and established Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan...
Central Committee consisted of:
First Poltiburo permanent members (1965)
The PDPA held its First Congress on January 1, 1965. Twenty-seven men gathered at Taraki’s house in Kabul, elected Taraki PDPA Secretary General and Karmal Deputy Secretary General, and chose a five-member Central Committee (or Politburo).-
- Nur Mohammed Taraki
- Babrak KarmalBabrak KarmalBabrak Karmal was the third President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is the best known of the Marxist leadership....
- Sultan Ali KeshtmandSultan Ali KeshtmandSultan Ali Keshtmand, sometimes transliterated Kishtmand, born May 22, 1935 in Kabul, was an Afghan politician. He served twice as Prime Minister during the 1980s, from 1981 to 1988 and from 1989 to 1990 in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
- Saleh Mohamed Zeary
- Gholam Destaguir Panjsheri
- Tahir BadakhshiTahir BadakhshiMohammad Tahir Badakhshi was a cultural and political tajik activist in Afghanistan. He was the founder of SAZA .- Biography :...
- Charoullah Chapour
Non-permanent members (1965)
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- Nur Ahmed NurNur Ahmed NurNur Ahmed Nur , an Afghan communist, belonging to the Parcham fraction. Nur was one of four candidates of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who were elected to the Afghan parliament in 1965. After the overthrow of the Daoud government in April 1978, Nur became Minister for Internal Affairs...
- Dr. Akbar Chah-Wali
- Abdoul Karil Missaq
- Suleiman LaeqSuleiman LaeqSulaiman Layeq was an Afghan politician, ideologue and a poet.-Biography:Initially a student of the College of Theology, graduated from the College of Literature in 1957. Laeq was an excellente poet and writer in Pashtu and Dari...
- Mohammad Hasan Bareq
- Hafizullah AminHafizullah AminHafizullah Amin was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
- Ismaïl Danesh
- Abdul Hakim Charayi Jowzjani
- Abdul MajidAbdul MajidAbdul Majid is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Majid. The name means "servant of the All-glorious", Al-Majīd being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.The letter a of the al- is...
- Zaher Ofoq Qandahari
- Dr. Zaher
- Nur Ahmed Nur
Poltiburo members (1984)
By 1984, eight of the thirteen members and alternate members of the Politburo were Parchamis:- ParchamParchamParcham was the name of one of the factions of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. The Parcham faction seized power in the country after toppling Hafizullah Amin....
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- Babrak KarmalBabrak KarmalBabrak Karmal was the third President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is the best known of the Marxist leadership....
- Sultan Ali KeshtmandSultan Ali KeshtmandSultan Ali Keshtmand, sometimes transliterated Kishtmand, born May 22, 1935 in Kabul, was an Afghan politician. He served twice as Prime Minister during the 1980s, from 1981 to 1988 and from 1989 to 1990 in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....
- Mohammad NajibullahMohammad NajibullahMohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai , originally merely Najibullah, was the fourth and last President of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is also considered the second President of the Republic of Afghanistan.-Early years:Najibullah was born in August 1947 to the Ahmadzai...
- Nur Ahmed NurNur Ahmed NurNur Ahmed Nur , an Afghan communist, belonging to the Parcham fraction. Nur was one of four candidates of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who were elected to the Afghan parliament in 1965. After the overthrow of the Daoud government in April 1978, Nur became Minister for Internal Affairs...
- Mohammad Rafi
- Anahita RatebzadAnahita RatebzadAnahita Ratebzad is a female Afghan Marxist and former member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and the Revolutionary Council....
- Babrak Karmal
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- KhalqKhalqKhalq was a faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. Its historical leaders were Presidents Nur Muhammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin. It was also the name of the leftist newspaper produced by the same movement. It was supported by the USSR and was formed in 1965 when the PDPA was born...
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- Abdul Qadir DagarwalAbdul Qadir DagarwalAbdul Qadir Dagarwal , a colonel, was the leader of the Afghan Air Force squadrons that attacked the Radio-TV Station during the 1978 Coup that started the Saur Revolution....
- Mahmud Baryalai
- Mohammad Aslam WatanjarMohammad Aslam WatanjarMohammad Aslam Watanjar was an Afghan General and Politician. ] He started the "Saur Revolution".Watanjar later became a member of the politburo in the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, playing prominent roles in the communist coup as well as the coup that overthrew the...
- Salih Muhammad Zeary
- Muhammad Ismail Danesh
- Abdul Qadir Dagarwal
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- Ghulam Dastagir PanjsheriGhulam Dastagir PanjsheriGhulam Dastagir Panjsheri born in 1933 in Panjshir Province during the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Panjsheri was usually identified as a Khalq by fellow Afghan politicians, while outside observers said he was creating his own PDPA group under the name Gruhi Kar....
(believed to be in Kar) - Abdul Zahoor Razmjo
- Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri
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