Sulaiman Layeq was an Afghan politician, ideologue and a poet

Poet

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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

Dari (Eastern Persian)

Dari or Fārsī-ye Darī in historical terms refers to the Persian court language of the Sassanids. In contemporary usage, the term refers to the dialects of modern Persian language spoken in Afghanistan, and hence known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. It is the term officially recognized...

. During 1957-68, Laeq held different posts in the national controlled media.

One of his sisters was married to Mir Akbar Khyber

Mir Akbar Khyber

Mir Akbar Khyber was an Afghan intellectual and a leader of the Parcham faction of the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan...

 (a leading leftist idealogue whose murder in 1978 started the Saur Revolution

Saur Revolution

The Saur Revolution is the name given to the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan takeover of political power from the government of Afghanistan on 28 April 1978. The word 'Saur', i.e...

); another sister was married to Sibghatullah Mojaddedi

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi , served as the first President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the fall of the communist regime in 1992. He is also the leader of the Afghan National Liberation Front...

 (who would later become President of Afghanistan

President of Afghanistan

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). Laeq was a founder of the newspaper Parcham

Parcham

Parcham 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....

in 1968. Toguether with Babrak Karmal

Babrak Karmal

Babrak 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....

, reprensented the moderate faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

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...

 (PDPA). At the same time, he became a permanent member of the Central Committee

Central Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

The Central Committee was a ruling organ for the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan .- History :The first Central Committee was held on 1 January 1965 when the PDPA was established. Nur Mohammad Taraki was elected General Secretary of the PDPA at this meeting...

 of the Parcham parliamentary group. After the Saur Revolution, Laeq became Minister for Radio and Television in 1978 and for a time was admitted to membership in the Politburo

Politburo of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan

At its foundation the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Central Committee consisted of:- First Poltiburo permanent members :The PDPA held its First Congress on January 1, 1965...

 after the government had expelled the Parchamis.

After the Khalq

Khalq

Khalq 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...

 Government had removed most Parchamis, Laeq served as a temporary candidate member for the Politburo. Though he was imprisoned for being pro-Karmal, but the authorities treated him mildly. By 1980, following the intervention of the Soviet Army

Soviet Army

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in Afghanistan, Laeq held several posts. By this time he had become a member of the Central Committee of the Parcham faction of the PDPA.

In 1981 he was promoted to President of the Academy of Sciences, full member of the Afghan Politburo, and Minister of Nationalities and tribal affairs.

Books

• Chunghar - چونغر
• De Abaseen Spaiday - د اباسين سپېدې
• Kaygday - کېږدۍ
• Qeesay Aw Afsanay - قصې او افسانې