Ustad Atta Mohammed Noor

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Ustad Atta Mohammed Noor is the current governor of Balkh Province in Afghanistan. He was a high school teacher before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. During the Afghan Communist regime, Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor joined the Jamiat Islami party. He joined an anti-Soviet Mujahideen resistance group in northern Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and later became a commander in the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. During the early 2000s he was a prominent anti-Taliban commander in the Balkh area.[1]

Atta was appointed governor of Balkh Province by Hamid Karzai in late 2004. An ethnic Tajik, Atta is considered the most educated governor in Afghanistan.[2] Under his leadership, Balkh Province has been one of the most peaceful and successful in the country.[2] Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor in 2007 totally eliminated poppy cultivation in Balkh.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Constable, Pamela (2006) "Top Prosecutor Targets Afghanistan's Once-Untouchable Bosses" Washington Post 23 November 2006, p. A-22
  2. ^ a b Mayor meets with Afghan Governor Ustad Atta Mohammad Noor. Office of Mayor Tom Potter (September 24, 2007).

[edit] External links

General Atta Mohmamad Noor Supports Women http://afghanistan.unfpa.org/latestnews.html

Governor Atta, besides calling for a management meeting in his province to demonstrate support for the central government, http://balkh-gomnam.blogspot.com/2008/02/february-5-2008.html

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