Bashir Baghlani

Bashir Baghlani
Governor of Farah, Afghanistan
In office
February 2004 – Summer 2004
Preceded by Abdul Hai Neamati
Succeeded by Assadollah Falah
Personal details
Born 1931
Died 28-04-2007
Political party Hizb-i-Islami
Religion Muslim

Bashir Baghlani (born as Mohammad Yousuf) (1931–2007) was an Afghan political figure affiliated with a variety of factions throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, who filled such positions as governor of Baghlan Province and later Farah Province.

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Early life

Baghlani was born in 1931, the son of an immigrant from Tajikistan who had been a chairman of a kolkhoz in that country.[1]

Political career

In the early 1980s, Baghlani was affiliated with the leftist militant group Setami Milli. Baghlani served as governor of Baghlan Province, Afghanistan, and was a member of the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin. Baghlani, previously a key Taliban ally in Baghlan, was arrested by the Taliban government on 27 July 2000, accused of making deals with the Northern Alliance.[2]

After the fall of the Taliban, Baghlani replaced Abdul Hai Neamati as governor of Farah Province in the early 2000s.[3]

Bashir Baghlani died in the night of 27 and 28 April 2007 because of e heart attack.[4]

Name

Mohammad Yousuf took the name of Mohammed Bashir Baghlani, who served as the Minister of Justice under the premiership of Dr. Najibullah, to gain more power. Mohammed Bashir Baghlani is still alive, but not an active politician.

References

  1. ^ Authors European Society for Central Asian Studies. International Conference, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek, Julia Katschnig; Editors Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek, Julia Katschnig . Central Asia on display: proceedings of the VIIth Conference of the European Society for Central Asian Studies. LIT Verlag Münster, 2005. ISBN 3825883094, 9783825883096
  2. ^ Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Afghanistan: The Hizb-i Islami (Islamic Party), led by Gulbuddin Hikmatyar, including its history, treatment of members by the Taliban, and membership documentation (1993-2000) , 25 October 2000, AFG35512.E , available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3df4bdf78.html [accessed 10 April 2010]
  3. ^ Malalai Joya. A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. Simon and Schuster, 2009. ISBN 143910946X, 9781439109465
  4. ^ Terrorism hits Baghlan: Dots to be connected?
Preceded by
Abdul Hai Neamati		 Governor of Farah, Afghanistan
2004– 2004		 Succeeded by
Assadollah Falah