Ghulam Haider Hamidi

Ghulam Haider Hamidi
غلام حیدر حمیدی
Mayor of Kandahar
In office
2007 – 27 July 2011
Personal details
Born 1947[1]
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died 27 July 2011 (aged 65)[2]
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Nationality Afghanistan
Alma mater Kabul University

Ghulam Haider Hamidi (Pashto: غلام حیدر حمیدی, also spelled Ghulam Haidar Hameedi; 1945 – 27 July 2011) was mayor of Kandahar in Afghanistan. Hamidi moved to Pakistan and spent a brief time in this US, he returned to Afghanistan after the Taliban regime was overthrown.[3] He was killed in a suicide bombing on 27 July 2011.

Reference

  1. ^ "Profile of Kandahar mayor Ghulam Haidar Hamidi". CNTV. 27/7/11. http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20110727/116889.shtml. Retrieved September 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Kandahar Mayor Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack". Breaking News. Sky News. 27 July 2011. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Afghanistan-Mayor-Of-Kandahar-Ghulam-Haider-Hamidi-Assassinated-In-Suicide-Attack/Article/201107416038251?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_4&lid=ARTICLE_16038251_Afghanistan%3A_Mayor_Of_Kandahar_Ghulam_Haider_Hamidi_Assassinated_In_Suicide_Attack. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Profile of Kandahar mayor Ghulam Haidar Hamidi". CNTV. 07-27-2011. http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20110727/116889.shtml. Retrieved September 20, 2011.