Sayed Jafar Naderi (born 1965[1] in Kayan, Baghlan, and also known as Sayyid Nadir Shah Husayn or simply Sayyid-i Kayan[2] is an Ismaili Afghan who formerly controlled Baghlan Province during the early 90s. The son of the governor of Baghlan province, and previous Vice-President of Afghanistan Sayed Mansoor Naderi, Jafar went to school in England at age 10, after his father was made a political prisoner. He was sent to the United States at age 13 where he became known as Jeff Naderi.
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Prior to his father calling him back to Afghanistan, Sayed Jafar Nederi finished his education in New Jersey, where he got his Doctorites degree in law [1] He lived in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He played the drums in a heavy metal band, and he was an athlete too.[3]
According to The World's Most Dangerous Places like Afghanistan, Sayed Jafar Naderi was a man which came back from New Jersey to his motherland Afghanistan. He is considered one of the most brutal and notorious warlords of Afghanistan."[4]
Sayed Jafar Naderi was also quoted in DP in response to a question asky why he came back to Afghanistan. He came to help the people of Afghanistan Baghlan, and the rest of the Afghanistan. He risked his life because he wanted to help his people, inspired by his father and grandfather whom helped protect Afghanistan.
During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Sayed Jafar Naderi became the MP of Baghlan province, in charge of a 12,000 man private army, which had at its disposal tanks and helicopters, in order to protect Afghanistan's children, women and the rest of the people in Afghanistan. He worked very hard to stop his countries, and he stoped the enemies for such long period of time in till his people left the Afghanistan toward the Pakistan as a refugees. The most people of Baghlan came back the early of the year of 2000.
Sayed Jafar Naderi was the subject of the 1989 documentary "Warlord of Kayan" produced and directed by Jeff B. Harmon.[5] The film won the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival.