List of governors of Herat

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This is a list of the governors of the province of Herat, Afghanistan.[1]

Governors of Herat Province[]

Governor Period Extra Note
Sin foto.svg Mohammed Zaman Khan ????
1729 		Father of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founding father of Afghanistan
Yaqub Khan.jpg Mohammad Yaqub Khan 1863[2]
1874 		Son of Emir Sher Ali Khan
MohammadAyoubKhan.jpg Mohammad Ayub Khan February 1879
September 1881[3] 		Son of Emir Sher Ali Khan,
brother of Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Sin foto.svg Nazir Muhammad Sarwar Khan 1882
1886 		Loyalist to Abdur Rahman Khan[4]
Sin foto.svg Kazi Saad-ud-Din Khan 1887
1914[5] 		Supporter of the ruling dynasty and the father of one of Amir Habibullah Khan's wives.[6][7]
Sin foto.svg Muhammad Sulaiman Khan 1915
1919[citation needed] 		Former Military Secretary to King Habibullah Khan 1914–1915
Sin foto.svg Abdur Rahim Khan September 1931

September 1934

Ismail Khan in December 2010-cropped.jpg Ismail Khan 1992
1997[8] 		Mujahideen commander and warlord during the civil war in Afghanistan
Sin foto.svg Mulla Yaar Mohammad 1997
2001 		Taliban
Ismail Khan in December 2010-cropped.jpg Ismail Khan 2001[8]
12 September 2004 		Appointed as Minist of Water and Energy
Sin foto.svg September 2004[9]
June 2005 		Former Afghan Ambassador to Iran and Ukraine
Sin foto.svg Sayed Hussein Anwari June 2005[10][11]
23 January 2009 		Former Minister of Agriculture in the Transitional Administration
Ahmad Yusef Nuristani in 2008.jpg Ahmad Yussef Nuristani 18 January 2009
24 August 2010 		Resigned to run as Wolesi Jirga MP in the 2010 elections
Saba in October 2011-cropped.jpg Daud Shah Saba 3 September 2010
27 June 2013 		Former Human Development Advisor to the President of Afghanistan, 2005-2008,
Fazlullah Wahidi in 2010.jpg Fazlullah Wahidi 3 July 2013
 ?? 		Former Governor of eastern Kunar Province, November 2007-July 2013,
Mohammad Asef Rahimi in April 2011-cropped.jpg Mohammad Asif Rahimi 27 April 2015

11 Dec 2018

Former Afghan Minister of Agriculture
Sin foto.svg 23 January 2013 3 April 2020 Former head of the Office of Public Support of the Office of Local Authorities and brother of Abdul Salam Rahimi is the current head of the office of Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan
Sin foto.svg Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali[12] 3 April 2020[13]
14 June 2021
Sin foto.svg Abdul Sabur Qane 15 June 2021[14]
13 August 2021

See also[]

  • List of current governors of Afghanistan

Notes[]

  1. ^ Afghan Bio: Dr. Ahmad Yussef Nooristani
  2. ^ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2012-12-19). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah’s Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.
  3. ^ Clements, Frank (2003) "Ayub, Khan Muhammad (1857–1914)" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, page 35, ISBN 1-85109-402-4
  4. ^ Adamec, Ludwig (1975). Who's Who of Afghanistan (PDF). Austria. p. 229.
  5. ^ Adamec, Ludwig (1975). Who's Who of Afghanistan (PDF). Austria. pp. 219–20.
  6. ^ "Latest intelligence - Afghanistan". The Times (36596). London. 26 October 1901. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Latest intelligence - Russia and Afghanistan". The Times (36805). London. 27 June 1902. p. 3.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Clements, Frank (2003) "Isma'il Khan (1946– )" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, pages 130-132, ISBN 1-85109-402-4
  9. ^ Gall, Carlotta (September 2004) "Afghan Region's New Governor Says Violence Is Ended; Denounces Warlord" The New York Times
  10. ^ Sirrs, Julie (November 2001) "What’s Next for Afghanistan?" Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 3(11):
  11. ^ British Agencies Afghanistan Group (June 2005) Afghanistan: Monthly Review as cited at ""Research Response Number: AFG17479" Refugee Review Tribunal, United Nation Human Rights Council, 9 September 2005, page 3
  12. ^ "Database".
  13. ^ "Abdul Wahid Qatali Appointed as Governor of Herat Reporterly |".
  14. ^ Shahed News
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