Abdul Hamid Mohtat | |
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عبد الحمید محتاط | |
Vice President of Afghanistan | |
In office May 1988 –April 1992 | |
President | Mohammed Najibullah |
Minister of Communications | |
In office 1973 –April 1974 | |
President | Mohammed Daoud Khan |
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan | |
In office June 1978 –Unknown | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 (age 80–81) Parwan Province,Afghanistan |
Occupation | Politician,Military Officer |
Abdul Hamid Mohtat (born 1944) is an Afghan former politician and military officer who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister. [1]
Mohtat was born in 1944 in Parwan province. [2] He graduated from a military school in 1964 and was then got trained in Soviet Union as engineer. [2] He also served as Minister of Communications [3] in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974 [4] [5] by Mohammed Daoud Khan. [6] [2] In June 1978,he became ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan. [7] [8]
He was one of the Vice Presidents in Najibullah cabinet from May 1988 to April 1992. [9] He was also Deputy Prime Minister at that time. [9]
Mohtat has a son and daughter. His children returned to Afghanistan from the United States along with members of the KPF and were given immunity by Mawlawi Zakir,a Taliban official. [10]
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