Governor Ahmad Faisal Begzad | |
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Governor of Badakhshan | |
Assumed office 26 October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Shah Waliullah Adeeb |
Governor of Takhar | |
In office 20 September 2012 –8 July 2013 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Jabbar Taqwa |
Succeeded by | Abdul Latif Ibrahimi |
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