Azad Beg

Azad Beg آزاد بیگ
Born	July 4, 1952 Campbellpur, Dominion of Pakistan
Occupation	Mujahideen leader
Known for	founder of Islamic Union of the Northern Provinces
Relatives	Nasruddin Khan (great-grandfather)

Azad Beg (born July 4, 1952) was the founder of the Turkic nationalist Islamic Union of the Northern Provinces movement in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War. Beg was the great-grandson of Nasseruddin, the last amir of Kokand. ^[1]

Early life

Azad Beg was born in Campbellpur, Dominion of Pakistan. His father, Abdul Waris Karimi, was an Uzbek doctor serving in the Pakistan Army. Azad Beg's mother was the daughter of Mehmood Beg, the grandson of Muhammad Khudayar Khan, the Khan of Kokand.

References

1. Gross, J.A. (1992). Muslims in Central Asia: Expressions of Identity and Change . Duke University Press. p.  80. ISBN   9780822311904 . Retrieved 2015-04-10.

• "pnp/ppmsca/09900/09951/00032r". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
• "pnp/ppmsca/09900/09951/00031r". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2015-04-10.