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This is a list of the governors of the province of Ghor , Afghanistan.
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This is a list of the governors of the province of Ghor , Afghanistan.
| Governor | Period | Extra | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ibrahim Malikzada | 2001 2004 | |||
| | Abdul Qadir Alam | 2004 2005 | |||
| | Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali | 2005 2007 | |||
| | Baz Mohammad Ahmadi | 2007 2009 | |||
| | Mohammad Eqbal Munib | 2009 2010 | |||
| | Seema Jowenda | 28 June 2015 7 November 2015 [1] | |||
| | Ghulam Nasir Khaze | 21 December 2015 – ? | |||
| | Abul Zahir Faiz Zada | ? – ? | |||
| | Ahmad Shah Din Dost | November 2021 – ? [2] | |||
| | Hayatullah Mubarak | ? – present [3] | |||
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces. The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions. Each province encompasses a number of districts or usually over 1,000 villages.
Ghōr, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds of villages, and approximately 764,472 settled people. Firuzkoh is the capital of the province.
Ghauri, Ghori, Ghouri, or Ghuri may refer to:
Chaghcharān, also called Firozkoh, is a town and district in central Afghanistan, which serves as the capital of Ghor Province. It is located on the southern side of the Hari River, at an altitude of 2,230 m above sea level. Chaghcharan is linked by a 380 kilometres (240 mi) long highway with Herat to the west, and a 450 kilometres (280 mi) long highway with Kabul to the east. The town has an airport called Chaghcharan Airport.
Charsada District is a District of Ghor province, Afghanistan. It was created from the northwestern part of Chaghcharan District in 2005. The district center is Qale-Zobayd. The population is 26,600.
Du Layna or Duleena is a district in Ghor province, Afghanistan. It was created from part of the much larger Chaghcharan District in 2005.
Pasaband District is located in Ghor province, Afghanistan. The population is 92,900. Located in the southern part of Ghor province, Pasaband District borders Helmand province to the south, Daykundi province to the east, and Farah province to the southwest. The district center is Shinkot.
Shahrak District is located in the western part of Ghor province, Afghanistan. The population is 58,200. The district center is Dahan-e Falezak.
Taywara (Teyvareh) district is located in the southern part of Ghor province in Afghanistan. The population is 88,900 people. The district center is the town of Taywara.
Tulak District is located in the southwestern part of the Ghor province, Afghanistan. It is a mountainous district like the whole province. The population is 103,612 and the district center is Kwajaha.
Shah Abdul Ahad Afzali was the Governor of Ghor from 2005 to 2007, being the third governor after the fall of the Taliban government. He was born in Badakhshan city of Daraim in northern Afghanistan and emigrated with many of his companions to neighbouring country Tajikistan in 1994 until 2003. He was very active in Tajikistan and created many schools and other opportunities for Afghan children and youths.
Mohammad Ibrahim Malikzada was an Afghan politician and military commander. He was the first Governor of Ghor after the defeat of the Taliban in 2001. Malikzada is the son of Abdul Rahman Malikzada. Mohammad Ibrahim Malikzada is of Tajik descent.
Abdul Qadir Alam was the governor of Ghor Province in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2005. He was the second governor of the province after the fall of the Taliban.
Amīr Krōṛ Sūrī, also known as Jahan Pahlawan, is a legendary character in Afghan national history and is claimed to have become the King of Mandesh in Ghor. Amir Kror Suri is considered to be the first poet of Pashto language. He is not to be confused with Amir Suri, the king of Ghor in the 9th-10th centuries.
Mohammad Eqbal Munib was a Hazara politician in Afghanistan and the former governor of Ghor. He had previously served as the governor of Sar-e Pol.
Anwar Rahmati is a politician in Afghanistan. He was a governor of Daykundi province beginning on November 22, 2018. Previously he served as Governor of Sar-e Pol from May 25, 2010 to April 3, 2012 and as Governor of Ghor from August 27, 2012 to June 27, 2015. Between 2004 and 2010 he was chief of staff to Karim Khalili.
Seema Jowenda is an Afghan politician who is deputy governor of Kabul Province and was previously governor of Ghor province. As of November 2015, she was one of only two women to hold the position of provincial governor in the country. She replaced Sayed Anwar Rahmati in the job.
The October 2020 Afghanistan attacks were multiple attacks launched by insurgents including the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province in October 2020. The attacks left at least 243 people dead and 339 injured. 10 perpetrators were also killed in these attacks.
On 20 October 2017, suicide bombers attacked mosques in Kabul and Ghor Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people.
On 17 October 2017, insurgents attacked Gardez, Paktia Province and Ghazni Province in Afghanistan.
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