Mawlawi Mir Hamza

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Mawlawi Mir Hamza was an Islamist politician from Afghanistan who served as Vice President of Afghanistan in Mujahideen government in 1990s. [1]

He was born ca 1943-1944. He was a Mawlawi from a madrasa. He became a member of Jamiat-e Islami in 1969. [2] He was Minister of Education in the Pakistani-located mujahideen government of Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai in 1988. [3] He was chosen as Vice President of Burhanuddin Rabbani in 1992. He died in office on 12 January 1993 [1] at the age of 50, in a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Far East and Australasia". Europa Publications. December 1993.
  2. 1 2 "معاون رئیس جمهور افغانستان درگذشت". www.irna.ir.
  3. ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1991). Historical dictionary of Afghanistan. Metuchen (N. J.) London: the Scarecrow press. ISBN   0-8108-2491-4.
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