Bashir Baghlani
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Bashir Baghlani (1931–2007), born Mohammad Yousuf, was a politician in Afghanistan affiliated with a variety of factions throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, who filled such positions as Governor of Baghlan Province and later Farah Province.
Bashir Baghlani | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Farah, Afghanistan | |
| In office February 2004 – Summer 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hai Neamati |
| Succeeded by | Asadullah Falah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 28 April 2007 (aged 75–76) |
| Party | Hezbi Islami |
Early life
Baghlani was born in 1931, the son of an immigrant from Tajikistan who had been a chairman of a kolkhoz in that country.[1]
Political career
In the early 1980s, Baghlani was affiliated with the leftist militant group Settam-e-Melli. He served as governor of Baghlan Province and was a member of the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin. Baghlani, previously a key Taliban ally in Baghlan, was arrested by the Taliban government on 27 July 2000, accused of making deals with the Northern Alliance.[2]
After the fall of the Taliban, Baghlani replaced Abdul Hai Neamati as Governor of Farah Province in 2002.[3]
Baghlani died of a heart attack on 28 April 2007.[4]
Name
He took the name of Mohammed Bashir Baghlani when he was appointed Minister of Justice under Babrak Karmal's Presidency in the 1980s.
