Mohammad Zahir Aghbar
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Mohammad Zahir Aghbar | |
|---|---|
محمد ظاهر اغبر | |
.jpg) Aghbar in 2011 | |
| Ambassador of Afghanistan to Tajikistan | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2020 | |
| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Zalmai Younusi |
| 1st and 3rd President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | |
| In office 14 September 2015 – 5 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Fahim Hashimy |
| Succeeded by | Hafizullah Wali Rahimi |
| In office 28 September 2009 – 30 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Fahim Hashimy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance |  Afghanistan |
| Department |  Afghan National Police |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Mohammad Zahir Aghbar (Pashto/Dari: محمد ظاهر اغبر; also spelled Akhbar) (born 1964) is an Afghan diplomat and former law enforcement official. He currently serves as Afghanistan's ambassador to Tajikistan and has also claimed the title of acting First Vice President of Afghanistan.[1]
Zahir Aghbar was born in 1964 in Nangarhar Province.[2]
Law enforcement career
As the chief of the Afghan National Police,[3] Aghbar held the rank of lieutenant general.
Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
Aghbar served as the head of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee from 2009[2] until the election of Fahim Hashimy in 2014.[4] During this time, he supported Abdullah Abdullah's 2014 presidential campaign,[2] including protests against the result,[5] and later served as his security advisor.
After Hashimy's resignation as committee head the next year, Aghbar was again elected head of the committee, to the displeasure of Hashimy, who declared the results null and void.[6] After a government inquiry agreed with his rival, Aghbar then led a march on Kabul.[2]
After the march,[7] he withdrew from consideration as president in 2017,[8] paving the way for Hafizullah Wali Rahimi to be elected in 2018.