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Abdul Hamid Mohtat

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Abdul Hamid Mohtat
عبد الحمید محتاط
Mohtat in center with a red tie
Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
May 1988 – April 1992
PresidentMohammed Najibullah
Minister of Communications
In office
1973 – April 1974
PresidentMohammed Daoud Khan
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan
In office
June 1978 – Unknown
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Parwan Province, Afghanistan
OccupationPolitician, Military Officer

Abdul Hamid Mohtat (born 1944) is an Afghan former politician and military officer who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.[1]

Mohtat was born in 1944 in Parwan province.[2] He graduated from a military school in 1964 and was then got trained in Soviet Union as engineer.[2] He also served as Minister of Communications[3] in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974[4][5] by Mohammed Daoud Khan.[6] [2] In June 1978, he became ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan.[7][8]

He was one of the Vice Presidents in Najibullah cabinet from May 1988 to April 1992.[9] He was also Deputy Prime Minister at that time.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021-05-15). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4929-4.
  2. ^ a b c Adamec, Ludwig W. (1979). First supplement to the Who's who of Afghanistan: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 3-201-01113-4.
  3. ^ M.D, Hamid Hadi (2016-03-24). Afghanistan'S Experiences: The History of the Most Horrifying Events Involving Politics, Religion, and Terrorism. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5049-8614-4.
  4. ^ Arnold, Anthony (1985-06-01). Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective. Hoover Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-8213-3.
  5. ^ Male, Beverley (2022-02-06). Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-53569-3.
  6. ^ Dupree, Louis (1979). Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan. AUFS.
  7. ^ Klass, Rosanne (1990). Afghanistan, the Great Game Revisited. Freedom House. ISBN 978-0-932088-58-1.
  8. ^ Yunas, S. Fida (1998). Afghanistan: Organization of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan/Watan Party, Governments and Biographical Sketches 1982-1998.
  9. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.


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