Abdul Hamid Mohtat Explained

Abdul Hamid Mohtat was a politician and military officer from Afghanistan who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan.^[1]

He 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. He also served as Minister of Communications^[3] in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974^{[4] [5]} by Mohammed Daoud Khan.^[6] 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]

Notes and References

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3. Book: M.D, Hamid Hadi . Afghanistan'S Experiences: The History of the Most Horrifying Events Involving Politics, Religion, and Terrorism . 2016-03-24 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-5049-8614-4 . en.
4. Book: Arnold, Anthony . Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective . 1985-06-01 . Hoover Press . 978-0-8179-8213-3 . en.
5. Book: Male, Beverley . Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal . 2022-02-06 . Routledge . 978-1-000-53569-3 . en.
6. Book: Dupree, Louis . Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan . 1979 . AUFS . en.
7. Book: Klass, Rosanne . Afghanistan, the Great Game Revisited . 1990 . Freedom House . 978-0-932088-58-1 . en.
8. Book: Yunas, S. Fida . Afghanistan: Organization of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan/Watan Party, Governments and Biographical Sketches 1982-1998 . 1998 . en.
9. Book: Adamec, Ludwig W. . Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan . 2012 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-7815-0 . en.