Abdul Majid Samim Explained
| Abdul Majid Samim |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Known For: | Afghan presidential candidate |
Abdul Majid Samim is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 presidential elections.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He dropped out of the race on August 3, 2009, approximately two weeks before the election date.When he dropped out he said "Since the people consider Karzai a better candidate, I don't want to challenge him, because public aspirations are more important than my personal ambitions. If the people accept Karzai, so do I."
His three running mates were Obaidullah, Sayed Shah Agha and Nahuil Al-Hammed.
References
- Web site: A third candidate retires in favour of President Karzai . 2009-08-03 . Rahmani . . 2010-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008160433/http://www.pajhwokelections.af/viewstory.php?storyid=20 . 2011-10-08 .
- News: Another Afghan presidential hopeful withdraws in favor of incumbent Karzai . . 2009-08-03 . 2010-06-10 . Presidential candidate Abdul Majid Samim withdrew in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai and asked his supporters to cast their vote for his re-election. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710162033/http://www.e-ariana.com/ariana/eariana.nsf/7eca40d3d348841987256b79007d1cb8/8efe07cdfc8084db87257607005284a2%21OpenDocument . 2011-07-10 .
- News: Another Afghan presidential hopeful withdraws in favor of incumbent Karzai. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404075748/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/03/content_11820629.htm. dead. April 4, 2012. 2009-08-03. Xinhua. 2009-08-30.
- News: 4 presidential candidates withdraw in Karzai's favor. 2009-08-17. Afghanistan Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20110531152342/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/index.php?view=article&catid=1:latest-news&id=1492:4-presidential-candidates-withdraw-in-karzais-favor&format=pdf&option=com_content. live. 2011-05-31.
- News: Afghan Candidate Steps Down in Karzai’s Favor . . 2009-08-03 . Ghafoor Saboory . 2010-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826175444/http://quqnoos.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3409&Itemid=48 . August 26, 2009 .
