List of governors of Balkh explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Balkh
Incumbent:	Muhammad Yousuf Wafa^[1] (Acting)
Incumbentsince:	March 9, 2023
Seat:	Mazar-i-Sharif
Appointer:	Appointed by the Supreme Leader
Deputy:	Deputy Governor of Balkh

This is a list of the governors of the province of Balkh, Afghanistan.

Governors of Balkh Province

Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party
		Took office	Left office
	Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan	1911	1919
	Abdul Wahab Malikyar	1975	Unknown
	Norullah Noori	October 2000	December 2001	Taliban
	Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza	2001	December 2003
	Habibullah Habib	December 2003
	Atta Muhammad Nur	2004	January 25, 2018	Jamiat-e-Islami
	Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza	January 25, 2018	October 6, 2020
	Mohammad Farhad Azimi	October 6, 2020	August 15, 2021
	Maulvi Qudratullah Abu Hamza	August 15, 2021	Late 2022	Taliban
	Daud Muzamil	Late 2022	March 9, 2023	Taliban
	Muhammad Yousuf Wafa	March 9, 2023	Incumbent	Taliban
Sources:^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

See also

• List of current governors of Afghanistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blast at Afghanistan journalist event kills at least one, injures eight. reuters.com. en. 2023-03-11. 2023-03-11.
2. News: More than 400 killed in fortress battle. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2001-11-29. 2012-01-11. Dostum later toured the area with a couple of surrendered Taliban leaders from Kunduz. Noorullah Noori, former governor of Balkh province where Mazar-e-Sharif is located, claimed the revolt had not been planned. He said he had told the fighters "to submit your guns and armaments to Gen. Dostum's forces" and surrender. "I feel sad about these events. It was really in vain," he said. "It shouldn't have happened.". A1, A11.
3. News: There's more to peace than Taliban. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112031913/http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/NA12Df01.html. unfit. 2012-01-12. Asia Times. 2012-01-10. 2012-01-11. Nevertheless, Iranian media insist that three high-ranking Taliban leaders have been released – Mullah Khairkhawa, former interior minister; Mullah Noorullah Noori, a former governor; and Mullah Fazl Akhund, the Taliban's chief of army staff – in exchange for an American soldier held by the Taliban.. M K Bhadrakumar.
4. Web site: Rahguzar, Muhammad Ishaq Ehsaq Alhaj - Afghan Biographies. www.afghan-bios.info. 2019-11-08.
5. News: Northern Afghan Balkh governor meets various international officials. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-04. 2012-01-12.
6. Web site: Rahgozar Expected To Take Over As Balkh Governor. TOLOnews. en. 2018-03-22. 2019-11-08.
7. Web site: د بلخ والي د ازبکستان د جمهور رییس له ځانګړي استازي سره وکتل. October 14, 2021. باختر خبری آژانس.
8. Book: Adamec, Ludwig W. . Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Hauptbd: Historical and political Who's who . 1975 . Akad. Druck- u. Verlagsanst . 978-3-201-00921-8 . Graz . 101.