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

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft office
Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan19111919
Abdul Wahab Malikyar1975Unknown
Norullah Noori
October 2000December 2001Taliban
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza2001December 2003
Habibullah HabibDecember 2003
Atta Muhammad Nur
2004January 25, 2018Jamiat-e-Islami
Mohammad Ishaq RahguzaJanuary 25, 2018October 6, 2020
Mohammad Farhad Azimi
October 6, 2020August 15, 2021
Maulvi Qudratullah Abu HamzaAugust 15, 2021Late 2022Taliban
Daud MuzamilLate 2022March 9, 2023
Taliban
Muhammad Yousuf WafaMarch 9, 2023IncumbentTaliban
Sources:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

See also

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.