Mohammed Islam Mohammadi Explained

Mawlawi Mohammed Islam Mohammadi
Office:Governor of Bamyan
Term Start:September 27, 1996
Term End:November 17, 2001
Successor:Mohammad Rahim Aliyar
Office2:Governor of Samangan
Term Start2:December 19, 2005
Term End2:January 26, 2007
Predecessor2:Mawlawi Abdol Manan
Successor2:Abdul Haq Shafaq
Birth Date:1921[1]
Birth Place:Afghanistan
Death Date: (aged 85–86)
Death Place:Kabul, Afghanistan
Death Cause:Assassination by gunshot
Residence:Peshawar
Party:Taliban
Footnotes:Leader of Harkat-E-Inqilab-E-Islami Afghanistan during the Afghan Civil War

Mawlawi Mohammed Islam Mohammadi (1921 – January 26, 2007) was a Taliban governor and member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. He was regional governor of Bamyan Province in Afghanistan when the Buddhas of Bamyan were destroyed in 2001.

In 2005, he was elected to parliament by the neighboring province of Samangan, as election laws in post-Taliban reconstruction Afghanistan did not prevent former Taliban officials from running for election.

Death

On January 26, 2007, Mohammadi was assassinated in Kabul on his way to prayers.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Afghan rebel factions form a shaky 'alliance' . Chicago Sun-Times . 1989-02-10 . Deutsche Presse-Agentur . 28.
  2. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/03/14/opinion/opinion_30068112.php Afghans destroy Buddhas, but cry foul over cartoons
  3. News: Wafa. Abdul Waheed. 2007-01-26. Afghan Lawmaker Is Killed in Shooting. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-09-04. 0362-4331.