Abdul Hamid Mohtat (born 1944) is an Afghani former politician and military officer who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.[1]

Abdul Hamid Mohtat
عبد الحمید محتاط
Mohtat in center with a red tie
Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
May 1988 – April 1992
PresidentMohammed Najibullah
Minister of Communications
In office
1973 – April 1974
PresidentMohammed Daoud Khan
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan
In office
June 1978 – Unknown
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Parwan Province, Afghanistan
OccupationPolitician, Military Officer

Mohtat 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.[2] He also served as Minister of Communications[3] in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974[4][5] by Mohammed Daoud Khan.[6] [2] 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] He was also Deputy Prime Minister at that time.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021-05-15). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-4929-4.
  2. ^ a b c Adamec, Ludwig W.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (1979). First supplement to the Who's who of Afghanistan: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 3-201-01113-4.
  3. ^ M.D, Hamid Hadi (2016-03-24). Afghanistan'S Experiences: The History of the Most Horrifying Events Involving Politics, Religion, and Terrorism. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5049-8614-4.
  4. ^ Arnold, Anthony (1985-06-01). Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective. Hoover Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-8213-3.
  5. ^ Male, Beverley (2022-02-06). Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-53569-3.
  6. ^ Dupree, Louis (1979). Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan. AUFS.
  7. ^ Klass, Rosanne (1990). Afghanistan, the Great Game Revisited. Freedom House. ISBN 978-0-932088-58-1.
  8. ^ Yunas, S. Fida (1998). Afghanistan: Organization of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan/Watan Party, Governments and Biographical Sketches 1982-1998.
  9. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.