Abdul Jab(b)ar Taqwa (born 20 February 1949, in Kabul) served as governor of Parwan Province.
Abdul Jabbar Taqwa | |
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Acting Governor of Kabul | |
In office 9 August 2014 – 16 October 2015 | |
Governor of Parwan | |
In office March 2004 – March 2009 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Basir Salangi |
Governor of Takhar | |
In office 18 March 2010 – 19 September 2012 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Latif Ibrahimi |
Succeeded by | Maj. Gen. Ahmad Faisal Begzad |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Farkhar District, Takhar Province, Afghanistan |
He was educated in Afghanistan before attending University of Peshawar in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Taqwa was appointed as the governor of Takhar Province on March 16, 2010.[1] He was wounded in the suicide bombing on May 28, 2011, that killed Mohammed Daud Daud.[2]
He belongs to Tajik people.