Assadullah Amin ( Pashto اسدالله امین) was an Afghan politician and the nephew of Hafizullah Amin. He was the head of the Afghan intelligence agency KAM from September 1979 until December 1979, when his uncle was assassinated by the KGB.[1] Assadullah Amin was executed by the Soviet backed Afghan Government of Babrak Karmal for his role in KAM a year later.[2]
Assadullah Amin | |
|---|---|
| Director of KAM | |
| In office September 1979 – December 1979 | |
| President | Hafizullah Amin |
| Preceded by | Assadullah Sarwari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Najibullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | June 9, 1980 Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Political party | PDPA - Khalq |
| Alma mater | Kabul University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Branch/service | KAM |
| Battles/wars | 1979 uprisings in Afghanistan |
Biography
editIn 1977, Amin graduated from Kabul University. Following the Saur Revolution in 1978, Amin served as the Deputy Minister of Health and Secretary of the Kabul City Committee. In September 1979, Amin's uncle Hafizullah Amin had consolidated power to become the new leader of Afghanistan. Amin was appointed as the head of the National Security Committee more commonly known as KAM. Assadullah was present during a attempted assassination attempt on his uncle by the Soviet KGB. The Soviets had attempted to poison President Amin along with his guests. None of the guests died, however, as they had been drinking Coca-Cola which diluted the poison. Assadullah's condition was serious and he was sent to a hospital in Moscow. Following Operation Storm-333, Hafizullah Amin was killed by the Soviets. Assadullah Amin was extradited back to Afghanistan now under the rule of the Parchamite, Babrak Karmal. He was tortured to testify against his uncle, but he didn't do so. On June 9th, 1980 he was executed.[3][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Amstutz, Bruce (1986). "Afghanistan: The First Five Years Of Soviet Occupation" (PDF).
- ^ a b Branigin, William (1980-06-09). "Afghanistan Says 140 Died in Riots Of April and May". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "АМИН Асадулла | ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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