General Musa Khan Akbarzada (born 1956, in Paktia Province) is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as the governor of Ghazni province from 2010 to 2015.[1] He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Ahmadzai tribe. His former careers include Consul General in Afghan consulate general in Peshawar, Pakistan, during the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani in early 1990s, after this he was appointed as Afghan Ambassador to Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Musa Khan Akbarzada موسی خان اکبرزاده | |
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 Musa Khan speaking in July 2011 | |
| Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan | |
| In office 16 May 2010 – 2 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Osman Osmani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Aman Hamimi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Paktia Province |
Prior to that he was a commander for Abdul Rasul Sayyaf and before that he was a general in the Afghan National Army, during the time of the Daud Khan administration in the 1970s.[2]
He has been praised by the New York Times for, among other things, supporting girls' education.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Next step to Ghazni 2013 project".
- ^ Akbarzada, Muhammad Musa Khan
- ^ Giacomo, Carol (May 17, 2012). "An Afghan Governor's Campaign to Win Over the Citizens of His Province". New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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