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This is a list of the governors of the province of Balkh, Afghanistan.

Governors of Balkh Province

Governor Period Notes
Abdul Wahab Malikyar 1975
-
Norullah Noori -
October 2000-2001
  • Last Governor during the Taliban period.[1]
  • Held in the Guantanamo for over ten years.[2]
 Mohammad Ishaq Rahguzar 2001
2003		 He served as a mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan War.[3]
Habibullah Habib -
-		 He was an acting governor of Balkh in December 2003.[4]
Atta Muhammad Nur 2004
2018		 Member or affiliate of the Jamiat-e Islami party, who served as a mujahideen fighter during the Soviet–Afghan War and became a commander during the early 1990s when the country was in civil war. After the Taliban took power in late 1996, he served as one of the Northern Alliance commanders under Ahmad Shah Massoud He was ousted by president Ashraf Ghani in early 2018.
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguzar 2018
Atta recommended him and so president Ashraf Ghani reappointed him.[5]
Mohammad Farhad Azimi 2020 -2021 President Ashraf Ghani appointed him as governor of Balkh
Maulvi Qudratullah Abu Hamza August 2021-Present under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[6]

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Notes

  1. ^ "More than 400 killed in fortress battle". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2001-11-29. p. A1, A11. Retrieved 2012-01-11. Dostum later toured the area with a couple of surrendered Taliban leaders from Kunduz. Noorullah Noori, former governor of Balkh province where Mazar-e-Sharif is located, claimed the revolt had not been planned. He said he had told the fighters "to submit your guns and armaments to Gen. Dostum's forces" and surrender. "I feel sad about these events. It was really in vain," he said. "It shouldn't have happened."
  2. ^ M K Bhadrakumar (2012-01-10). "There's more to peace than Taliban". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-11. Nevertheless, Iranian media insist that three high-ranking Taliban leaders have been released – Mullah Khairkhawa, former interior minister; Mullah Noorullah Noori, a former governor; and Mullah Fazl Akhund, the Taliban's chief of army staff – in exchange for an American soldier held by the Taliban.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Rahguzar, Muhammad Ishaq Ehsaq Alhaj - Afghan Biographies". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. ^ "Northern Afghan Balkh governor meets various international officials". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  5. ^ "Rahgozar Expected To Take Over As Balkh Governor". TOLOnews. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  6. ^ "د بلخ والي د ازبکستان د جمهور رییس له ځانګړي استازي سره وکتل". باختر خبری آژانس. October 14, 2021.
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