Mohammad Dawran
Mohammad Dawran | |
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 Mohammad Dawran in 2009 | |
| Born | January 20, 1954 Nijrab District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Service |  Afghan Air Force |
| Years of service | 2005 – 2021? |
| Rank | Major General |
Major General Mohammad Dawran (January 20, 1954) was Commander of the Afghan Air Force.[1][2][3] He was promoted to the post in 2005 by Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and the Commander-in-Chief Bismillah Khan Mohammadi.[1] His permanent post was in Bagram Air Base, the largest air base in Afghanistan and one of the largest air bases in the region.[4] The new commander of the Afghan Air Force, Amanuddin Mansoor, was appointed in December 2021.[3]
He was born in the Nijrab District of Kapisa Province of Afghanistan. He is an ethnic Tajik.[5][6] Dawran became an air force pilot in the 1980s and was one of two people selected for the 1988 Soyuz TM-6, the sixth crewed spacecraft to visit the Soviet Space Station Mir. Instead of Dawran, Abdul Ahad Momand was chosen, which became his second space journey. Dawran is married and has six children.[5]
References
- ^ a b http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2010/01/04/ministry-gets-firefighting-vehicles [dead link]
- ^ Diamond, Mark (2009-07-22). "Senior Afghan commander's visit supports AMC role in building partnerships". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ a b "د هوايي ځواکونو عمومي قوماندانۍ او د کابل ۳۱۳ مرکزي قول اردو له پاره نوي مسوولین وګمارل شول". Ministry of Defence. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Home". bagram.afcent.af.mil.
- ^ a b "Cosmonaut Biography: Mohammed Dauran-Ghulam Masum".
- ^ Burgess & Vis 2015, p. 252-256.
Bibliography
- Burgess, Colin; Vis, Bert (2015). Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-24163-0.
