List of governors of Balkh
| Governor of Balkh | |
|---|---|
since March 9, 2023 | |
| Seat | Mazar-i-Sharif |
| Appointer | Appointed by the Supreme Leader |
| Deputy | Deputy Governor of Balkh |
This is a list of the governors of the province of Balkh, Afghanistan.
Governors of Balkh Province
- Acting
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
 |
Abdul Wahab Malikyar | 1975 | Unknown | |
| Unknown | ||||
|
Norullah Noori (born 1967) |
October 2000 | December 2001 | Taliban |
|
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza | 2001 | December 2003 | |
|
Habibullah Habib | December 2003 | ||
|
Atta Muhammad Nur (born 1976) |
2004 | January 25, 2018 | Jamiat-e-Islami |
|
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza | January 25, 2018 | October 6, 2020 | |
 |
Mohammad Farhad Azimi (born 1976) |
October 6, 2020 | August 15, 2021 (deposed.) | |
 |
Maulvi Qudratullah Abu Hamza | August 15, 2021 | Late 2022 | Taliban |
|
Daud Muzamil | Late 2022 | March 9, 2023 (assassinated.) |
Taliban |
|
Muhammad Yousuf Wafa | March 9, 2023 | Incumbent | Taliban |
| Sources:[2] | ||||
See also
Notes
- ^ "Blast at Afghanistan journalist event kills at least one, injures eight". reuters.com. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "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."
- ^ 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) - ^ "Rahguzar, Muhammad Ishaq Ehsaq Alhaj - Afghan Biographies". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Northern Afghan Balkh governor meets various international officials". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "Rahgozar Expected To Take Over As Balkh Governor". TOLOnews. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "د بلخ والي د ازبکستان د جمهور رییس له ځانګړي استازي سره وکتل". باختر خبری آژانس. October 14, 2021.