Musa Khan Ahmadzai
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Musa Khan موسی خان | |
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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 | 1950 Paktia Province |
General Musa Khan Akbarzada (born 1950, in Paktia Province) is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the governor of Ghazni province from 2010 to 2015.[1] He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Ahmadzai tribe. His former careers include consulate general in Peshawar, Pakistan, during the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani in early 1990s. 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
- ^ http://www.dvidshub.net/news/62110/next-step-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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| Preceded by | Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan June 2008 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent
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