Kamaluddin Nezami
Kamaluddin Nezami | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Panjshir | |
| In office 2016 – 6 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Political party | Jamyat-E-Islami Shorah Nezar |
Kamaluddin Nezami (also, Nizami[1]) is an Afghan politician who was appointed governor of Panjshir Province[2] in 2016.[3] As of 6 September 2021[update], his status as governor is unclear.[4]
Culture and education
[edit]Kamaluddin Nezami is an engineer[5] of Tajik ethnic background,[3] hailing from Bazarak of Panjshir Province.
Governorship
[edit]Nezami became governor of Panjshir Province in 2016.[3] In February 2020, during the power struggle between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, Nezami declared his loyalty to Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the National Unity Government[2] established in 2014.[6] Nezami stated that he would disobey orders from Ghani.[1]
Actions taken in 2021 during Nezami's governorship included consultation with citizens' and local government representatives on "social obstacles" to the Central Asia-South Asia power project that aims to bring surplus electrical power to Afghanistan and Pakistan from neighbouring countries.[5]
Panjshir conflict
[edit]During the 2021 Panjshir conflict that followed the 15 August 2021 Fall of Kabul, Nezami stated in early September that drones had been used to bombard National Resistance Front of Afghanistan forces in Panjshir.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abdullah-Loyal Governor Installed in Sar-e-Pul". TOLOnews. 2020-02-22. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ a b Yasa, Mokhtar (2020-02-23). "Election crisis: Abdullah appoints governors, Ghani prepares for oath". Kabul Now. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ a b c "Only ethnic Pashtun governors for 15 provinces in 5 years". Salam Watandar. 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Air Force drones bombed Panjshir resistance?". The Week. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
Tajuden Soroush, correspondent for UK-based Iran International, tweeted that Kamaluddin Nezami, governor of Panjshir, had told him that resistance positions 'were bombed by drones several times'. [...] Babak Taghvaee, a defence analyst who has monitored the region extensively, tweeted Pakistan used CH-4 drones, supplied by China, to carry out missile attacks in Panjshir.
- ^ a b "A meeting held in Panjshir to address social challenges lie ahead CASA-1000". CASA-1000. 2021-06-01. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Afghan poll contender Abdullah Abdullah concedes presidency". BBC News. 2014-09-20. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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