Sayyid Abdullah
Appearance
Sayyid Abdullah (1923 in Farah[1] – 1978) was an Afghan politician. He served as 1st Vice President of Afghanistan[a] and Minister of Finance,[b][2] appointed by Mohammad Daoud Khan[3][4] with whom he was assassinated on 29 April 1978 in the Saur Revolution.[3][5][6] He also served as deputy of Wolesi Jirga from Shindand.[1]
Sayyid Abdullah | |
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سید عبدالله | |
1st Vice President of Afghanistan | |
President | Mohammad Daoud Khan |
Minister of Finance | |
President | Mohammad Daoud Khan |
Deputy of Wolesi Jirga | |
Constituency | Shindand |
Personal details | |
Born | 1923 Farah, Afghanistan |
Died | 29 April 1978 Kabul, Afghanistan |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Occupation | Politician |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Saur Revolution † |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and Political Who's who of Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 9783201009218.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2003.
- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
- ^ Afghanistan: Politics, Economics, and Society : Revolution, Resistance, Intervention. L. Rienner Publishers. 1986. ISBN 978-0-931477-19-5.
- ^ Mitrokhin, Vasili (2002). The KGB in Afghanistan. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
- ^ Bowersox, Gary W. (2004). The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan. GeoVision, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9747323-1-2.
Categories:
- Afghan politician stubs
- 1923 births
- 1978 deaths
- Vice presidents of Afghanistan
- Ministers of finance of Afghanistan
- People murdered in Afghanistan
- Members of the House of the People (Afghanistan)
- Asian politicians assassinated in the 1970s
- Afghan politicians assassinated in the 20th century
- 20th-century Afghan politicians
- Politicians assassinated in 1978