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Sayyid Abdullah

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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
سید عبدالله
1st Vice President of Afghanistan
PresidentMohammad Daoud Khan
Minister of Finance
PresidentMohammad Daoud Khan
Deputy of Wolesi Jirga
ConstituencyShindand
Personal details
Born1923
Farah, Afghanistan
Died29 April 1978
Kabul, Afghanistan
Manner of deathAssassination
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Battles/warsSaur Revolution  

References

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  1. ^ 19 February 1978 – 29 April 1978
  2. ^ March 1977 – April 1978
  1. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and Political Who's who of Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 9783201009218.
  2. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2003.
  3. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
  4. ^ Afghanistan: Politics, Economics, and Society : Revolution, Resistance, Intervention. L. Rienner Publishers. 1986. ISBN 978-0-931477-19-5.
  5. ^ Mitrokhin, Vasili (2002). The KGB in Afghanistan. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  6. ^ Bowersox, Gary W. (2004). The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan. GeoVision, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9747323-1-2.