Abdul Hamid Mohtat
Abdul Hamid Mohtat | |
|---|---|
| عبد الحمید محتاط | |
 Mohtat in center with a red tie | |
| Vice President of Afghanistan | |
| In office May 1988 – April 1992 | |
| President | Mohammed Najibullah |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 2 August 1973 – April 1974 | |
| President | Mohammed Daoud Khan |
| Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan | |
| In office June 1978 – Unknown | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan Watan Party |
| Occupation | Politician, Military Officer |
Abdul Hamid Mohtat (born 1944) is an Afghan former politician and military officer who served as Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.[1]
Mohtat was born in 1944 in Parwan province.[2] He graduated from a military school in 1964 and was then got trained in Soviet Union as an engineer.[2] He also served as Minister of Communications[3] in 1973 but was dismissed in April 1974[4][5] by Mohammed Daoud Khan.[6] [2] In June 1978, he became ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan.[7][8]
He was one of the Vice Presidents in Najibullah cabinet from May 1988 to April 1992.[9] He was also Deputy Prime Minister at that time.[9]
Personal life
Mohtat has a son and daughter. His children returned to Afghanistan from the United States along with members of the KPF and were given immunity by Mawlawi Zakir, a Taliban official.[10]
References
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- ^ Klass, Rosanne (1990). Afghanistan, the Great Game Revisited. Freedom House. ISBN 978-0-932088-58-1.
- ^ Yunas, S. Fida (1998). Afghanistan: Organization of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan/Watan Party, Governments and Biographical Sketches 1982-1998.
- ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
- ^ Salehi, Zahera (2024-07-21). "Liaison Commission Issues Immunity Cards to Returning Afghan Dignitaries and Former KPF Members". Bakhtar News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-15.