Abdul Qadir Nuristani

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Abdul Qadir Nuristani
Afghan Minister of the Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan
In office
1975–1978
Succeeded byMohammad Aslam Watanjar
Personal details
Born(1927-04-09)9 April 1927
Kabul, Afghanistan
Died29 April 1978(1978-04-29) (aged 51)
Kabul, Afghanistan


Abdul Qadir Nuristani (born 9 April 1927-died 29 April 1978) was an Afghan Minister of the Interior during the Republic of Afghanistan.[1]

Abdul Qadir had been a Chief of Police. He was noted for his strict adherence to his beliefs. He replaced minister Faiz Mohammad, a purged Parchamite, in September 1975.[2][3]

Abdul Qadir died on 29 April 1978 in the Saur Revolution.

References[change | change source]

  1. Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (Fifth ed.). Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. xlv. ISBN 9781538149294. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. Male, Beverley (1982). Revolutionary Afghanistan: a reappraisal. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-7099-1716-8.
  3. Arnold, Anthony (1985). Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press.