Muhammad Qasim Fahim

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Muhammad Qasim Fahim
مارشال محمد قسیم فهیم
First Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
19 November 2009 – 9 March 2014
PresidentHamid Karzai
Preceded byAhmad Zia Massoud
Succeeded byYunus Qanuni
Personal details
Born9 October 1957
Omarz, Panjshir, Afghanistan
Died(2014-03-09)9 March 2014 (aged 56 or 57)
Kabul, Afghanistan
ResidenceKabul, Afghanistan
Military service
AllegianceAfghanistan
Branch/serviceAfghanistan National Army
Years of service1978-2002
CommandsNorthern Alliance
State Security Agency
Battles/warsRussian war in Afghanistan
Pakistan war in Afghanistan
War against Taliban

Field Marshal Muhammad Qasim Fahim (9 October 1957 – 9 March 2014; Persian: محمدقسیم فهیم) also known as "Marshal Fahim Khan") was an Afghan military commander, and politician. He was the Vice President of Afghanistan from November 2009 until his death in March 2014.[1] He was the Defense Minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002. He also served as Vice President of Afghanistan from June 2002 to December 2004. Marshal Fahim was a member of Afghanistan's Tajik ethnic group.

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