Afghan
Afghanistan, a landlocked country between South and Central Asia, is amongst the largest and populous countries of the world. With a history dating back to the Middle Paleolithic Era, Afghanistan has since then been home to multiple cultures, traditions, ethnicity and military campaigns. Its strategic location as a crossroads helped this Islamic country build up a multi-ethnic society that has people from diverse cultures and background. The ancient Afghanistan’s turn to modernization began during the 18th century. Afghanistan boasts of a long list of peope who have put in their bit to build a nation rich in culture and heritage. Right from Hamid Karzai who served as the first President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Fatema Akbari who founded the Gulistan Sasaqat Company, the list is endless. Abdul Ahad Mohmand, an astronaut, was the first Afghan and the fourth Muslim to travel in the outer space. In the field of administrative work too, Afghans made a name for themselves. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, once the President of San Jose State University, today serves as the Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and technology to the President of Afghanistan. This section provides you details about the life and works of famous Afghans.
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Birthdate: September 30, 1207
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Balkh, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1273
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Ahmad Shah Massoud(Afghan Political Leader and Guerilla Commander Who Served as Minister of Defense of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001)
Birthdate: September 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bazarak, Afghanistan
Died: September 9, 2001
Birthdate: November 2, 0971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died: April 30, 1030
Birthdate: 1149 AD
Birthplace: Ghor, Afghanistan
Died: March 15, 1206
Birthdate: 1722 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: June 4, 1772
Birthdate: August 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Gardez, Afghanistan
Died: September 27, 1996
Birthdate: October 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: July 23, 2007
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Annet Mahendru(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Nina Sergeevna Krilova’ in the TV Series ‘The Americans’)
Birthdate: August 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Rashid Khan(One of the Eleven Cricketers to Play in Afghanistan's First Ever Test Match)
Birthdate: September 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Nur Jahan
(Mughal Emperor Jahangir's Wife Who Exerted Immense Political Influence)
Birthdate: 1577 AD
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1645
Birthdate: 0872 AD
Birthplace: Farab
Died: 0950 AD
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Muḥammad Shah
(13th Mughal Emperor Who Reigned from 1719 to 1748)
Birthdate: August 7, 1702
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ghaznī, Afghanistan
Died: April 6, 1748
Birthdate: May 31, 1577
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died: December 18, 1645
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Mohammed Daoud Khan
(1st President of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: July 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kabul
Died: April 28, 1978
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Amānullāh Khān
(King of Afghanistan from 1926 to 1929)
Birthdate: June 1, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paghman
Died: April 25, 1960
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Mohammad Nabi
(Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain)
Birthdate: January 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Logar, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Mujeeb Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer)
Birthdate: March 28, 2001
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khost, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Hafizullah Amin
(Former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: August 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paghman
Died: December 27, 1979
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Nadia Nadim
(One of the Greatest Afghan Footballers of All Time)
Birthdate: January 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Abdur Rahman Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901)
Birthdate: 1844 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: October 1, 1901
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Mohammed Nadir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
Birthdate: April 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dehradun
Died: November 9, 1933
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Asghar Stanikzai
(Former Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team)
Birthdate: December 22, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: June 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: June 14, 1979
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Babrak Karmal
(Afghan Politician, Revolutionary and General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: January 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kamari, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Died: December 3, 1996
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Jami
(Persian Sunni Poet and Scholar)
Birthdate: November 7, 1414
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greater Khorasan
Died: November 9, 1492
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Sabuktigin
(The Founder of the Ghaznavid Dynasty)
Birthdate: 0942 AD
Birthplace: Barskhan, Afghanistan
Died: August 5, 0997
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Ahmad Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan
(Head of the House of Barakzai)
Birthdate: September 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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Abu Sa'id Mirza
(Timurid Ruler & the Grandfather of the Mughal Ruler Babur)
Birthdate: 1424 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: February 8, 1469
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Naveen-ul-Haq
(Afghan Cricketer)
Birthdate: September 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Habibullah Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919)
Birthdate: June 3, 1872
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tashkent
Died: February 20, 1919
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Demetrius I of Bactria
(Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek King)
Birthdate: 0222 AD
Birthplace: Bactria, Afghanistan
Died: 0180 AD
Birthdate: November 17, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Birthdate: May 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Logar, Afghanistan
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Dost Mohammad Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1863)
Birthdate: December 23, 1793
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kandahar
Died: June 9, 1863
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Rohullah Nikpai
(Taekwondo practitioner)
Birthdate: June 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wardak, Afghanistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Fereshteh Hosseini
(Actress)
Birthdate: April 26, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Birthdate: December 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Karz
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Abdul Ahad Mohmand
(Aviator)
Birthdate: January 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
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Salim Durani
(Former Indian Cricketer Who Played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973)
Birthdate: December 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: April 2, 2023
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Arshi Khan
(Arshi joined the Indian National Congress party to contest the 2019 elections for Mumbai)
Birthdate: November 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Afghanistan
Birthdate: 1996 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
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Zarifa Ghafari
(Afghan Politician and Former Mayor of Maidan Shahr)
Birthdate: 1992 AD
Birthplace: Paktia, Afghanistan
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Fawzia Koofi
(First Woman in the History of Afghanistan Who Served as Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament)
Birthdate: 1975 AD
Birthplace: Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Burhanuddin Rabbani
(Former President of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: September 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Badakhshan Province
Died: September 20, 2011
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Shah Shujah Durrani
(Emir of the Durrani Empire)
Birthdate: November 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: April 5, 1842
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Abdullah Abdullah
(Chief Executive of Afghanistan from September 2014 to March 2020)
Birthdate: September 5, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul
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Mozhdah Jamalzadah
(Singer)
Birthdate: December 7, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Nur Muhammad Taraki
(One of the Founding Members of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: July 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nawa, Ghazni, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died: October 9, 1979
Birthdate: January 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Afghanistan
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Mohammad Shahzad
(Afghan Cricketer Who Plays as a Wicketkeeper)
Birthdate: January 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan