Musa Khan Ahmadzai

General Musa Khan Akbarzada (born 1950, in Paktia Province) is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the governor of Ghazni province from 2010 to 2015.[1] He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Ahmadzai tribe. His former careers include consulate general in Peshawar, Pakistan, during the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani in early 1990s. Prior to that he was a commander for Abdul Rasul Sayyaf and before that he was a general in the Afghan National Army, during the time of the Daud Khan administration in the 1970s.[2]

Musa Khan Akbarzada
موسی خان اکبرزاده
Musa Khan speaking in July 2011
Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan
In office
16 May 2010  2 September 2015
Preceded byOsman Osmani
Succeeded byMohammad Aman Hamimi
Personal details
Born1950
Paktia Province

He has been praised by the New York Times for, among other things, supporting girls' education.[3]

References

Preceded by
Osman Osmani
Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan
June 2008 present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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