Abdul Rahim Hatef
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| Abdul Rahim Hatef | |
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President of Afghanistan
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| In office 16 April 1992 – 28 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Abdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Najibullah |
| Succeeded by | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (Acting) |
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| Born | 1926 Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
Abdul Rahim Hatef (born 1926) is an Afghan politician.
He was born in Kandahar, in 1926 and served as Vice President during the last years of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
After the fall of Kabul, he was the acting President of Afghanistan due to the overthrow of President Mohammad Najibullah. However, he exercised little power, since the government collapsed.
Recently, a Dutch court overturned a decision by the government to reject an asylum request from former Afghan Communist Vice President Abdul Rahim Hatef on charges that he carried out political assassinations and torture
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Vice President of Afghanistan Unknown – 1992 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Mohammad Najibullah |
President of Afghanistan Acting 1992 |
Succeeded by Sibghatullah Mojaddedi Acting |
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