Arsala Rahmani
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| Arsala Rahmani | |
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| In office 28 June 1994 – 1995 |
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| President | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| Preceded by | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai (Acting) |
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| Born | 1937 |
| Political party | Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan |
Arsala Rahmani (born 1937?) is an Afghan politician, who served as Prime Minister. He was a mujahideen commander during the "Jihad" against the Soviet occupation forces. By June,[year needed] the government troops had driven the rebel forces from Kabul, and in November he was named Prime Minister. In March 1995, government troops repelled the forces of the southern-based Taliban. He served as Deputy Prime Minister during the Presidency of Burhanuddin Rabbani. He served later as Deputy Education Minister in the Taliban regime. On February 16,[year needed] he was one of the four former Taliban leaders that accepted the reconciliation offer from the Afghan government. He was also named deputy leader of Khuddamul Furqan for political affairs.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Sushant Sareen (2005). The Jihad Factory: Pakistan's Islamic Revolution in the Making. Har-Anand Publications, 227. ISBN 8124110751.
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