Mohammad Golab Mangal
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| Mohammad Golab Mangal | |
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| Born | Gardez, Paktia Province |
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| Nationality | Afghanistan |
Mohammad Golab Mangal is an Afghan politician, who has held a number of governorships over provinces since the 2001 invasion.
He served as governor of Paktia from March 2004 until March 2006, and then as governor of Laghman Province.[1]
On March 22 2008, he was made governor of Helmand Province,[1] while former Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal replaced him in Laghman.[2]
[edit] Life
Mangal is an ethnic Pashtun Mangal, and has a degree in literature from Kabul University.[1]
In the 1970s, he worked initially for the Soviet Interior Ministry in Afghanistan, and then joined the growing insurrection meant to quell the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[1]
He served as head of the Committee that drafted Afghanistan's most recent Constitution.
In May 2008, while flying into Musa Qala with a British escort to dedicate a new mosque, his CH-47 helicoptor was hit by rocket fire.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Laghman Province. Program for Culture and Conflict Studies:. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. mirror
- ^ "Taliban hit NATO helicopter carrying Afghan governor in Afghanistan", The Nation (Pakistan), May 18, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. mirror
- ^ "Afghan governor says his chopper hit by rocket fire", Yahoo News, May 17, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-05. mirror
