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Ismail Khan

Afghan politician · Afghanistan · On the map · Politicians · Born 1946 · age 80

Muhammad Ismail Khan is an Afghan former military officer, warlord and politician who served as Minister of Energy and Water from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat Province.

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2004Named Minister of Water and Energy Islamic Emirate of AfganistanOffice1 January 2004 to 1 October 20132001Named Governor of HeratOffice1 January 2001 to 12 September 20041992Named Governor of HeratOffice1 January 1992 to 1 January 19971946Born

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Originally a captain in the Afghan Army, he is widely known as a former warlord who controlled a large Afghan mujahideen force, mainly his fellow Tajiks from western Afghanistan, during the Soviet-Afghan War.

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Afghanistan
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Politicians
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Politician
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Born 1946 · age 80