List of governors of Nimruz

This is a list of the governors of the province of Nimruz, Afghanistan

List

Governor Period Extra Note
Din Muhammad Delawar 1895-1966 First governor of the newly formed Nimruz Province
Abdul Qadir Qazi 1966-1968
Mir Aminuddin Ansari 1968-1971
Haji Muhammad Asif 1971-1972
Sakhi Ahmad Farhad 1972-?[1]
Hamidullah Niyazmand 1995 Appointed as first Taliban governor of Nimruz and a member of the local Brahui ethnic group[2]
Mullah Ghani 1995 Removed from power in Mujahideen counter-attack on Zaranj[2]
Abdul Ghani Baradar 1995
Sher Malang 1995-? Believed Pakistani, Pashto speaker[2]
Muhammad Rasul ?-2001 Founded a new capital city for Nimruz at Khashrod District, called Ghurghuri[2]
Abdul Karim Barahavi 2001-2005 Appointed after the fall of the Taliban government[2]
Ghulam Dastagir Azad 2005-2010
Abdul Qadir Qazi 1866-1968
Abdul Karim Barahavi August 2010–September 2012 Appointed August 2010 and dismissed September 2012[3]
Mohammad Sarwar Subat 20 September 2012–10 March 2014
Amir Muhammad Akhundzada 12 March 2014–19 May 2015
Mohammad Samiullah 2015- Appointed Governor May 2015
Sayed Wali Sultan[4] ?-?
Abdul Khaliq Abid 2021-7 November 2021 under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[5]
Najibullah Rafi 7 November 2021-2023 under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[6]
Mohammad Qasim Khaled 2023-2025 under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[7]
Abdul Manaan Mahmood 2025-present[8]

References

  1. ^ Governors 1965-1972 taken from: Ludwig W. Adamec Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1975. ISBN 3-201-00921-0, ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8
  2. ^ a b c d e Robert D. Crews, Amin Tarzi. The Taliban and the crisis of Afghanistan. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 0-674-02690-X, 9780674026902. Pg 185-187
  3. ^ Mogelson, Luke (18 October 2012). "The Scariest Little Corner of the World". The New York Times. p. 16. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Al-Qaeda and Taliban collaborate in Nimroz in breach of peace agreement". Salaam Times. August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. ^ "(د نيمروز ولايت له والي محترم الحاج ملا عبدالخالق عابد صاحب سره مرکه) الاماره سټوډيو يي وړاندي کوي – الاماره پښتو". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Suicide bomber killed, three injured near Nimruz governor's office: officials". Ariana News. January 14, 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  8. ^ "Taliban Administration Announces New Appointments Among Governors, Deputies, and Military Officials". AtlasPress News Agency. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
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