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Momand (born 1959), Afghan aviator
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Momand may refer to: * Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghan Pilot/Cosmonaut. * Farida Momand (born 1965), Afghan politician * Mohabat Momand (born 1995), Afghan cricketer * Mohammad Gul Khan Momand (1885–1964), Afghan politician * Qalandar Momand (1930–2003), Pakistani writer * Wafadar Momand (born 2000), Afghan cricketer See also * Momand Dara District, a district in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan * Momand, a Pashtun tribe * Abdul Ahad Mohmand Abdul Ahad Momand (; born 1959) is a Afghan-German and former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first, and currently only, Afghan citizen to journey to outer space. He became one of Soyuz TM-6 crew members and spent nine days aboard the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Ahad Momand
Abdul Ahad Momand (; born 1959) is a Afghan-German and former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first, and currently only, Afghan citizen to journey to outer space. He became one of Soyuz TM-6 crew members and spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1988 as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. He holds many records as an Afghan Astronaut. During this mission, Abdul Ahad Momand was the first cosmonaut to speak the Pashto language after he made a telephone call to Afghanistan, making it the fifth language to be officially spoken in space. He became the first Afghan citizen and the fourth Muslim to visit outer space, after Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Muhammed Faris, and Musa Manarov. Biography Momand was born sometime in 1959 in Sardeh Band, Andar District, within the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan. He belongs to the Momand tribe of the Pashtun ethnic group. After completing his initial schooling, he entered the Kabul Polytechnic University in 1976 at the age of 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farida Momand
Farida Momand (born 14 January 1965) is an Afghans, Afghan doctor and politician who serves as Ministry of Higher Education (Afghanistan), Minister of Higher Education. Early life and education Momand was born in 1965 in the Momand Dara District of Nangarhar Province. She is of Pashtuns, Pashtun descent. She studied at Rabia Balkhi High School and received a BA in Medicine from Kabul University. Career Momand is a medical doctor and has worked in several government hospitals. She was a professor at Kabul Medical University. Her husband was a spokesman for the Northern Alliance which sought to keep the Taliban from power. When the Battle of Kabul (1992–96)#1996, Taliban took over Kabul in 1996, the family received death threats and fled to Pakistan. They returned in November 2001, when Fall of Kabul (2001), Kabul was liberated. Momand returned to the medical school and was appointed Dean (education), dean. She was also elected to represent female university students and employee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand ( ps, محمد ګل خان مومند) (born January 17, 1885 – died August 18, 1964), also spelled as Mohmand, was both a literary figure and a well-known politician in Afghanistan. He was also known as Wazir Mohammad Gul Khan Momand or Momand Baba. Mohammad Gul Khan was an Army Officer during Afghanistan's Independence war in 1919. He served numerous Government and Leadership positions including Home Minister of Afghanistan. Early life and education Wazir Mohammad Gul Khan Momand was born in Andrabayo, Kabul Province. His father was Khurshid Khan, while his grandfather was Momen Khan who served in the Afghan Army during the rule of King Abdur Rahman Khan. His great grandfather, Abdul Kareem, also served in the Afghan Army during the reign of King Dost Mohammad Khan. He belonged to Mohmand Pashtun tribe and traced his ancestry to Nangarhar Province. Mohammad Gul Khan attended Habibia High School, and later went on to Turkey for higher education. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandar Momand
Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand (September 1, 1930 - February 4, 2003) was a well-known Pashto poet, short story writer, journalist and linguist. Books Short stories *''Gajre'' Poetry *''Sabāʼūn'' *''Raṇāʼī'' Essays *''Daryāb : Puṣhto lughat'', Pushto dictionary *''Paṭah khazānah fī al-mīzān'', critical study of '' Paṭah khazānah'', a Pushto work containing biographies of early Pushto poets, by Muḥammad Hotak, 18thrks of 20th century Pushto poets from Pakistan, includes their brief biographical sketches, collected articles previously published in Pushto magazines from 1950 to 2001 *''Da Khayr al-Bayān tanqīdī mut̤ālaʻah'', critical study of '' Khayr al-Bayān'', a Pushto work on Islamic precepts by Pīr Roṣhān Bāyazīd Anṣārī, fl. 1526-1572 *''Da Arist̤ū Naẓmīyāt tashrīḥ aw tabṣirah'', commentary on Aristotle Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohabat Momand
Mohabat Momand (born 22 September 1995) is an Afghan cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He made his first-class debut for Kunar Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day tournament on 15 February 2019. References External links * 1995 births Living people Afghan cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Afghanistan-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wafadar Momand
Wafadar Momand (born 1 February 2000) is an Afghan cricketer. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. Domestic career He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 15 September 2017. International career In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. During the match, he along with Rashid Khan, set a new record for becoming the first pair of teenagers to concede more than 100 runs each in their nation's inaugural Test match. In July 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International A One Day Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momand Dara District
Momand Dara is a district in the east of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 33,966 in 2002, of whom 14,800 were children under the age of 12. The district is within the heartland of the Mohmand tribe of Pashtuns. Naval Postgraduate School. The district centre is the village of Momand Dara. Torkham
Torkham (; ps, , translit=tūrxam) is a major border crossing between the Pakistani city of Torkham and Afghanistan, located along the G ...
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