Abdul Jab(b)ar Taqwa (born 20 February 1949, in
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
) served as governor of Parwan Province.
He was educated in Afghanistan before attending
University of Peshawar
The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a Public university, public research university located in Peshawar, Khy ...
in
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
,
Pakistan
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.
Taqwa was appointed as the governor of
Takhar Province on March 16, 2010. He was wounded in the suicide bombing on May 28, 2011, that killed
Mohammed Daud Daud
Mohammed Daud Daud (Persian: محمد داود داود) (January 1969 – 28 May 2011), also known as General Daud Daud, an ethnic Tajik, was the police chief in northern Afghanistan and the commander of the 303 Pamir Corps. He was an opponent o ...
.
Three German soldiers die in Afghan attack
He belongs to Tajik
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* Someone or something related to Tajikistan
* Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
* Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan
* Tajik (surname)
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people.
References
External links
* http://www.defenselink.mil/News/newsarticle.aspx?id=51067
1954 births
Living people
Governors of Takhar Province
Governors of Parwan Province
Afghan Tajik people
Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
University of Peshawar alumni
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