Karl Eikenberry with Abdul Haq Shafaq in 2009

Abdul Haq Shafaq ( prs, عبدالحق شفق) is an ethnic Hazara politician in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. He is the former governor of

Faryab Faryab (Dari: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 1,109,223, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The pr ...

Daykundi Daykundi ( prs, دایکندی) also spelled as Daikundi, Daykondi, Daikondi or Dai Kundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504, and is a Hazara Pro ...

, Samangan and Sar-e Pol provinces. Abdul Haq Shafaq is former commander of the

Hezbe Wahdat Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Afghanistan ( prs, حزب وحدت اسلامی افغانستان, "the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan"), shortened to Hezbe Wahdat (, "the Unity Party"), is an Afghan political party founded in 1989. Like most contem ...

. After the fall of the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...

he was appointed governor of

Sar-e Pol Province Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Dari/Pashto: ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Fary ...

. In 2004, Abdul Haq Shafaq switched to the province of Samangan. He was appointed governor of Takhar in 2019, left that position, and became governor of Sare Pul Province again on 20 June 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shafaq, Abdul Haq Living people 1961 births Governors of Faryab Province People from Sar-e Pol Province Governors of Samangan Province Hezbe Wahdat politicians Hazara politicians Governors of Takhar Province

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