Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi (22 February 1921 – 16 September 1979) was an Afghan diplomat and politician. Etemadi was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He served as ambassador to Pakistan for the first time from 1964 to 1965. He was appointed

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

in 1965 and became Prime Minister of Afghanistan on 1 November 1967. Due to a failure to improve the stagnating economy, he lost both positions on 9 June 1971 and became ambassador to Italy. Unlike many politicians who were prominent under the rule of Zahir Shah, Etemadi remained in the government after the 1973 coup in which a republic was established under the rule of Mohammed Daoud Khan. Etemadi left Italy and served as ambassador to the Soviet Union until 1976. He then served as ambassador to Pakistan until the Communist coup of 1978. Etemadi returned to Afghanistan and was arrested by the Communist government. In 1979, along with many other officials in the Zahir Shah and Daud Khan governments, including former prime minister

Mohammad Musa Shafiq Muḥammad Mūsá Shafīq ( ps, محمد موسی شفيق; 1932–1979) was Prime Minister of Afghanistan. He was an Afghan politician and poet. He became Foreign Minister in 1971 and Prime Minister in December 1972. He lost both positions w ...

, Etemadi was executed.

Resignation

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Executed prime ministers Executed Afghan people 20th-century executions by Afghanistan 1921 births 1979 deaths People from Kandahar Prime Ministers of Afghanistan Government ministers of Afghanistan Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Pakistan Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Italy Foreign ministers of Afghanistan Ambassadors of Afghanistan to the Soviet Union {{Afghanistan-bio-stub