Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)
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Abdul Rahman was the aviation and tourism minister of Afghanistan
until February 14, 2002.
He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport
by pilgrims angry that they had been unable to travel to Mecca
, Saudi Arabia
.
Witnesses and officials said pilgrims beat the minister to death and tossed his body to the tarmac
. However, President Hamid Karzai
accused six senior government officials of the murder, saying that they were motivated by a long-standing feud.
Three were arrested and the others were being sought in Saudi Arabia. Karzai said five ministers, including the head of the intelligence ministry, General Abdullah Tawhedi; the technical deputy of the Ministry of Defense, General Qalander Big, and a Supreme Court justice, Haji Halim and 15 other suspects have been linked to the assassination.
His widow is Frozan Fana
is a medical doctor.
She was a candidate in the Afghan Presidential election in 2009.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
until February 14, 2002.
He was murdered in what appeared to be a mob attack on his plane at Kabul International Airport
Kabul International Airport
-Facilities:The airport has two terminal buildings, the modern for international flights and the Soviet built one for domestic flights. Several hangars along the runway are for military aircraft...
by pilgrims angry that they had been unable to travel to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
.
Witnesses and officials said pilgrims beat the minister to death and tossed his body to the tarmac
Tarmac
Tarmac is a type of road surface. Tarmac refers to a material patented by Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901...
. However, President Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
accused six senior government officials of the murder, saying that they were motivated by a long-standing feud.
Three were arrested and the others were being sought in Saudi Arabia. Karzai said five ministers, including the head of the intelligence ministry, General Abdullah Tawhedi; the technical deputy of the Ministry of Defense, General Qalander Big, and a Supreme Court justice, Haji Halim and 15 other suspects have been linked to the assassination.
His widow is Frozan Fana
Frozan Fana
Frozan Fana was a candidate in the Afghan presidential election, 2009.Her running mate was Mohammad Nasim Darmand.She had never held political office before...
is a medical doctor.
She was a candidate in the Afghan Presidential election in 2009.