Major General Ghulam Haidar Rasuli (1919–1978)born in rustaq was a supporter of Mohammed Daoud Khan

Mohammed Daoud Khan

Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan or Daud Khan was Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963 and later becoming the President of Afghanistan...

, who came out of retirement after the 1973 coup which removed King Zahir Shah and put Daoud in power. Rasuli was appointed Minister of Defense of Afghanistan in 1977, but was killed in the 1978 Saur Revolution

Saur Revolution

The Saur Revolution is the name given to the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan takeover of political power from the government of Afghanistan on 28 April 1978. The word 'Saur', i.e...

. Major Gen. Ghulam Haidar Rasuli was the son of Ghulam Rasul a Muhammadzai from Kandahar. Ghulam Haidar Rasuli was the Great Grand son of the Amir Mohammad khan full brother of Amir Dost Muhammad khan (amir of Afghanistan) from the muhammadzai tribe.

Sources

• Frank Clements. Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1851094024, 9781851094028