List of governors of Kandahar
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Kandahar Province
Kandahar or Qandahar is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on the Arghandab River. The province has a population of nearly...
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Governors of Kandahar Province
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| Gul Agha Sherzai Gul Agha Sherzai Gul Agha Sherzai is the current Governor of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003.-Biography:... |
1992 1994 |
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| Gul Agha Sherzai | Dec 2001 Aug. 16, 2003 |
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| Yousef Pashtun Yousef Pashtun Mohammad Yousef Pashtun is the Minister of Urban Development and Housing for Afghanistan. He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in 2003 replacing Gul Agha Sherzai.-Biography:... |
Aug 2003 2005 |
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| Asadullah Khalid | 2005 Aug. 2008 |
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| Rahmatullah Raufi Rahmatullah Raufi Major General Rahmatullah Raufi is a former governor of Kandahar from August 2008 until he was sacked on December 4, 2008. Before that he was a senior military commander of the Afghan National Army presently commanding the 205th Corps, which is responsible for Afghanistan's restive southern provinces... |
Aug. 2008 Dec. 4, 2008 |
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| Tooryalai Wesa Tooryalai Wesa Tooryalai Wesa is the current Governor of Kandahar Province, after replacing General Rahmatullah Raufi in December 2008. Tooryalai Wesa was born in village Kohak in District Arghandab and grew up in Kandahar... |
Dec. 19, 2008 Present |
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