List of governors of Balkh

This is a list of the governors of the province of Balkh, Afghanistan.

Governor of Balkh
Incumbent
Muhammad Yousuf Wafa[1]
(Acting)
since March 9, 2023
SeatMazar-i-Sharif
AppointerAppointed by the Supreme Leader
DeputyDeputy Governor of Balkh


Governors of Balkh Province
  •   Acting
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office
 Abdul Wahab Malikyar 1975 Unknown
Unknown
Norullah Noori
(born 1967)		 October 2000 December 2001 Taliban
 Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza 2001 December 2003
Habibullah Habib December 2003
Atta Muhammad Nur
(born 1976)		 2004 January 25, 2018 Jamiat-e-Islami
 Mohammad Ishaq Rahguza January 25, 2018 October 6, 2020
Mohammad Farhad Azimi
(born 1976)		 October 6, 2020 August 15, 2021
(deposed.)
 Maulvi Qudratullah Abu Hamza August 15, 2021 Late 2022 Taliban
 Daud Muzamil Late 2022 March 9, 2023
(assassinated.)		 Taliban
 Muhammad Yousuf Wafa March 9, 2023 Incumbent Taliban
Sources:[2]

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See also

Notes
  1. "Blast at Afghanistan journalist event kills at least one, injures eight". reuters.com. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. "More than 400 killed in fortress battle". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2001-11-29. p. A1, A11. Retrieved 2012-01-11. Dostum later toured the area with a couple of surrendered Taliban leaders from Kunduz. Noorullah Noori, former governor of Balkh province where Mazar-e-Sharif is located, claimed the revolt had not been planned. He said he had told the fighters "to submit your guns and armaments to Gen. Dostum's forces" and surrender. "I feel sad about these events. It was really in vain," he said. "It shouldn't have happened."
  3. M K Bhadrakumar (2012-01-10). "There's more to peace than Taliban". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-11. Nevertheless, Iranian media insist that three high-ranking Taliban leaders have been released – Mullah Khairkhawa, former interior minister; Mullah Noorullah Noori, a former governor; and Mullah Fazl Akhund, the Taliban's chief of army staff – in exchange for an American soldier held by the Taliban.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Rahguzar, Muhammad Ishaq Ehsaq Alhaj - Afghan Biographies". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. "Northern Afghan Balkh governor meets various international officials". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. "Rahgozar Expected To Take Over As Balkh Governor". TOLOnews. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. "د بلخ والي د ازبکستان د جمهور رییس له ځانګړي استازي سره وکتل". باختر خبری آژانس. October 14, 2021.
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