Ghulam Dastagir Azad (born 1950 in
Kang District
Kang District ( Balochi: , Dari: ) is a district of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan. It has a population of about 13,514 , which is 70% ethnic Baloch, 15% Pashtun, and 15% Tajik.
Notable people
* Rouh Gul Khairzad (born 1974), politician
Se ...
, Nimruz Province) is the former governor of
Nimruz Province
Nimruz or Nimroz (Balochi language, Balochi: ; Dari, Pashto language, Pashto: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country. It lies to the east of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran and nor ...
,
Afghanistan
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, having served from 2005 to August 2010.
In 2008, Azad survived a suicide attack that killed four of his bodyguards.
[Bashir Ahmad Nadem ]
Nimroz governor survives life attempt
Pajhwok Afghan News (Kabul, Afghanistan) Article date:July 2, 2008
In May 2010, 8 Suicide attackers entered Azad's office with intention to kill him. He survived all eight attacks, but two of his bodyguards died and
Gul Makai Osmani, a female member of the Nimroz legislature, and a bystander were killed in this attack.
Unconfirmed reports state that following this attack, the Governor was transported using unknown cars and with civilian-dressed bodyguards.
References
Governors of Nimruz Province
Living people
1950 births
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