Rustam Shah Mohmand (15 August 1942 – 27 December 2024) was a senior Pakistani

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and

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Background

Rustam Shāh Mohmand ancestrally hailed from the Musa Khēl (Qasim Kor) sub-branch of the

Mohmand The Mohmand () or Momand is a prominent tribe of Pashtun people. Distribution They are based primarily in the Mohmand territory, which is located in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. In Afghanistan, their areas of presence i ...

district. He studied civil engineering at Peshawar's College of Engineering and Technology (now

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) and King's College London. He graduated with a degree in the humanities from the University of Peshawar and then joined the civil service of Pakistan.

Diplomat

Mohmand specialised in

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and refugee affairs. He served as Chief Secretary NWFP,

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, Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan and Commissioner for Afghan Refugees. Mohmand also served as a Political Agent in the Khyber and

South Waziristan South Mahsud Waziristan District () was a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Dera Ismail Khan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, before splitting into the Lower South Waziristan District and the Upper South Waziristan D ...

Agencies. As part of his work in South Waziristan, Mohmand helped rebuild the main bazaar in Wana, the winter capital, which was later named "Rustam bazar" by the local maliks (or tribal chiefs) to honour him. From 1987 to 1989, he worked as Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees. He was recently a leader of

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and a member of the

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Advisory committee (headed by

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), which advises the provincial government on development and planning. In the late 1990s, Rustam Shah had mediated with

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to meet with Northern Alliance leader

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for a power sharing agreement in Central Asia. Rustam Shah described Mullah Omar Hotak as "a very simple fellow, a man of few words, but very straight-forward and very clearheaded". Mohmand died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 82.Rahmati, Fidel (Dec 2024)
Former Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan passes away
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External links

PTI OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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Background

Diplomat

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