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'''Munshi Abdul Majid''' ({{lang-ps|'''منشي عبدالمجید'''}}) is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] politician and the current governor of [[Badakhshan Province]], [[Afghanistan]]. He is an ethnic [[Pashtun]] from [[Baghlan Province]].<ref name="nci">http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/afghanistan/doc/Baharak%20Conflict%20Analysis%20Feb%2009%20%282%29.pdf</ref> In the 1990s he served as an official in the Afghan Interior Ministry; he is also known as a writer and orator in [[Dari language|Dari]] and [[Pashto language|Pashto]].
'''Munshi Abdul Majid''' ({{langx|ps|منشي عبدالمجید}}; born 1952) is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] politician. He is an ethnic [[Tajik people|Tajik]] from [[Baghlan Province]].<ref name="nci">http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/afghanistan/doc/Baharak%20Conflict%20Analysis%20Feb%2009%20%282%29.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> In the 1990s he served as an official in the Afghan Interior Ministry; he is also known as a writer and orator in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Pashto language|Pashto]].


In 2005 he was appointed governor of [[Badakhshan Province]], where in 2007 he led a successful [[opium]] eradication campaign. The opium poppy cultivation zones were reduced to 200 hectares, whereas they had reached 15,607 hectares in 2004. However, the fall of opium prices might have also played an important part in this decrease. In addition, the eradication campaign caused a worsening of the security situation in Badakhshan. In April 2009, protests erupted over Governor Majid's alleged abuse of power, and he was removed from his post. In 2010, he was appointed governor of Baghlan Province.<ref name="nps">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.edu/programs/ccs/Baghlan/Baghlan_Exec_Sum1.pdf |title=Province: Baghlan |access-date=2010-09-21 |date=June 1, 2010 |publisher=Naval Postgraduate School}}</ref>
Governor Majid is a high ranking member of Hizb-i Islami.<ref name="nci"/>

Governor Majid is a high-ranking member of [[Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin]], and he is allegedly involved in strengthening the party and rebuilding its communications network across the country.<ref name="nci"/> He is close to fellow Hezb-e-Islami member [[Juma Khan Hamdard]].<ref name="nps"/>


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Latest revision as of 09:55, 15 November 2024

Munshi Abdul Majid
منشي عبدالمجید
Munshi Abdul Majid speaking in June 2011
Governor of Badakshan
In office
2006–2009
Preceded bySayed Amin Tareq
Succeeded byBaz Mohammad Ahmadi
Governor of Baghlan
In office
April 2010 – 19 September 2012
Preceded byMohammad Akbar Barakzai
Succeeded bySultan Mohammad Ebadi
Personal details
Born1952
Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
Political partyHezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin

Munshi Abdul Majid (Pashto: منشي عبدالمجید; born 1952) is an Afghan politician. He is an ethnic Tajik from Baghlan Province.[1] In the 1990s he served as an official in the Afghan Interior Ministry; he is also known as a writer and orator in Persian and Pashto.

In 2005 he was appointed governor of Badakhshan Province, where in 2007 he led a successful opium eradication campaign. The opium poppy cultivation zones were reduced to 200 hectares, whereas they had reached 15,607 hectares in 2004. However, the fall of opium prices might have also played an important part in this decrease. In addition, the eradication campaign caused a worsening of the security situation in Badakhshan. In April 2009, protests erupted over Governor Majid's alleged abuse of power, and he was removed from his post. In 2010, he was appointed governor of Baghlan Province.[2]

Governor Majid is a high-ranking member of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin, and he is allegedly involved in strengthening the party and rebuilding its communications network across the country.[1] He is close to fellow Hezb-e-Islami member Juma Khan Hamdard.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/afghanistan/doc/Baharak%20Conflict%20Analysis%20Feb%2009%20%282%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b "Province: Baghlan" (PDF). Naval Postgraduate School. June 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
Preceded by Governor of Badakshan
2006–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Baghlan
2010–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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