Mohammad Yusuf (politician)

For other people with a similar name, see Mohammad Yousuf (disambiguation) or Yousaf Khan.

Mohammad Yusuf Khan
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
In office 10 March 1963 – 02 November 1965
Monarch	Mohammed Zahir Shah
Preceded by	Mohammed Daoud Khan
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Personal details
Born	1917
Died	01 January 1998
Political party	Independent

Dr. Mohammad Yusuf Khan (1917 - January 23 1998) was the prime minister and foreign minister of Afghanistan from March 10 1963 to November 2 1965. He was a technocrat who served under the reign of Mohammed Zahir Shah. He was the first Afghan prime minister not to be part of the royal family.

Yusuf's predecessor, Mohammed Daoud Khan, had made him Minister of Mines and Industries in the 1950's.

References

• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Afghanistan.htm

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