Abdul Rashid Arian
Abdul Rashid Arian, born in November 1941 in Kandahar, was an Afghan politician and journalist. He joined the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, eventually becoming secretary of the Kandahar provincial committee. Arian was appointed as an alternate member of the party's central committee in 1973 and became a full member in 1977. He served as a member of the Revolutionary Council from 1978 and was Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan from 1978 to 1980. Babrak Karmal appointed him Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice in 1980. From 1981 to 1988, Arian was Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. He was elected to the House of Elders in 1988 but was expelled from the government in 1990. [1]
Abdul Rashid Arian | |
|---|---|
| عبد الرشید آریان | |
| Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council | |
| In office June 1981 – 1988 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal, Mohammed Najibullah |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal |
| Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Member of the House of Elders | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1941 Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Politician, Journalist |
References
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig W.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (1979). First supplement to the Who's who of Afghanistan: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 3-201-01113-4.
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