Abdul Rahman (Afghan minister)

Abdul Rahman (* 1953 † 14 February 2002 in Kabul ) was an Afghan politician.

Rahman was a major figure in the Afghan Northern Alliance. In the Afghan Transitional Government Hamid Karzai he was Minister of Aviation and Tourism.

Rahman was lynched by a group of applied pilgrims on the Kabul airport as he tried to use the only aircraft of the Afghan national airline Ariana on a flight to India. The pilgrims were waiting for a flight to Mecca for days. Prime Minister Hamid Karzai suspected a conspiracy and announced to arrest members of the government. Rahman's successor was Mirwais Sadiq.

  • Ministers (Afghanistan)
  • Afghan
  • Born in 1953
  • Died in 2002
  • Man
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