Amrullah Saleh

First Vice President of Afghanistan from 2020 to 2021

Amrullah Saleh (Dari/Pashto: امرالله صالح; born 15 October 1972) is an Afghan politician. On 17 August 2021 the government of Afghanistan had lost its power; however, Saleh still had the highest position of (elected) politicians that had not resigned. He was the acting president of Afghanistan from the Fall of Kabul on 17 August 2021 until 6 September 2021.[1] He started in 2020 as vice president of Afghanistan. Earlier, he was the Minister of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan in 2018 and 2019.

Amrullah Saleh
امرالله صالح
Saleh in 2011
Acting President of Afghanistan
Claimed
In office
17 August 2021[1] – 6 September 2021
Preceded byAshraf Ghani
Succeeded byOffice abolished
5th First Vice President of Afghanistan
In office
19 February 2020 – 6 September 2021
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byAbdul Rashid Dostum
Minister of Interior Affairs
In office
23 December 2018 – 19 January 2019
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byWais Barmak
Succeeded byMasoud Andarabi
Personal details
Born (1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 52)
Panjshir Province, Afghanistan

After the Fall of Kabul (2021)

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After the Fall of Kabul (2021), Saleh moved himself to the Panjshir Valley; from there he said that an anti-Taliban resistance has started; that group was started by Saleh and Ahmad Massoud and defense minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi.[2][3]

Family

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in September 2021, Taliban killed one of his brothers in Panjshir.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Landay, Jonathan; Macfie, Nick; Boyle, John (17 August 2021). "Afghan vice president says he is "caretaker" president". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "An anti-Taliban front forming in Panjshir? Ex top spy Saleh, son of 'Lion of Panjshir' meet at citadel". The Week. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. "Afghan Vice President Saleh Declares Himself Caretaker President; Reaches Out To Leaders for Support". News18. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/brother-of-former-afghan-vp-shot-dead-by-taliban/article36400731.ece "The Taliban shot dead the brother of Amrullah Saleh, the former Vice-President of Afghanistan, and his driver in northern Panjshir Province, Saleh’s nephew said on Saturday"