Sultan Ali Keshtmand

Afghan politician

Sultan Ali Keshtmand (Persian: سلطان‌علی کشتمند; born May 22, 1935), sometimes transliterated Kishtmand, was an Afghan politician. He was the Chairman[broken anchor] of the Council of Ministers twice during the 1980s, from 1981 to 1988 and from 1989 to 1990 in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.[1]

Sultan Ali Keshtmand
Chairman[broken anchor] of the Council of Ministers
In office
21 February 1989 – 8 May 1990
PresidentMohammad Najibullah
Preceded byMohammad Hasan Sharq
Succeeded byFazal Haq Khaliqyar
In office
11 June 1981 – 26 May 1988
PresidentBabrak Karmal
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
Preceded byBabrak Karmal
Succeeded byMohammad Hasan Sharq
Minister of Planning
In office
28 December 1979 – April 1982
Preceded byMuhammad Siddiq Alemyar
In office
30 April – 23 August 1978
Preceded byAli Ahmad Khurram
Succeeded byMuhammad Siddiq Alemyar
People's Representative for Kabul at the 12th Parliament of Afghanistan
In office
1964–1968
Personal details
Born (1935-05-22) May 22, 1935 (age 89)
Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Spouse(s)Karima Keshtmand
ResidenceLondon
Alma materKabul university
EthnicityHazara

References

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  1. Steele, Jonathan (26 February 2002). "Kabul's loss". The Guardian.