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Abdul Rashid Arian

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Abdul Rashid Arian
عبد الرشید آریان
Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
In office
June 1981 – 1988
PresidentBabrak Karmal, Mohammed Najibullah
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan
In office
1980–1981
PresidentBabrak Karmal
Minister of Justice
In office
1980–1981
PresidentBabrak Karmal
Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan
In office
1978–1980
Member of the House of Elders
In office
1988–1990
Personal details
BornNovember 1941
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
OccupationPolitician, Journalist

Abdul Rashid Arian was Afghan politician from the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.[1]

Arian was born in November 1941 in Kandahar.[1] He worked as a journalist in Kandahar. He joined People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and was the secretary of Kandahar provincial committee. In 1973, he became alternate member of the central committee of the party, and in 1977 a full member.[1]

In 1978, Arian was chosen as a member of the Revolutionary Council of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.[1] In 1978[1] he was appointed ambassador to Pakistan until 1980.[2] 1980 he was appointed by Babrak Karmal as Deputy Prime Minister and minister of justice[3] until 1981.[1]

Arian was one of the vice chairmen of the Revolutionary Council[2] from June 1981 to 1988[1] under Babrak Karmal and Mohammad Najibullah. He was elected to House of Elders in 1988.[1] In 1990 he was expelled from the government.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
  2. ^ a b Clements, Frank A.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2 December 2003). "Conflict in Afghanistan: An Encyclopedia". Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
  3. ^ "Our History | Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.af.