Abdul Karim Barahavi
Abdul Karim Barahavi | |
|---|---|
عبدالکریم براهویی | |
Barahavi in 2011 | |
| Governor of Nimruz | |
| In office 24 August 2010 – 19 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Dastagir Azad |
| Succeeded by | Amir Muhammad Akhundzada |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Rasul |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Dastagir Azad |
| Minister for Refugees | |
| In office February 2009 – 24 August 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Jamahir Anwari |
| Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs | |
| In office January 2005 – February 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1955 |
| Occupation | Politician, former Mujahideen leader |
Abdul Karim Barahavi (born 15 February 1955) is an Afghan former politician. He served as Governor of Nimruz Province from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, he served as a minister in the Cabinet of Afghanistan. From February 2009 to August 2010, Barahavi served as Minister of Refugees. In 2004, Barahavi was appointed as Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs.
Born into an Baloch family in Nimruz provinceBarahavi joined the mujahideen alliance during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He was the co-founder and leader of the Partisans of National Liberation of Afghanistan (PNLA) and afterwards, served in the cabinet of Burhanuddin Rabbani under the Islamic State of Afghanistan. Barahavi fled to the Balochistan province of Iran following the Taliban's takeover of Nimruz in 1995.
After the Taliban was toppled in 2001, Barahavi again served as governor of Nimruz and became the leading Baloch anti-Taliban figure. He survived an assassination attempt in 2009. Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Barahavi was reported to have fled to neighboring Iran.