Mohammed Yakub
Mohammed Yaqub | |
|---|---|
| محمد یعقوب | |
| Chief of General Staff | |
| In office 1 April 1979 – 27 December 1979 | |
| President | Hafizullah Amin |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Afghanistan? |
| Died | 27 December 1979 |
| Party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
| Spouse | Sister of Hafizullah Amin |
| Education | Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School |
| Awards | First-Class Paratrooper Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Branch/service | Afghan National Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 444th Commando Battalion |
| Commands | 180 Presidential Palace Guards |
| Battles/wars | Saur Revolution Tajbeg Palace assault † |
Mohammed Yaqub (? – 27 December 1979) was a lieutenant colonel in the Afghan Army, the Chief of General Staff of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1 April 1979, until his death during the Tajbeg Palace assault on 27 December 1979, and a “first-class” paratrooper of the 444th Commando Battalion.