Abdul Qadir (Afghan communist)
Colonel general Abdul Qadir | |
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عبد القادر دگروال | |
Qadir on the day after the Saur Revolution, April 29, 1978 | |
| Ambassador of Afghanistan to Poland | |
| In office 3 November 1986 – 13 April 1988 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal Mohammad Najibullah |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Farouq Karmand |
| Succeeded by | Nur Ahmad Nura |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1982 – December 1984 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal Mohammad Najibullah |
| Premier | Sultan Ali Keshtmand (Chairman of Council of Ministers) |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Rafie |
| Succeeded by | Nazar Mohammed |
| In office 30 April 1978 – August 1978 | |
| President | Hafizullah Amin |
| Premier | Sultan Ali Keshtmand |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Haidar Rasuli |
| Succeeded by | Aslam Vatanjar |
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 28 April 1978 – 30 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Daoud Khan (as President) |
| Succeeded by | Nur Muhammad Taraki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Qadir 1944 Herat, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | 22 April 2014 (aged 69–70) Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Afghanistan (1944–86) Soviet Union (1986–89) Bulgaria (1989–2014) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1989) |
| Branch/service | Afghan Air Force |
| Years of service | 1962–1989 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | 355th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment |
| Commands | Afghan Air Force |
| Battles/wars | 1973 Afghan coup d'état 1975 Panjshir Valley uprising Saur Revolution Soviet-Afghan War |
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Colonel General Abdul Kadir Dagarwal (Russian: Абдул Кадыр; Dari/Pashto: عبد القادر دگروال; 1944 – April 22, 2014), commonly known as Abdul Qadir, was an Islamic nationalist Afghan military officer and politician. He was a participant of the 1973 Afghan coup d'état that created the Republic of Afghanistan under President Daoud Khan, and later directed the Afghan Air Force squadrons that attacked the RTA station during the Saur Revolution.
He served as the acting head of state for three days when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) took power and declared the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, before handing over power to PDPA leader Nur Muhammad Taraki. He later served two terms as Minister of Defense, the first as part of the Taraki government from April to August 1978, and the latter as part of the Babrak Karmal government from 1982 to 1986.
Qadir's second term took place during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.