Haji Abdul Qadeer
Abdul Qadeer | |
|---|---|
عبدالقدیر | |
Qadeer in 2002 | |
| Vice President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 19 June 2002 – 6 July 2002 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Jalalabad, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | 6 July 2002 (aged 50–51) Kabul, Islamic State of Afghanistan |
| Other political affiliations | Hezb-i Islami Khalis |
| Relations | Din Mohammad (brother) Abdul Haq (brother) Zahir Qadeer (son) |
| Occupation | Mujahideen leader |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) |
Hajji Abdul Qadeer (Pashto: حاجی عبدالقدیر; c. 1951 – 6 July 2002) was an Afghan politician and prominent Northern Alliance leader who fought the Taliban during the Third Afghan Civil War. Originally a commander of the Hezb-i Islami Khalis faction during the Soviet–Afghan War, he then served as governor of Nangarhar Province, the head of the Eastern Afghanistan Shura, and later Vice President of Afghanistan and Minister of Public Works in the administration of Hamid Karzai from 19 June 2002 until his assassination on 6 July 2002. He was the older brother of fellow anti-Soviet and Northern Alliance commander Abdul Haq, who was assassinated in late 2001 by the Taliban.