Mohammad Hasan Sharq

Mohammad Hasan Sharq
محمد حسن شرق
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Head of Government
In office
26 May 1988  21 February 1989
PresidentMohammad Najibullah
Preceded bySultan Ali Keshtmand
Succeeded bySultan Ali Keshtmand
Deputy Chancellor of Afghanistan
In office
2 August 1973  1975
ChancellorMohammad Daud Khan
Personal details
Born (1925-07-17) 17 July 1925
Anar Dara District, Emirate of Afghanistan
Political partyIndependent

Mohammad Hasan Sharq (Dari/Pashto: محمد حسن شرق, born 17 July 1925) is an Afghan former communist politician (belonging to the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)) who was active in the communist government of Afghanistan. Sharq became Chairman of the Council of Ministers – the government of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He was selected as a compromise candidate after a loya jirga ratified a new constitution in 1987. However, the power of his office was relatively slight compared with the powers held by the presidency.