Qadam Shah Shahim

Qadam Shah Shahim
Afghan Ambassador to Oman
In office
11 December 2018  15 August 2021
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Afghan Ambassador to Kazakhstan
In office
27 April 2017  2018
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byMohammad Farooq Baraki
Succeeded byMohammad Farhad Azimi
Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army
In office
22 May 2015  24 April 2017
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded bySher Mohammad Karimi
Succeeded byMohammad Sharif Yaftali
Personal details
Born1962 (age 6263)
Tashkan, Badakhshan, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Military service
Allegiance Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Branch/service Afghan National Army
Rank General
Unit111st Capital Division
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Afghan Civil War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

General Qadam Shah Shahim an Afghan diplomat and former army officer. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army from May 2015 to April 2017 before resigning amid political fallout over the 2017 Camp Shaheen attack.