Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | |
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Mojaddedi in 2014 | |
| Acting President of Afghanistan | |
| In office 28 April 1992 – 28 June 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Najibullah Abdul Rahim Hatif (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| Speaker of the House of Elders | |
| In office December 2005 – 29 January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Fazel Hadi Muslimyar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1926 Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Died | 11 February 2019 (aged 92) Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Politician, Mujahideen leader |
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (Dari: صبغتالله مجددی; 27 September 1926 – 11 February 2019) was an Afghan politician, who served as Acting President after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He was the first leader to call for armed resistance against the Soviet-backed regime in 1979 and founded the Afghan National Liberation Front at the time; later becoming a respected figure among the various Afghan mujahideen. He served as the chairman of the 2003 loya jirga that approved Afghanistan's new constitution. In 2005, he was appointed chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, upper house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan, and was reappointed as a member in 2011. He also served on the Afghan High Peace Council. Mojaddedi is considered to have been a moderate leader.