Gul Agha Sherzai
Gul Agha Sherzai (Pashto: ګل آغا شيرزی; born 1954), also known as Mohammad Shafiq, is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the former governor of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003. In October 2013, Sherzai resigned from his post as governor and formally announced himself as a candidate for Afghanistan's 2014 Presidential Election, and served as the minister of border and tribal affairs until the Taliban victory in 2021.
Gul Agha Sherzai گل آغا شیرزی | |
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Sherzai speaking at the Rule of Law Conference for Eastern Afghanistan in October 2009 | |
| Governor of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan | |
| In office 12 July 2005 – October 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Maulvi Attaullah Ludin |
| Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of Afghanistan | |
| In office 25 July 2017 – 31 August 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | None (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan de facto abolished) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Political party | Independent |
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