Education
Educated, Kabul (Afghanistan) U.
president of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Educated, Kabul (Afghanistan) U.
With, Afghan Ministry of Planning, 1957-1965. Founder Khalq political party, Afghanistan, 1965, member Parliament, 1965-1973, leader Parcham party, 1967-1977, deputy leader People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, 1977-1978, deputy prime minister, vice president Revolutionary Council, 1978, Afghan ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1978-1979. Appointed prime minister of Afghanistan, 1979-1981.
President Revolutionary Council, from 1979, general secretary central committee People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, 1979-1986, member Politburo, from 1979. Commander-in-chief Afghan Armed Forces,1979-1981. Reconstituted People's Democratic Party as National Fatherland Front,1981.