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Haji Mohammad Chamkani

1947 - 2012

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Haji Mohammad Tsamkani (Pashto: حاجي محمد څمکنی; Dari: حاجی محمد چمکنی;‎ 1920–2012) was an Afghan politician who was a Pashtun and held the post of interim President of Afghanistan during the period of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Previously, he served as deputy head of state aka vice chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council under Babrak Karmal. He reached the position after the resignation of Babrak Karmal. A non-party member, a tribal leader with power and connections in key areas of provinces bordering Pakistan, his influence extended inside Pakistan as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Haji Mohammad Chamkani is the 5,627th most popular politician (down from 5,132nd in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 45th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Haji Mohammad Chamkani ranks 5,627 out of 19,576. Before him are José María Morelos, Carlos Antonio López, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Anna Lindh, Lais of Corinth, and Spiro Agnew. After him are Alessandra Mussolini, Dorothea Binz, Milada Horáková, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Guntis Ulmanis, and Emperor Ningzong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Haji Mohammad Chamkani ranks 131. Before him are James Patterson, Mumtaz, Wes Studi, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Joe Mantegna, and Cozy Powell. After him are Thomas Cech, Margaret Chan, Gérard Houllier, Richard Jenkins, Jerzy Stuhr, and Viktor Suvorov. Among people deceased in 2012, Haji Mohammad Chamkani ranks 85. Before him are Hans Werner Henze, Harry Harrison, Chris Marker, Sergey Sokolov, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, and Assef Shawkat. After him are Herbert Lom, Paul L. Smith, Gore Vidal, Alexander Arutiunian, Miguel de la Madrid, and Maurice Herzog.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Haji Mohammad Chamkani ranks 49 out of 177. Before him are Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193), Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100), and Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954). After him are Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Ali Hujwiri (1009), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), and Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Haji Mohammad Chamkani ranks 34. Before him are Heracles of Macedon (-327), Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), and Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954). After him are Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), and Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998).

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