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Malalai Kakar

1967 - 2008

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Malalai Kakar (Pashto: ملالۍ کاکړ; 1967 – 28 September 2008) was the most high-profile policewoman in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021) during its existence. As lieutenant colonel, she was the head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women. Kakar, who received numerous death threats, was assassinated by the Taliban on September 28, 2008. Kakar joined the police force in 1982, following in the footsteps of her father and brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Malalai Kakar is the 18,038th most popular politician (up from 18,213th in 2024), the 144th most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 102nd most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malalai Kakar ranks 18,038 out of 19,576. Before her are Liu Guoliang, Thomas Bibb, Steve Scalise, Gabriel Moore, Volodymyr Struk, and James Cleverly. After her are David Lammy, Ararat Mirzoyan, Arancha González Laya, Felice Mariani, Kathleen Blanco, and Jon Corzine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Malalai Kakar ranks 561. Before her are Ausra Fridrikas, Marcelo Balboa, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Daphne Guinness, Karsten Braasch, and Cedella Marley. After her are Amanda Lepore, Tetsuya Asano, Attila Horváth, Jana Sorgers, Kazumi Totaka, and Cas Mudde. Among people deceased in 2008, Malalai Kakar ranks 385. Before her are Joseph Pevney, Jimmy Stewart, John Rutsey, Chuck Daigh, Hrvoje Ćustić, and Don LaFontaine. After her are Lois Nettleton, Hazel Court, Graham Higman, Earl Palmer, Julie Ege, and Suzanne Tamim.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 144 out of 177. Before her are Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Abdul Rahman (1965), Islam Bibi (1974), Ahmad Massoud (1989), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), and Nadia Nadim (1988). After her are Zablon Simintov (1960), Maria Bashir (1970), Abdul Hakim Haqqani (1967), Zakia Zaki (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), and Nasrin Oryakhil (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 102. Before her are Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Euthydemus II (-200), Dadullah (1966), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Ahmad Massoud (1989), and Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970). After her are Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), Malalai Joya (1978), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Shukria Barakzai (1972), Azra Jafari (1978), and Fatima Aziz (null).

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