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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Malalai Kakar is the 17,961st most popular politician (up from 18,241st in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 144th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malalai Kakar ranks 17,961 out of 19,576. Before her are Liu Guoliang, Thomas Bibb, Steve Scalise, Gabriel Moore, Volodymyr Struk, and James Cleverly. After her are Ararat Mirzoyan, Arancha González Laya, Felice Mariani, Kathleen Blanco, Jon Corzine, and Marsha Blackburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Malalai Kakar ranks 532. Before her are Patrick Ortlieb, Eric Close, Caroline van der Plas, Ausra Fridrikas, Marcelo Balboa, and Karsten Braasch. After her are Amanda Lepore, Tetsuya Asano, Attila Horváth, Jana Sorgers, Kazumi Totaka, and Chris Parnell. Among people deceased in 2008, Malalai Kakar ranks 384. 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 143 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), Zakia Zaki (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), and Malalai Joya (1978).

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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 Zarifa Ghafari (1992).

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