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Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader)

Abdul Qadeer (Pashto: عبدالقدیر‎, born c. 1951 inJalalabad, Afghanistan, assassinated July 6, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan) was a Pashtunleader in Afghanistan. Qadir was a prominent member of the Northern Alliance and opposed the Taliban. He served as the head of Eastern Afghanistan Shura and later Vice President of Afghanistan and Minister of Public Works in the administration of Hamid Karzai from 19 June 2002 until his assassination on 6 July 2002.

Abdul Qadeer عبدالقدیر
Vice President of Afghanistan
In office 19 June 2002 – 6 July 2002
President	Hamid Karzai
Personal details
Born	1951 Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Died	July 6, 2002 (aged 50) Kabul, Afghanistan

Qadeer belonged to the influential PashtunArsala family from the Afghan province ofNangarhar in Afghanistan.^[1] His brother was the anti-Soviet and Northern Alliance leaderAbdul Haq, who was executed in late 2001 by the Taliban. From 1992 to 1996, before the Taliban gained power, Abdul Qadeer was the governor of Nangahar province.