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Abdul Rashid Dostum Biography
Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 25, 1954 in Jowzjan, Afghanistan.
Abdul Rashid Dostum (/ˈ ɑː b d əl r ə ˈ ʃ iː d d oʊ s ˈ t uː m / ( listen ) AHB -dəl rə-SHEED dohs-TOOM ; Dari: عبدالرشید دوستم , Uzbek Latin: Abdul Rashid Do‘stum, Uzbek Cyrillic: Абдул Рашид Дўстум; born March 25, 1954) is an Afghan politician and Marshal in the Afghan National Army who has served as Vice President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2020. An ethnic Uzbek, he is a former communist general and warlord known for siding with winners during different wars in Afghanistan. He is the founder of the political party Junbish-e Milli (National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan).
Dostum began working in 1970 in a state-owned gas refinery in Sheberghan, participating in union politics, as the new government started to arm the staff of the workers in the oil and gas refineries. The reason for this was to create “groups for the defense of the revolution”. Because of the new communist ideas entering Afghanistan in the 1970s, he enlisted in the Afghan National Army in 1978. Dostum received his basic military training in Jalalabad. His squadron was deployed in the rural areas around Sheberghan, under the auspices of the Ministry of National Security.
| Name | Abdul Rashid Dostum |
| First Name | Abhinayashree |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Birthday | March 25 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Place of Birth | Jowzjan |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Afghanistan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Abdul Qadir Dostum |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Batur Dostum |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Dostum’s men would become an important force in the fall of Kabul in 1992. In April 1992, the opposition forces began their march to Kabul against the government of Najibullah. Dostum had allied himself with the opposition commanders Ahmad Shah Massoud and Sayed Jafar Naderi, the head of the Isma’ili community, and together they captured the capital city. He and Massoud fought in a coalition against Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Massoud and Dostum’s forces joined together to defend Kabul against Hekmatyar. Some 4000-5000 of his troops, units of his Sheberghan-based 53rd Division and Balkh-based Guards Division, garrisoning Bala Hissar fort, Maranjan Hill, and Khwaja Rawash Airport, where they stopped Najibullah from entering to flee.
Abdul Rashid Dostum Net Worth
Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of the richest Politician from Afghanistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abdul Rashid Dostum's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Dostum was born in 1954 in Khwaja Du Koh near Sheberghan in Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan. Coming from an impoverished Uzbek family, he received a very basic traditional education as he was forced to drop out of school at a young age. From there, he took up work in the village’s major gas fields.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Politician |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dostum then left Kabul for his northern stronghold Mazar-i-Sharif, where he ruled, in effect, an independent region (or ‘proto-state’), often referred as the Northern Autonomous Zone. He printed his own Afghan currency, ran a small airline named Balkh Air, and formed relations with countries like Uzbekistan. While the rest of the country was in chaos, his region remained prosperous and functional, and it won him the support from people of all ethnic groups. Many people fled to his territory to escape the violence and fundamentalism imposed by the Taliban later on. In 1994, Dostum allied himself with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar against the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud, but in 1995 sided with the government again.
Following the rise of the Taliban and their capture of Kabul, Dostum aligned himself with the Northern Alliance (United Front) against the Taliban. The Northern Alliance was assembled in late 1996 by Dostum, Massoud and Karim Khalili against the Taliban. At this point he is said to have had a force of some 50,000 men supported by both aircraft and tanks.
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| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
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By the mid-1980s, he commanded around 20,000 militia men and controlled the northern provinces of Afghanistan. While the unit recruited throughout Jowzjan and had a relatively broad base, many of its early troops and commanders came from Dostum’s home village. He left the army after the purge of Parchamites, but returned after the Soviet occupation began.
Dostum is considered to be liberal and somewhat leftist. Being ethnic Uzbek, he has worked on the battlefield with leaders from all other major ethnic groups, Hazaras, Pashtuns and Tajiks. When Dostum was ruling his northern Afghanistan proto-state before the Taliban took over in 1998, women were able to go about unveiled, girls were allowed to go to school and study at the University of Balkh, cinemas showed Indian films, music played on television, and Russian vodka and German beer were openly available – activities which were all banned by the Taliban.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Abdul Rashid Dostum. You may help us to build the dating records for Abdul Rashid Dostum!Much like other Northern Alliance leaders, Dostum also faced infighting within his group and was later forced to surrender his power to General Abdul Malik Pahlawan. Malik entered into secret negotiations with the Taliban, who promised to respect his authority over much of northern Afghanistan, in exchange for the apprehension of Ismail Khan, one of their enemies. Accordingly, on 25 May 1997, Malik arrested Khan, handed him over and let the Taliban enter Mazar-e-Sharif, giving them control over most of northern Afghanistan. Because of this, Dostum was forced to flee to Turkey. However, Malik soon realized that the Taliban were not sincere with their promises as he saw his men being disarmed. He then rejoined the Northern Alliance, and turned against his erstwhile allies, driving them from Mazar-e-Sharif. In October 1997, Dostum returned from exile and retook charge. After Dostum briefly regained control of Mazar-e-Sharif, the Taliban returned in 1998 and he again fled to Turkey.
Facts & Trivia
Abhinayashree Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Afghanistan. Abdul Rashid Dostum celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.
General Dostum has been accused by Western journalists of responsibility for the suffocating or otherwise killing of 2,000 Taliban prisoners in December 2001. Dostum denied the accusations in 2009. US President Obama in 2009 ordered an investigation into the matter, which as yet has yielded no (published) results.
Who is general abdul Rashid Dostum?
Dostum was a major army commander in the communist government during the Soviet–Afghan War, and in 2001 was the key indigenous ally to US Special Forces and the CIA during the campaign to topple the Taliban government.
Where is Marshal Dostum?
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has assigned Dostum to lead the war and all military affairs in Northern Afghanistan, ET has reliably gathered. Ghani and Dostum are in Mazar-i-Sharif to strategise offensive against the Taliban surge to the Northern Afghanistan that borders Central Asia.
What happened to Afghan General Dostum?
As the country’s vice president, Dostum was accused of torturing and raping a political rival, eventually leading to another temporary exile. But he engineered another return and by 2020 was officially awarded the rank of “marshal” in the Afghan military.
Does the Northern Alliance still exist?
| Battles and wars | the War in Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism |
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