Afghan Biographies

Mohammad, Mullah Taj


Name Mohammad, Mullah Taj
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Warlord killed
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Governor Ghazni Province (1992-1995)

3. Biodata:
Mullah Taj Mohammad is a second tier commander of Ittihad party (Sayyaf). Human Rights Watch is listing him as a Human Rights Abuser. As of mid-2005, he was a parliamentary candidate, head of political group called the Kabul Citizen's Counsel, governor of Kabul in 2003-2004. The former governor of Ghazni province, Mullah Taj Mohammad, also known as Qari Baba, was shot dead near his home in Batta, in the Andar district. Three others in a car with him were also killed. The former governor was a militia chief who fought against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s, and later opposed the Taleban government..

Last Modified 2011-04-25
Established 2009-11-19