Afghan Biographies

Zarif, Haji Mohammad Arif


Name Zarif, Haji Mohammad Arif
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Ex MP MNA killed
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Wolesi Jirga Member 2005 MP MNA Kabul

3. Biodata:
Haji Mohammad Arif Zarif was killed: On November 6, 2007, a terrorist carried out a suicide bombing in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan that deliberately targeted a delegation of 18 members of the Wolesi Jirga, the directly elected chamber of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. After the bombing, six Wolesi Jirga members lay dead: Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Chair of the Economic Commission of the Wolsi Jirga and former Minister of Commerce, Engineer Abdul Matin, a member from the province of Helmland, Sibgatullah Zaki, a member from the province of Takhar, Haji Sahib Rahman Hemat, a member from the province of Kunar, Nazik Mir Sarferaz, a member from the Kunduz province and Mohammad Arif Zarif, a member from Kabul.

Last Modified 2011-05-17
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