2. Previous Functions Rahmatullah Yarmal:
Deputy Governor Zabul Province (2017)
Governor Zabul Province acting (20180601, 20190304)
Provincial Governor Laghman (20200707, 20210614)

3. Biodata:

Rahmatullah Yarmall has survived an armed attack in the Mizani district Zabul province. He said  that he had gone to the district for assessing the security situation on Sunday Oct 21, 2018 and came under Taliban attack in a mountain area in return to Qalat City, the provincial capital. He escaped unhurt but one security guard was injured.

Abdul Qader Qalatwal called provincial governor Rahmatullah Yarmal “the reason behind the insecurity” in Zabul Province. He said his appointment “was a mistake” as he was “young and inexperienced.” He also accused the governor of corruption and mismanagement, of diverting his operational budget into the campaign “of one particular presidential candidate” (Yarmal is associated with Jamiat-e Islami, the party of Dr Abdullah) and that he spent most of his time outside the province (he is from Kandahar). Various residents, however, said that the governor takes his duties seriously.(20191106)

Qalatwal’s accusations might be motivated by political and personal reasons. Gul Islam Siyal, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said on July 24, 2019  that the governor fired Muhammada Jan, the local head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, who is Qalatwal’s brother. Siyal also said that the governor had fired the finance chief of the local police headquarters, a brother of MP Hamidullah Tokhi and two other officials associated with Qalatwal – a finance officer and a transport officer – for alleged corruption, an allegation that has been confirmed by residents as well. Qalatwal belongs to president Ghani’s camp in the on-going presidential election 2019, while Hamidullah Tokhi belongs to Dr. Abdullah’s camp. He was a former Mujahed commander of Hezb-e Islami, but did not support Hekmatyar during the presidential campaign. On 20 October 2019 a civil society activist, who did not want to be named, said that the two of officials who had been removed were re-appointed in their positions after efforts in Kabul by Qalatwal nearly a month ago.(20191106)

The convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, governor of Laghman province, was targeted Monday Oct 5, 2020 morning by a blast in the center of Laghman province, local officials confirmed.(20201005)