Shaikhzada, Haji Mohammad Baqir

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Name:

Ethnic:

Hazara

Date of birth:

1960

Function/Grade:

Ex MP MNA

History and Biodata:

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

3. Biodata
Haji Mohammad Baqir Shaikhzada Sheikhzadeh was born 1960 in Kabul Province. He is a member and the deputy of the Complaint Hearing Commission of Wolesi Jirga 2005. He claims to be an Independent MNA and was a member of the Constitutional Loya Jirga.

A convert, Abdur Rahman, 40, was jailed 20060300 for converting to Christianity and could have faced trial under Islamic sharia law that stipulates death as punishment for apostasy. After a storm of Western criticism, led by the United States, Rahman was released and taken to Italy. "This act of the government is illegal," Sheikh Mohammad Baqir, a top Schia cleric.

Last modified:

12 May 2011

Established:

12 October 2009

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