Abdullah Yaftali
Abdullah Yaftali (born May 6, 1914 in Kabul , † July 17, 2003 in California ), also Abdullah Yekta , was an Afghan politician .
Life
Abdullah Yaftali worked for the Da Afghanistan Bank from the 1940s and became its president in 1949. In the mid-1960s he was planning minister, then finance minister from 1965 and temporary prime minister of Afghanistan from October 11 to November 1, 1967 , after Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal resigned for health reasons. After the resignation, the Afghan King Mohammed Sahir Shah appointed the previous minister of state as interim prime minister until a new government could be formed. The reforms that had already been largely carried out under his predecessor were completed during the reign. In November 1967 a Supreme Court for Afghanistan was established. Yaftali's successor as prime minister was Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi .
Web links
- Kabul Times of October 30, 1967 with photo of Yaftali (p. 1 bottom left)
- Abdullah Yaftali in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Colombo Plan Bureau: The Colombo Plan, 1951-1976. Information Department, Colombo Plan Bureau, 1976, limited preview in Google Book search
- ^ Marshall R. Crawshaw: Almanac of Current World Leaders. Marshall R. Crawshaw, 1966, limited preview in Google Book search
- ^ Kabul Times Publishing Agency: The Kabul Times Annual. Kabul Times Publishing Agency, 1967, limited preview in Google Book search
- ↑ Ludwig W. Adamec: Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0 , limited preview in Google Book Search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yaftali, Abdullah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul , Afghanistan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 2003 |
| Place of death | California , United States |