Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal

Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal

Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal ( Pashtun محمد هاشم ميوندوال, * 1920 in Kabul ; † October 1, 1973 ibid) was an Afghan politician and journalist.

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After graduating from the Habibia School in Kabul, Maiwandwal was editor of the newspaper Itifaq-e Islam (“Agreement of Islam”) in Herat from 1942 to 1945 and later the daily newspaper Anis . From 1951 to 1955 he worked as head of the government's press office, and in 1955 he became deputy foreign minister. He then became a diplomat. He represented his country as ambassador to Great Britain (1956), the United States (1958–1963) and Pakistan (1957–1958, 1963). In October 1965, after the parliamentary elections, the government was not confirmed due to an unclear majority and unrest broke out. Army intervention resulted in the deaths of at least three student demonstrators.

The proposed cabinet was dissolved and the Constitutional Assembly chose Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal as the candidate for the office of Prime Minister. King Mohammed Sahir Shah entrusted him with the formation of the new government. Maiwandwal was able to develop a good relationship with the students and was Afghan Prime Minister from November 2, 1965 to October 11, 1967. He then resigned because of health problems. Maiwandwal had no children. In 1966 he founded the Progressive Democratic Party ( Jam'iat Demokrat-ihr Mottaraqi ), a left-wing monarchist party. He recommended evolutionary socialism and parliamentary democracy. Maiwandwal was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1965, but lost his position due to influence from members of the government. Mohammed Daoud Khan's rise to power in 1973 became extremely uncomfortable for other potential successors to the post of prime minister, including Sardar Abdul Wali , he was arrested on short notice, like Maiwandwal. A coup d'etat, which was probably planned before Daud came to power, was thwarted. It remains questionable whether Maiwandwal was involved, but his western outlook may have contributed to the fact that he along with 20 other people, including the newly appointed commander of the Air Force, two generals, five other senior military officials and a member of the disempowered parliament Wolesi Jirga , was arrested.

In October 1973, Mohammad Haschim Maiwandwal allegedly committed suicide shortly before his trial began. He died in prison at a time when the Partschamis , a faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, were in control of the Interior Ministry. Hence, it is widely believed in Kabul that Maiwandwal was tortured to death while attempting to coerce a confession from him. According to investigations in 2001, his body was secretly buried by members of the police in the schuhada-i-salehin cemetery.

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• Munzinger International Biographical Archive 05/1974 of January 21, 1974

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1. ↑ Maiwandwals biography on www.afghanistan.net , accessed December 6, 2007