Mohammad Yusuf
Mohammad Yusuf (* 1914 in Kabul ; † January 23, 1998 in Germany) was a Pashtun physicist, politician and diplomat.
Life
Mohammed Yousuf graduated from the Royal Afghan Nedjat High School and studied physics at the Georg-August University in Göttingen , where he received his doctorate in physics in 1941 . He taught at the University of Kabul , where he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics. From 1949 to 1950 he was Deputy Minister of Education. In 1952 he headed the European-Afghan cultural office at Oskar-v.-Miller-Ring 29 in Munich. From 1953 to March 10, 1963 he was Minister for Mining and Industry. In this capacity, he traveled to the Soviet Union in 1957, 1960 and 1961 .
On March 10, 1963, Mohammed Sahir Shah dismissed his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan from the office of Afghan Prime Minister and appointed Mohammad Yusuf Prime Minister. Despite having the same name as the grandfather of Mohammed Daoud Khan, there is no known relationship with the Baraksai dynasty. According to the Afghan constitution of 1964, the members of the Baraksai should be excluded from political functions. Article 24 of the Afghan Constitution of 1964, informally titled Daoud Clause, stipulated that members of the royal house should not become members of any political party or hold ministerial, parliamentary or judicial positions. In addition to Mohammad Yusuf, twelve of his cabinet colleagues also have doctorates . On October 29, 1965, he was appointed first prime minister in accordance with the 1964 constitution and held the office alongside that of foreign minister until November 2, 1965. From 1966 to 1973 he was the Afghan ambassador in Bonn . In 1973 he was the Afghan ambassador in Moscow . From this post he was recalled by Mohammed Daoud Khan, who had supported his cousin, making Afghanistan a republic.
Web links
- Mohammad Yusuf in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Habibo Brechna, The History of Afghanistan, p. 298
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Daoud Khan |
Prime Minister of Afghanistan March 10, 1963 to 1965 |
Mohammad Wali Darwazi |
| Ali Ahmad Popal |
Afghan ambassador in Bonn from 1966 to 1973 |
Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi |
| Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi |
Afghan ambassador in Moscow 1973 - July 17, 1973 |
Sardar Mohammed Aziz Khan |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yusuf, Mohammad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan politician and technocrat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1998 |
| Place of death | Germany |