Watanjar on Afghanistan National Television after the 1990 Afghan coup attempt
Minister of Defence
In office 6 March 1990 – April 1992
Preceded by
Shahnawaz Tanai
Succeeded by
Ahmad Shah Massoud
In office April – 28 July 1979
Preceded by
Abdul Qadir
Succeeded by
Hafizullah Amin
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 15 November 1988[1] – 6 March 1990
Preceded by
Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy
Succeeded by
Raz Muhammad Paktin
In office 28 July 1979[2] – 19 September 1979
Preceded by
Sherjan Mazdoryar
Succeeded by
Vacant
In office 11 July 1978[3] – 1 April 1979
Preceded by
Nur Ahmad Nur
Succeeded by
Sherjan Mazoryar
Minister of Communications
In office 10 January 1980 – 1988
Preceded by
Mohammad Zarif
Succeeded by
Unknown
In office 30 April 1978 – July 1978
Preceded by
Abdul Karim Attayee
Succeeded by
Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy
Personal details
Born
1946 Paktia Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died
24 November 2000(2000-11-24) (aged 53–54) Odesa, Ukraine
Political party
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Profession
Politician Military officer
Military service
Allegiance
Afghanistan
Years of service
1967–1992
Rank
Colonel General
Mohammad Aslam Watanjar (Pashto: محمداسلم وطنجار, 1946 – November 2000) was an Afghan general and politician. He played a significant role in the coup in 1978, that killed the Afghan President Mohammad Daoud Khan, starting the Saur Revolution. Watanjar later became a member of the politburo in the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
^Bradsher, Harry (1999). Afghan Communism and Soviet Intervention. Oxford University Press. pp. 313, 342. ISBN 0195790170.
^Male, Beverly (1982). Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal. Croom Helm. p. 155. ISBN 0709917163.
^Male, Beverly (1982). Revolutionary Afghanistan: A Reappraisal. Croom Helm. p. 111. ISBN 0709917163.
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