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'''Najibullah Ahmadzai''' (Pashto/Persian: نجیب ﷲ احمدزی‎; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996), commonly known as '''Najibullah''' or '''Dr. Najib''', was the President of Afghanistan from 1987 until 1992, when the mujahideen took over Kabul.

==Biography==

Najibullah was born in 6 august 1947 in the city of Kabul, in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. His ancestral village is located between the towns of Said Karam and Gardēz in Paktia Province, this place is known as Mehlan. He was educated at Habibia High School in Kabul, St. Joseph's School in Baramulla, India and Kabul University, where he graduated with a doctor degree in medicine in 1975. He belongs to the Ahmadzai sub-tribe of the Ghilzai Pashtun tribe in Gardiz.

Najibullah was born in 6 august 1947 in the city of Kabul, in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. His ancestral village is located between the towns of Said Karam and Gardēz in Paktia Province, this place is known as Mehlan. In his youth, Najibullah actively participated in massive protests against the capital's government, for which he was arrested twice. In 1969 he was arrested for the first time. In the trial, he was accused of "participating in illegal strikes and demonstrations", "violating public security and aggravating tensions", as well as "creating conditions to call the people to revolt" and "provoking riots and confrontations with the police". In January of the following year, he was arrested again for participating in an anti-American demonstration in Kabul in connection with a visit to the country by US Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was educated at Habibia High School in Kabul, St. Joseph's School in Baramulla, India and Kabul University, where he graduated with a doctor degree in medicine in 1975. He belongs to the Ahmadzai sub-tribe of the Ghilzai Pashtun tribe in Gardiz.

He had previously held different careers under the [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] (PDPA) and was a graduate of Kabul University. Following the Saur Revolution and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Najibullah was a low profile bureaucrat: he was sent into [[exile]] as Ambassador to Iran during [[Hafizullah Amin]]'s rise to power. He returned to Afghanistan following the Soviet intervention which toppled Amin's rule and placed Babrak Karmal as head of state, party and government. During Karmal's rule, Najibullah became head of the [[KHAD]], the Afghan equivalent of the Soviet [[KGB (Soviet Union)|KGB]]. He was a member of the Parcham faction led by Karmal.

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 '''Najibullah Ahmadzai''' (Pashto/Persian: نجیب ﷲ احمدزی‎; 6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996), commonly known as '''Najibullah''' or '''Dr. Najib''', was the President of Afghanistan from 1987 until 1992, when the mujahideen took over Kabul.
 ==Biography==
-Najibullah was born in 6 august 1947 in the city of Kabul, in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. His ancestral village is located between the towns of Said Karam and Gardēz in Paktia Province, this place is known as Mehlan. He was educated at Habibia High School in Kabul, St. Joseph's School in Baramulla, India and Kabul University, where he graduated with a doctor degree in medicine in 1975. He belongs to the Ahmadzai sub-tribe of the Ghilzai Pashtun tribe in Gardiz.
+Najibullah was born in 6 august 1947 in the city of Kabul, in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. His ancestral village is located between the towns of Said Karam and Gardēz in Paktia Province, this place is known as Mehlan. In his youth, Najibullah actively participated in massive protests against the capital's government, for which he was arrested twice. In 1969 he was arrested for the first time. In the trial, he was accused of "participating in illegal strikes and demonstrations", "violating public security and aggravating tensions", as well as "creating conditions to call the people to revolt" and "provoking riots and confrontations with the police". In January of the following year, he was arrested again for participating in an anti-American demonstration in Kabul in connection with a visit to the country by US Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was educated at Habibia High School in Kabul, St. Joseph's School in Baramulla, India and Kabul University, where he graduated with a doctor degree in medicine in 1975. He belongs to the Ahmadzai sub-tribe of the Ghilzai Pashtun tribe in Gardiz.
 He had previously held different careers under the [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] (PDPA) and was a graduate of Kabul University. Following the Saur Revolution and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Najibullah was a low profile bureaucrat: he was sent into [[exile]] as Ambassador to Iran during [[Hafizullah Amin]]'s rise to power. He returned to Afghanistan following the Soviet intervention which toppled Amin's rule and placed Babrak Karmal as head of state, party and government. During Karmal's rule, Najibullah became head of the [[KHAD]], the Afghan equivalent of the Soviet [[KGB (Soviet Union)|KGB]]. He was a member of the Parcham faction led by Karmal.