Sayed Mustafa Kazemi

Sayed Mustafa Kazemi
سید مصطفیٰ کاظمی
Kazemi (left) with Zalmay Khalilzad (right) in 2004
Personal details
BornSayed Mustafa
1959
DiedNovember 6, 2007(2007-11-06) (aged 47–48)
OccupationPolitician

Sayed Mustafa Kazemi (Dari: سید مصطفیٰ کاظمی, 1959 – November 6, 2007) was an Afghan politician. He was born in the Surkhi Parsa District of Parwan Province and later studied business for three years in the University of Isfahan in neighboring Iran. In late 2001 he joined the Afghan Interim Administration and became the Minister of Commerce and Industry.[1] He was also one of the leaders and the spokesman for the opposition movement known as the United National Front.

Death

On November 6, 2007, Kazemi was amongst a delegation of politicians and lawmakers attending a ceremony to reopen a sugar factory in the city of Puli Khumri when he was killed in a suicide bomb attack.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mustafa Kazemi Remembered at Gathering in Kabul". TOLOnews. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  2. ^ "Baghlan 8th Anniversary Of 15th Aqrab Martyrs Marked". Ariana News. November 6, 2015. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ^ "Afghan Lawmakers Killed In Suicide Attack On Delegation". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. November 6, 2015. Retrieved 2026-01-29.