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Abdullah Abdullah

b. 1960 · 20th century

Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and former ophthalmologist who was an adviser to the commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. He served as foreign minister after 2001 and ran for president in 2009, 2014 and 2019. After the disputed 2014 election he became Chief Executive in a power-sharing government with Ashraf Ghani, and from 2020 he headed the council for peace talks with the Taliban.

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abdullah Abdullah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abdullah-abdullah
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