List of governors of Balkh


This is a list of the governors of the province of Balkh, Afghanistan.

Governors of Balkh Province

GovernorPeriodNotes
Abdul Wahab Malikyar1975
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Norullah Noori-
2001

Mohammad Ishaq Rahguzar2001 2003He served as a mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan War.
Habibullah Habib-
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He was an acting governor of Balkh in December 2003.
Atta Muhammad Nur2004
2018
Member or affiliate of the Jamiat-e Islami party, who served as a mujahideen fighter during the Soviet–Afghan War and became a commander during the early 1990s when the country was in civil war. After the Taliban took power in late 1996, he served as one of the Northern Alliance commanders under Ahmad Shah Massoud He was ousted by president Ashraf Ghani in early 2018.
Mohammad Ishaq Rahguzar2018
Atta recommended him and so president Ashraf Ghani reappointed him.