Abdul Karim Mustaghni

Deceased Person

1911 – 2004

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Who was Abdul Karim Mustaghni?

Abdul Karim Mustaghni was an Afghani scientist and politician. Mustaghni was Defense Minister of Afghanistan from 1973 to 1977. Mustaghni assisted Mohammed Daoud Khan in the 1973 bloodless coup against the monarchy of Mohammed Zahir Shah. Zahir and his ministers were aware of a possible coup plot, but Mustaghni, fully aware of the plans, misled them into believing that the coup would occur months later, allowing the coup to occur while Zahir and several of his key ministers were out of country.

Mustaghni was the son of Abdul Ali Mustaghni.

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Born
Jul 11, 1911
Died
Jan 13, 2004

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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