Din Mohammad

Who is Din Mohammad?

Hajji Din Mohammad is a politician,writer and a powerful Pashtun tribal leader in eastern Afghanistan who first served as the Governor of Nangarhar Province followed by Governor of Kabul Province. He comes from a distinguished Pashtun family "arsala" which has served the Afghan nation for more than 150 years.He is also the elder brother of late Hajji Abdul Qadir and Abdul Haq.His great-grandfather, Wazir Arsala Khan, served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan in 1869. One of Arsala Khan's descendents, Taj Mohammad Khan, was a general at the Battle of Maiwand. Another descendent, Abdul Jabbar Khan, was Afghanistan’s first Ambassador to Russia.