Abdul Haq Shafaq

Abdul Haq Shafaq
عبدالحق شفق
Abdul Haq Shafaq in January 2012
Governor of Faryab
In office
9 June 2018 – 5 July 2018
Preceded byMuhammad Humayun Fuzi
Succeeded byNaqibullah Faiq[1]
Governor of Daykundi
In office
5 May 2013 – 4 June 2015
Preceded byQurban Ali Oruzgani
Succeeded byMasooma Muradi
Governor of Samangan
In office
June 2006 – November 2007
Preceded byAmir Latif
Succeeded byEnayatullah Enayat
Governor of Sar-e Pol
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byTaj Mohammad Kohi
Succeeded bySayyed Mohammad Eqbal Munib
Governor of Faryab
In office
2007 – 13 August 2012
Preceded byAamir Latif
Succeeded byMohammadullah Batash
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Charbagh village, Sar-e Pol District, Afghanistan
Political partyHezbe Wahdat
ProfessionPolitician
EthnicityHazara
Shafaq and Karl Eikenberry in October 2009

Abdul Haq Shafaq (Dari: عبدالحق شفق) is an ethnic Hazara politician in Afghanistan. He is the former governor of Faryab, Daykundi, Samangan, and Sar-e Pol provinces.[citation needed]

Abdul Haq Shafaq is former commander of the Hezbe Wahdat. After the fall of the Taliban he was appointed governor of Sar-e Pol Province. In 2004, Abdul Haq Shafaq switched to the province of Samangan.[2] He was appointed governor of Takhar in 2019,[3] left that position, and became governor of Sare Pul Province again on 20 June 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "Faiq takes over as new governor for Faryab province". www.pajhwok.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. ^ Afghan Bios: Abdul Haq Shafaq Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Abdul Haq Shafaq appointed as provincial governor of Takhar". Independent Directorate of Local Governance. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  4. ^ Afghan Islamic Press. "New Governor". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-05.