Qadam Shah Shahim

Qadam Shah Shahim
Afghan Ambassador to Oman
Assumed office
11 December 2018[1]
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Afghan Ambassador to Kazakhstan
In office
27 April 2017[2] – 2018
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded byMohammad Farooq Baraki
Succeeded byMohammad Farhad Azimi
Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army
In office
22 May 2015 – 24 April 2017
PresidentAshraf Ghani
Preceded bySher Mohammad Karimi
Succeeded byMohammad Sharif Yaftali
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Tashkan, Badakhshan, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Military service
Allegiance Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Branch/serviceAfghan National Army seal Afghan National Army
Rank General
Unit111st Capital Division
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Afghan Civil War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

General Qadam Shah Shahim an Afghan diplomat and former army officer. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army from May 2015 to April 2017 before resigning amid political fallout over the 2017 Camp Shaheen attack.

  1. ^ "Envoys submit copies of credentials". Oman Daily Observer. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Ex-Army Chief, Defense Minister Tipped As Ambassadors". ToloNews. 27 April 2017.