Qadam Shah Shahim | |
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Afghan Ambassador to Oman | |
Assumed office 11 December 2018[1] | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Afghan Ambassador to Kazakhstan | |
In office 27 April 2017[2] – 2018 | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Preceded by | Mohammad Farooq Baraki |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Farhad Azimi |
Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army | |
In office 22 May 2015 – 24 April 2017 | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Preceded by | Sher Mohammad Karimi |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Sharif Yaftali |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Tashkan, Badakhshan, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Branch/service | Afghan National Army |
Rank | General |
Unit | 111st Capital Division |
Battles/wars | Soviet–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.