Sayed Hussein Anwari

Sayed Hussein Anwari
سید حسین انوری
Hussein Anwari
Member of the Wolesi Jirga
In office
2005 – 5 July 2016
Governor of Herat Province
In office
2005–2009
PresidentHamid Karzai
Preceded bySayed Muhammad Khairkhwa
Succeeded byAhmad Yussef Nuristani
Minister of Agriculture
In office
24 June 2002 – 7 December 2004
PresidentHamid Karzai
Succeeded byObaidullah Rameen
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor
In office
1992–1995
PresidentBurhanuddin Rabbani
Prime MinisterArsala Rahmani Daulat
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani
Personal details
Born1956 (1956)
Shekh Ali, Parwan Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died5 July 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 59–60)
India
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyIslamic Movement of Afghanistan
Military service
AllegianceIslamic Movement of Afghanistan (until 1992)
Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
Battles/warsSoviet War in Afghanistan
Afghan Civil War

Sayed Hussein Anwari (Dari: سید حسین انوری) (1956 – 5 July 2016) was an Afghan politician. He was a Shia[1] and came from Mohammed Asef Mohseni's Harakat-e Islami (Islamic Movement party).[2]

  1. ^ Sappenfield, Mark (August 6, 2007). "Afghanistan's success story: The liberated Hazara minority". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
  2. ^ Sirrs, Julie (November 2001) "What’s Next for Afghanistan?" Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 3(11):