Abdul Ali Mazari

Shahid
Ustad
Abdul Ali Mazari
عبدالعلی مزاری
Leader of Hezbe Wahdat
In office
1989 – 13 March 1995
Personal details
Born5 June 1946
Charkent, Balkh province, Afghanistan
Died13 March 1995(1995-03-13) (aged 48)
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Political partyHezbe Wahdat
OccupationPolitician and rebel leader
AwardsMim Hea Mim peace award
NicknameBaba Mazari (بابه مزاری)

Abdul Ali Mazari (Dari: عبدالعلی مزاری; 5 June 1946 – 13 March 1995) was an Afghan Hazara politician and leader of the Hezbe Wahdat during and following the Soviet–Afghanistan War, who advocated for a federal system of governance in Afghanistan.[1][2][3] He believed that this would end political and ethnic division in Afghanistan by guaranteeing rights to every ethnic group.[4] He was allegedly captured and murdered by the Taliban during negotiations in 1995.

In 2016, he was posthumously given the title "Martyr for National Unity of Afghanistan" and had a statue erected in his honor by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[5][6] Shortly after reclaiming power, the Taliban demolished the statue.[7]

  1. ^ Qazi, Abdullah (1997). "Biography of Abdul Ali Mazari". Afghanistan Online. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. ^ Bhadrakumar, M K. "Afghanistan rocked by northern bombing". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Mazari, Abdul Ali (1995 (1374 AH)) Iḥyā-yi huvyyat: majmū‘ah-’i sukhanrānīha-yi shahīd-i mazlūm ... Ustād ‘Abd ‘Ali Mazāri (rah) (Resurrecting Identity: The collected speeches of Abdul Ali Mazari) Cultural Centre of Writers of Afghanistan, Sirāj, Qum, Iran, OCLC 37243327
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  7. ^ "Taliban replace statue of Hazara leader in Bamiyan with Koran". France 24. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2024.