Mohammad Dawran | |
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![]() Mohammad Dawran in 2009 | |
Born | Nijrab District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan | January 20, 1954
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() (2005–2021) |
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Years of service | 1973–1990 (DRAAF) 2005–2021 (Afghan Air Force) |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | 322nd Air Regiment (DRAAF) |
Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) |
Major General Mohammad Dawran (born 20 January 1954) is an Afghan former military officer as well as the former Commander of the Afghan Air Force, enlisting in 1973.[1][2][3] He was promoted to the post in 2005 by Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and the Commander-in-Chief Bismillah Khan Mohammadi.[1] His permanent post was in Bagram Air Base, the largest air base in Afghanistan and one of the largest air bases in the region.[4] The new commander of the Afghan Air Force, Amanuddin Mansoor, was appointed in December 2021.[3]