List of governors of Badakhshan
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List of governors of Badakhshan

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Governor	Period	Extra	Note

-	Sardar Abdur Rahman Khan	1863-64	Abdur Rahman Khan, the future ruler of Afghanistan, is mentioned as the "Governor of Qataghan and Badakhshan" in Siraj al-Tawarikh, which was commissioned during his reign as Amir of Afghanistan.

-	Faiz Muhammad Khan	1865-?

-	Hafizullah Khan	1873–1874	From 1873 to 1874 Badakhshan was directly administered by the governor of Afghan Turkestan, Naib Muhammad Alam Khan. Alam Khan appointed Hafizullah Khan as governor of Badakhshan

-	Faiz Muhammad	1874	In May 1874 Faiz Muhammad was appointed to relieve Hafizullah Khan as Governor of Badakhshan, but he was relieved of his appointment in September 1874.

-	Sayyid Muhammad Khan	1874-?	In September 1874 Colonel Sayyid Muhammad Khan was appointed to relieve Faiz Muhammad as Governor of Badakhshan.

-	Mir Mahomed Omar	1880-?	Abdur Rahman Khan mentions in his memoirs that Mir Mahomed Omar "Governor of Faizabad," which was then the capital of Badakhshan.

-	Sardar Abdulla Khan	1881/82-1888	The Siraj al-tawarıkh notes that in 1882 Sardar Abd Allah Khan Tukhi was the governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan. British archival documents from 1884-85 mention a Sardar Abdulla Khan as governor of Badakhshan Lee mentions Sardar Abdulla Khan as governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1888 during the rebellion of Ishaq Khan.

-	Walidad Muhammad	1880s?	Wali Muhammad served as Governor of the District of Badakhshan in the 1880s. He is a native of Qalat-i-Ghilzai

-	Mir Ahmad Shah	1887	At the beginning of 1887 Mir Ahmad Shah was appointed Governor of Badakhshan, but before he left Kabul to take up his appointment in Badakhshan he was demoted and Abdullah Jan took his place

-	Abdullah Jan	1887-?	In 1887 Abdullah Jan was appointed governor of Badakhshan.

-	Abdul Ahad Wardak	1910s	Wardak was the governor of Qataghan-Badakhshan Province.

-	Azimullah Khan	1928	Served as Governor of Qataghan-Badakhshan Province in 1928.

-	Muhammad Sarwar	1928	In 1928 Muhammad Sarwar was appointed Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan, but he never took up the appointment.

-	Safarhan (also known as Nasir Safar)	November 1929-?	Safarhan was appointed governor of Qataghan-Badakhshan Province following the fall of the government of Habibullāh Kalakāni. He remained in office at least through mid-1930.

-	Shir Muhammad Nasher	1932-?	Shir Muhammad Nasher served as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan from 1932 onwards

-	Shar Mohammed Khan	?-1937-?	American Ernest F. Fox reported meeting Shar Mohammed Khan, the Governor of Qataghan and Badakhshan, during his travels through Afghanistan in 1937.

-	Said Abbas Khan	?-1937-?	American Ernest F. Fox reported meeting Said Abbas Khan, the Governor of Badakhshan district, during his travels through Afghanistan in 1937.

-	Muhammad Ismail Mayar	1938-?	Muhammad Ismail Mayar replaced Shir Muhammad Nasher as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1938

-	Ghulam Faruq	1939-?	Ghulam Faruq replaced Muhammad Ismail Mayar as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1939

-	Muhammad Gul	1940-?	General Muhammad Gul replaced Ghulam Faruq as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1940

-	Ghulam Faruq	1942-?	Ghulam Faruq, who served as governor from 1939 until his replacement by Muhammad Gul, was again appointed Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in place of Muhammad Gul in 1942

-	Muhammad Juma Siddiq	1945-?	Muhammad Juma Siddiq was appointed governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1945

-	Muhammad Hakim Shah Alami	1946-?	Muhammad Hakim Shah Alami replaced Ghulam Faruq as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1946

-	Muhammad Karim	1946-?	Muhammad Karim replaced Muhammad Juma Siddiq as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1946

-	Muhammad Sawar Khan	1948-?	Muhammad Sawar Khan replaced Muhammad Karim as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1948 Jean Bowie-Shor and Franc Shor reported meeting Khan in Faizabad in the summer of 1949 during their travels through Afghanistan.

-	Muhammad Ismail Mayar	1950-?	Muhammad Ismail Mayar, who served as governor until his replacement by Ghulam Faruq, replaced Muhammad Hakim Shah Alami as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1950

-	Muhammad Juma Siddiq	1954–1956	Muhammad Juma Siddiq, who had previously served as Governor of the District of Badakhshan, replaced Muhammad Karim as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1954

-	Muhammad Juma Siddiq	1956-?	Muhammad Juma Siddiq was promoted from Governor of the District of Badakhshan to replace Muhammad Ismail Mayar as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1956

-	Abdur Rahman Popal	1956-?	Abdur Rahman Popal replaced Muhammad Juma Siddiq as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1956

-	Khuda Dad Etemadi	1959-?	Khuda Dad Etemadi replaced Abdur Rahman Popal as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1959

-	Din Muhammad Delawar	1960-?	Din Muhammad Delawar replaced Khuda Dad Etemadi as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1960

-	Abdul Qayyum Atai	1962-?	Abdul Qayyum Atai replaced Din Muhammad Delawar as governor of the District of Badakhshan in 1962

-	Abdul Karim Seraj	1963	General Abdul Karim Seraj (alternatively spelled Siraj) replaced Muhammad Ismail Mayar as Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan in 1963. He was the last Governor of Badakhshan and Qataghan, which was dissolved and divided into four provinces in 1963.	Seraj was the son of Habibullah Khan, Amir of Afghanistan from 1901-1919. He was born in 1912.

-	Nisar Ahmad Sherzai	1963-?	Nisar Ahmad Sherzai was appointed governor of the newly created Badakhshan Province in 1963

-	Roshandil Roshan	1967-?	Roshandil Roshan replaced Nisar Ahmad Sherzai as Governor of Badakhshan Province in 1967

-	Sultan Aziz Zikria	1970

-	Roshandel Wardak (also spelled Roshandil Wardak)	1960s-1970s

-	Sayyid Kasim	1971-?	Sayyid Kasim was appointed Governor of Badakhshan Province in 1971

Taj Mohammad Wardak	1970s	In addition, in the mid-1960s Wardak held the position of Deputy Governor of Badakhshan Province.

-	Abdul Basir Salangi	1970s

-	Habibullah Korur	1970s-May 1979

-	Muhammad Usman Rasikh	1970s

-	Abdul Aziz Azim	1960s-July 1978

-	Ghulam Mohammed Arianpur	Ghulam Mohammed Arianpur died in a chopper crash in 1993.

-	Mawlawi Qiamoddin Khairatmand	He was killed by the fighters of Ahmad Shah Masood's Shura-e Nezar in 1999.

-	Sayed Amin Tariq	2002 2003

-	Mohammad Amaan Hamimi

-	Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi	March 2004 ?	Former Governor of Takhar. Became minister of Work and Social Affairs after his time as Governor of Badakshan

-	Sayyed Mohammad Akram	21 February 2005 ?

-	Abdul Munshi Majid	2006 07 April 2009	Was replaced after demonstrations which accused Majid of involvement in misusing power.

-	Baz Mohammad Ahmadi	2 May 2009 2010	Was former Governor of Ghor

-	Shah Waliullah Adeeb	2 November 2010 25 October 2015	Member of Jamiat Islami Party, formerly a professor at Kabul University and spokesman for Ministry of Education. Survived attack on 20 June 2011 in Ordoj District.

-	Ahmad Faisal Begzad	26 October 2015 present

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Masoomi has worked as the Governor of Takhar and Badakhshan.

final_sentence: Masoomi has worked as the Governor of Takhar and Badakhshan.