Nur Ahmed Nur (Persian: نور احمد نور; 1937 (1937) – (2024-01-04)4 January 2024) was an Afghan communist, belonging to the Parcham faction.
Nur Ahmed Nur
نور احمد نور | |
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Nur in 1978
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 30 April 1978 – 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Nur Muhammad Taraki |
| Preceded by | Abdul Qadir Nuristani |
| 9th Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| President | Babrak Karmal |
| Preceded by | Abdul Waheed Karim |
| Succeeded by | Mohed Salem Spartak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 (1937) Panjwayi, Kandahar, Kandahar Province,  Pashtunistan, Afghanistan |
| Died | 4 January 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 86–87) Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
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Nur was born in 1937 in Kandahar. He graduated from Kabul University in 1961.[1] He was one of four candidates of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who were elected to the Afghan parliament in 1965. After the overthrow of the Daoud government in April 1978, Nur became Minister for Internal Affairs. In July the same year, Nur was removed from his office and sent to Washington as the new Afghan ambassador to the United States.[2]
Nur was a politburo member of the PDPA and the Secretary of the Central Committee of the party.[2] He died on 4 January 2024, at the age of 87.[3]
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| Preceded by Abdul Nuristani |
Minister of the Interior 1978 |
Succeeded by Unknown |