Hafizullah Amin

Hafizullah Amin
Hafizullah Amin ; (politician);
Born	1 August 1929; Paghman, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Died	27 December 1979 (Age 50); Tajbeg Palace, Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Cause of death	gunshot wound
Nationality	Afghan
Alma mater	University of Kabul, Columbia University
Party	People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
	Chairman of the Revolutionary Council (Afghanistan)
In office
	14 September 1979 - 27 December 1979
	As Chairman of the Revolutionary Council
	Afghanistan/Minister/Defence
In office
	28 July 1979 - 27 December 1979
	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Afghanistan)
In office
	27 March 1979 - 27 December 1979
	As Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Afghanistan)

Hafizullah Amin was an Afghan communist head of state, who served from September 1979 until his assassination.

Activities

The Soviets strongly suspected he was either a CIA asset^[1] or or prepared to sell out to the United States.^[2]

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