Sayyid Abdulillah was an Afghan politician in Mohammed Daoud Khan administration as vice president, deputy prime minister and minister of finance.

Sayyid Abdulillah
سید عبدالله
1st Vice President of Afghanistan
PresidentMohammad Daoud Khan
Minister of Finance
PresidentMohammad Daoud Khan
Personal details
Born1945
Died29 April 1978
Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalityAfghan
OccupationPolitician
Military service
Battles/warsSaur Revolution  

He was born in 1945, educated in Afghanistan and obtained bachelor's degree in economics from Kabul University in 1970.[1]

He served as Daoud's Vice President of Afghanistan (19 February 1978 - 29 April 1978) and Minister of Finance (March 1977 - April 1978).[2] He was appointed to Vice President's office and Finance minister office by Mohammed Daoud Khan.[3][4] He was Second Deputy Prime Minister from 1975 to 1978.[5] He was also assassinated with Mohammed Daoud Khan on 29 April 1978.[3][6][7]

Sayyid Abdulillah was a son[1] of Sayyid Abdullah[1] (He was born in 1923 in Farah, a former deputy of Wolesi Jirga from Shindand.[1]).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. ISBN 3201009210.
  2. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2003.
  3. ^ a b Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
  4. ^ Afghanistan: Politics, Economics, and Society : Revolution, Resistance, Intervention. L. Rienner Publishers. 1986. ISBN 978-0-931477-19-5.
  5. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical dictionary of Afghanistan (4th ed.). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0.
  6. ^ Mitrokhin, Vasili (2002). The KGB in Afghanistan. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  7. ^ Bowersox, Gary W. (2004). The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan. GeoVision, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9747323-1-2.