Abdullah Yaqta Explained

June 2010.

Abdullah Yaqta
Office1:First Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Primeminister1:Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi
Term Start1:1967
Term End1:1971
Office2:Minister of Finance of Afghanistan
Primeminister2:Mohammad Daoud Khan
Primeminister3:Mohammad Yusuf Khan
Term Start2:November 1965
Term End2:January 1967
Term Start3:1959
Term End3:1965
Office4:Minister of Planning and Minister without Portfolio
Primeminister4:Mohammad Yusuf Khan
Term Start4:March 1965
Term End4:November 1965
Term Start5:1967
Term End5:1967
Primeminister5:Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
Birth Date:1918
Birth Place:Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Death Date:17 July 2003
Death Place:Ventura, California, United States
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Kabul University (BSc), Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo (since 1935)

Abdullah Yaqta, also known as Abdullah Yaftali (1918[1]  - 17 July 2003)[2] was a politician from Afghanistan.

Yaftali was appointed as director of the department of income tax in 1949. He worked in the ministry of planning in 1950s. He was appointed as deputy minister of planning in 1962, minister of planning in 1962, minister of finance (November 1965 to January 1967[3]) and minister of planning in 1967. He was Second Deputy Prime Minister in 1967 and First Deputy Prime Minister from 1969 to 1971.

He was acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 11 October to 1 November 1967.

Yaftali was born in Kabul. He later emigrated to the United States, where he died.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Adamec . Ludwig W. . Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan . 1975 . Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt . Graz . 3201009210.
  2. http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/doc/ssdi/v1:1131FF101DD89830 Abdullah Yaftali's profile at Genealogy Bank
  3. Web site: ЯФТАЛИ Абдулла | ЦентрАзия. centrasia.org.