| Amir Muhammad Akhundzada | |
| Term Start1: | 12 March 2014 |
| Term End1: | 19 May 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Mohammad Sarwar Subat |
| Successor1: | Muhammad Samiullah |
| Term Start2: | 3 April 2012 |
| Term End2: | 10 March 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Mohammad Omar Shirzad |
| Successor2: | Amanullah Taimori |
| Relations: | Sher Mohammad Akhundzada (brother) |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
| Awards: | is not set --> |
Amir Muhammad Akhundzada is an Afghan politician, He is a former governor of Nimruz province.[1] [2] He was previously the governor of Oruzgan province.[3] Prior to that he served as Deputy Governor of Helmand province.[4]
The Sunday Times (London) reported that the British government requested Mohammad Daoud should replace Akhundzada's brother Sher Mohammed Akhundzada as Helmand's governor before they sent 4,000 troops to Helmand.[4] The British requested Daoud's replacement because he has a reputation for corruption, ties to Afghanistan's Opium industry, and ties to the Taliban.[5]
The Sunday Times described the Hamid Karzai Presidency's appointment of Amir as Deputy Governor as one indication that they were trying to undermine Daoud's efforts to suppress the Opium Trade.[4] Both Daoud and Amir were replaced on December 10, 2006.