Zalmai Wesa

Zalmai Wesa
زلمي ويسا
Zalmai Wesa ; زلمي ويسا
	Afghan National Army Major General Zalmai Wesa in sunglasses
Governor of Kandahar Province
	In office; 21 May 2017 – 18 October 2018
Preceded by	Humayun Azizi
Succeeded by	Hayatullah Hayat
Former governor of Paktia Province
	In office; 24 November 2016 – 20 May 2017
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 74–75); Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghanistan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Profession	Major General, Former governor of Paktia Province

Zalmay Wesa (Pashto: زلمي ويسا) (1947) is an Afghan politician. Previously Governor of eastern Paktia Province, he was appointed Governor of Kandahar Province in May 2017 when the former governor, Humayun Azizi, was injured in an explosion.^[1]

Zalmai Wesa was born in 1947 in Arghandab, Kandahar, and is the elder brother of Toryalai Wesa, a former governor of Kandahar Province. He is a member of the Afghan communist Khalq Party and received his military education in Moscow in the late 1980s.^[2] In 2013 he held the rank of Major General with the 209th Corps.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Paktia governor shifted to Kandahar". 1TV. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "Weesa, Zalmai Wesa Maj Gen". Who is who in Afghanistan. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ Martino, John, ed. (2013). Worldwide government directory, with inter-governmental organizations : nations, intergovernmental organizations (2013 ed.). CQ Press. ISBN 9781452299372. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "Top Afghan Leaders Killed in Attack That Misses U.S. Commander". Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ Salahuddin, Sayed; Constable, Pamela (October 18, 2018). "U.S. commander in Afghanistan survives deadly attack at governor's compound that kills top Afghan police general". The Washington Post. The Afghan Interior Ministry said the provincial governor, Zalmai Wessa, was wounded in the shooting and was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later reported to have died of his wounds.

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Preceded by Humayun Azizi	Governor of Kandahar 21 May 2017–present	Incumbent

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[1tv-1] "Paktia governor shifted to Kandahar". 1TV. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[wiw-2] "Weesa, Zalmai Wesa Maj Gen". Who is who in Afghanistan. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[Martino-3] Martino, John, ed. (2013). Worldwide government directory, with inter-governmental organizations : nations, intergovernmental organizations (2013 ed.). CQ Press. ISBN 9781452299372. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[nytimes-4] "Top Afghan Leaders Killed in Attack That Misses U.S. Commander". Retrieved 2018-10-18.

[wapo-5] Salahuddin, Sayed; Constable, Pamela (October 18, 2018). "U.S. commander in Afghanistan survives deadly attack at governor's compound that kills top Afghan police general". The Washington Post. The Afghan Interior Ministry said the provincial governor, Zalmai Wessa, was wounded in the shooting and was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later reported to have died of his wounds.

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Zalmai Wesa زلمي ويسا
Afghan National Army Major General Zalmai Wesa in sunglasses

Governor of Kandahar Province
In office 21 May 2017 – 18 October 2018
Preceded by	Humayun Azizi
Succeeded by	Hayatullah Hayat
Former governor of Paktia Province
In office 24 November 2016 – 20 May 2017

Personal details
Born	1947 (age 74–75) Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghanistan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Profession	Major General, Former governor of Paktia Province