Draft:Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
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| Name | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar |
| Other Names | Qalb al-Din Hekmatyar |
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| Birth Place | Kunduz, Afghanistan |
| Brith Date | 26 June 1947 (CE) |
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| Religion | Islam |
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar or Qalb al-Din Hekmatyar is the founder of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan and served as Prime Minister of Afghanistan for several years.
Biography
He was born on 5 Tir 1326 SH (26 June 1947 CE) in Kunduz, Afghanistan. His birthplace is located 12 kilometers from the Amu Darya River, which separates the borders of Afghanistan from the Islamic republics in Central Asia, and is in one of the villages of Imam Sahib District of Kunduz Province. He lived in that village in the same year his family migrated from Ghazni Province to Kunduz, and he participated in his father's hunting trips because he was interested in them. During the Taliban regime, he fled to Tehran and resided there, and in 2002 CE he left Iran for Pakistan. Afterwards, in Pakistan, he began military activities against the government of Hamid Karzai and the International Security Assistance Force. He fought against all governments that came to power in Afghanistan until 2016, including the Republic of Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, and the government of Hamid Karzai, and afterwards with the government of Ashraf Ghani. In the 2014 Afghan presidential election, he invited his supporters to participate in the election and implicitly supported Qutbuddin Hilal (his former deputy).
Prime Ministership
He served as Prime Minister of Afghanistan between 1993 and 1994 CE and also in 1996 CE, before the rise of the Taliban.
Encounter with Islamic Movement Youth
His acquaintance with the youth of the Islamic movement began at the university, and he quickly became an active member among them. In 1971 CE, he was arrested for killing a Communist student during a protest and sentenced to two years in prison, but he managed to escape and migrate. In 1974 CE, he went to Pakistan and could not complete his studies. He was influenced by the atmosphere of the emerging Islamic movement in the early 1970s in response to the Communist movement, whose influence in Afghan society increased during the reign of the former king Mohammad Zahir Shah and his Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud. Some Islamic organizations were formed to counter the Communist movement, and the first active movements appeared with the names "Muslim Youth" and "Servants of the Furqan Society" and then "Islamic Society", which are considered the oldest Islamic organizations. Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud faced arbitrary actions that led to the killing of many leaders of the Islamic Society and the arrest of others.
Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud led a political coup against Mohammad Zahir Shah during Mohammad Zahir Shah’s trip to Europe in July 1973 CE, and after succeeding in overthrowing him, he announced the abolition of the monarchy and its replacement with a republican system. His suppression of the Islamic movement increased, and he arrested many of its leaders such as Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf and Dr. Mohammad Khan Niazi. When Nur Muhammad Taraki took power after the bloody coup in which Mohammad Daoud was killed, he issued an order in 1978 CE to dissolve all political prisoners of the Islamic Society. Mohammad Niazi was killed along with a number of his students in 1977 CE. Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf, who was released from prison in 1979 CE during the presidency of former Afghan President Babrak Karmal, and during the time of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in Pakistan, who feared the Communist wave from Afghanistan, provided support to the Islamists. Hekmatyar had a strong hand inside Afghanistan at that time, especially after the killing of his father and two brothers in Kabul prisons after the Communists came to power in April 1978 CE. In 1974, Hekmatyar agreed with Burhanuddin Rabbani to reorganize the Islamic Society of Afghanistan in Afghanistan; however, disagreements between the two soon arose and expanded until Hekmatyar left the association and founded the Islamic Party.
Founding of the Islamic Party
Hekmatyar founded the Islamic Party in 1976 CE. The new party was distinguished by its precise organization and managed to attract followers in Kabul, Kunduz, Baghlan, and Nangarhar provinces. From 1983 to 1985 CE, he was a member of the Islamic Union, then participated in the Seven-Party Alliance, and on 24 February 1989 CE, he was elected as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Afghan Mujahideen government. In August 1989, he suspended his membership in the government, and soon after their entry into Kabul, conflict began between the Mujahideen factions. This war caused many alliances to be formed, and he played an active role in all these developments, but he nevertheless continued his disagreement with Burhanuddin Rabbani and Massoud until the Taliban movement ousted them from the capital.
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His Support for the Taliban
He disappeared from the scene after the Taliban came to power in Kabul and extended their control over more than 90 percent of the country, but he reappeared with the start of the American campaign in Afghanistan, especially after announcing his intention to return to Afghanistan.
Hidden Life
After the Taliban occupied Kabul, he went north with Burhanuddin Rabbani and from there departed for Iran, settling in Tehran. However, after the fall of the Taliban and his departure from Iran, he took a stance against the country. An example of his positions against Iran is a statement published on the Islamic Agency of Afghanistan website in July 2015 (CE), in which he accused Iran of "fueling the fire of sectarian wars and conflicts." Iran had officially announced that it had accepted him at the request of Afghanistan and several Western countries. After the fall of the Taliban and the formation of the Afghan transitional government with the support of America and Western countries, he criticized this government and the military operations of America and was among the opposition forces.
Ramadan War
In response to the Ramadan War and the attack by the America and Israel on Iran, Hekmatyar said: "Let the cowardly and bloodthirsty enemies know that Martyrdom for the seekers of this straight path is not the end, but rather a life-giving beginning and a source of stability for the good tree of resistance."[1]
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- Analyses, Channel of the Martyr Imam on the Eitaa platform, Published 14 April 2026 (CE), Retrieved 17 May 2026 (CE).