Said Fazal Akbar

Said Fazal Akbar was the first Governor of Kunar province[1] in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. He was an ex-Mujahideen who was running a clothing store in Oakland, California when he was appointed Governor by President Hamid Karzai. His governorship is chronicled in the book by his son, Hyder Akbar, "Come Back to Afghanistan, A California Teenager's Story"[2]

References

  1. ↑ ("said the governor of Kunar province Said Fazal Akbar.")
  2. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Come-Back-Afghanistan-California-Teenagers/dp/1582345201
Preceded by
None		 Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
2001-2005 		Succeeded by
Assadullah Wafa


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