Afghan Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a German-Afghani footballer who plays for SC Condor Hamburg.

Is a German-Afghani footballer who plays for SC Condor Hamburg.

An Afghan writer, painter, playwright, artist, poet, actor, and art consultant from Afghanistan. He

An Afghan writer, painter, playwright, artist, poet, actor, and art consultant from Afghanistan. He has now taken residence in Tracy, California, United States since his emigration from Afghanistan.Youssef Kohzad was born in 1935 in the Chendawol district of Kabul, Afghanistan. During his high school years, he wrote plays and created artwork for Kabul Theater. Kohzad graduated from Nejat (Amani) High School in Kabul in 1953. He finished his formal art education from the Academy of Art in Rome, Italy in 1965. After returning from Italy, he traveled to the former Soviet Union, India and former Eastern Germany to exhibit his art along with other contemporary Afghan artists. Many of his works are showcased in the Middle Eastern Studies museums in Moscow.

A politician in Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, Qanuni is the

A politician in Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan, Qanuni is the leader of the Afghanistan e Naween (New Afghanistan) political party and Speaker of the House of the Representatives (the lower house of parliament or Wolesi Jirga).Following the Soviet Intervention of Afghanistan in 1979, Qanuni joined with the mujahideen force led by Ahmad Shah Massoud based in his native Panjshir Valley. A protégé of Massoud, he was involved in the creation of the Afghan Northern Alliance and served as Interior Minister in Burhanuddin Rabbani's government. After the assassination of Massoud in 2001, a trio consisting of Qanuni, Defence Minister Mohammed Fahim and Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah took defacto control of the Northern Alliance and its financial resources.

An German-Afghanistani footballer who currently plays with KSV Hessen Kassel.

An German-Afghanistani footballer who currently plays with KSV Hessen Kassel.