Burhanuddin Rabbani
alternative words: Rabbani, Rabani, President Burhanuddin Rabbani, President Rabbani, Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, Professor Rabbani
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Kabul , Muhammad Daoud , Jamiat i Islami , Peshawar
related web sites: http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/brabbani.html
explanation: Born in 1940 in Badakhshan province of northeastern Afghanistan. After brilliant studies at Kabul university, he was appointed professor in 1963. He went then to Egypt to get a master degree in Islamic philosophy. After the return, he became the head of Jamiat i Islami. When president Daoud banned any Islamic parties, he fled to Peshawar in 1974 to organize a resistance. After the collapse of the communist regime in 1992, he became president of Afghanistan but was driven out by Taliban from Kabul.