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Malalai Kakar

1967 - 2008

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Malalai Kakar (Pashto: ملالۍ کاکړ; 1967 – 28 September 2008) was the most high-profile policewoman in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2001–2021) during its existence. As lieutenant colonel, she was the head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women. Kakar, who received numerous death threats, was assassinated by the Taliban on September 28, 2008. Kakar joined the police force in 1982, following in the footsteps of her father and brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malalai Kakar is the 18,241st most popular politician, the 144th most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 101st most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malalai Kakar ranks 18,241 out of 19,576Before her are Carl Hayden, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Pedro Cateriano, John Hoeven, Giuliano Poletti, and Gesine Lötzsch. After her are Pat Quinn, John Thune, Franck Riester, Ed Schafer, Samuel Bodman, and Rehman Malik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Malalai Kakar ranks 638Before her are Kim Ki-hoon, Giovanni Parisi, Ike Shorunmu, Petr Zelenka, Artashes Minasian, and Franck Silvestre. After her are Eddie McClintock, Arcelia Ramírez, Ross Robinson, Rachel Cusk, Alex Azar, and Nick Nurse. Among people deceased in 2008, Malalai Kakar ranks 396Before her are Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Alexey Prokurorov, Larry Norman, Hrvoje Ćustić, Karen Asrian, and François Sterchele. After her are Eudy Simelane, G. David Low, Es'kia Mphahlele, Tim Russert, György Kolonics, and Bill Brown.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 144 out of 177Before her are Zablon Simintov (1960), Abdul Rahman (1965), Sitara Achakzai (1957), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), Islam Bibi (1974), and Ahmed Wali Karzai (1961). After her are Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Paweł Wojciechowski (null), Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963), Shukria Barakzai (1972), Maria Bashir (1970), and Aryana Sayeed (1970).

Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 101Before her are Ali Shah Durrani (1800), Dadullah (1966), Suhail Shaheen (null), Sirajuddin Haqqani (1970), Sitara Achakzai (1957), and Nasrin Oryakhil (1964). After her are Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Shukria Barakzai (1972), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Malalai Joya (1978), Fawzia Koofi (1975), and Zarifa Ghafari (1992).