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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malalai Kakar has received more than 55,313 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Malalai Kakar is the 16,546th most popular politician, the 131st most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 91st most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malalai Kakar ranks 16,546 out of 15,577Before her are Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Aleksandar Šapić, Noli de Castro, Eka Tkeshelashvili, Shinjirō Koizumi, and Jeff Flake. After her are Martinho Ndafa Kabi, James Clapper, Larry Hogan, Yelena Serova, John W. Geary, and Eduardo Campos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Malalai Kakar ranks 512Before her are Peter Hermann, Eddie McClintock, Evan Seinfeld, Yuji Sakakura, Stephanie Niznik, and Angela Melillo. After her are Andrius Mamontovas, Attila Horváth, Blanchard Ryan, Lorenzo Minotti, Jacky Durand, and Kim Ki-hoon. Among people deceased in 2008, Malalai Kakar ranks 337Before her are Levi Stubbs, Bill Melendez, Suzanne Tamim, Tsvetanka Khristova, Lois Nettleton, and Alexey Prokurorov. After her are Francis Pym, B. R. Chopra, Hrvoje Ćustić, François Sterchele, Rob Knox, and Karen Asrian.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 131 out of 145Before her are Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), Nasrin Oryakhil (1964), Ahmed Wali Karzai (1961), and Islam Bibi (1974). After her are Malalai Joya (1978), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Zarifa Ghafari (1992), Fawzia Koofi (1975), and Sonita Alizadeh (1996).

Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Malalai Kakar ranks 91Before her are Agathokleia (-200), Dadullah (1966), Mohammad Rabbani (1955), Zabiullah Mujahid (1978), Rohullah Nikpai (1987), and Nasrin Oryakhil (1964). After her are Malalai Joya (1978), Zarifa Ghafari (1992), Fawzia Koofi (1975), and Hasan Akhund (1945).