Paktia Province
Paktia Province ranks 3,417th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Kingisepp, and Transylvania. Memorable people born in Paktia Province include Jalaluddin Haqqani, Abdul Kabir, and Suhail Shaheen. Paktia Province has been the birth place of many politicians, and extremists. Paktia Province is located in Afghanistan.
Paktia is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,000, which is mostly a tribal society living in rural areas. Pashtuns make up the majority of the population and a small percentage include Tajiks. Gardez is the provincial capital. The traditional food in Paktia is known as (dandakai) which is made from rice and mung bean or green gram. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1992, Paktia Province was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Jalaluddin Haqqani, Abdul Kabir, and Suhail Shaheen.
People Born in Paktia Province
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Jalaluddin Haqqani
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 1
Abdul Kabir
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Suhail Shaheen
POLITICIAN
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 3
Zabiullah Mujahid
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 4
Zarifa Ghafari
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Paktia Province
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Most individuals born in present day Paktia Province were politicians (4), and extremists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paktia Province, including Abdul Kabir, Zabiullah Mujahid, and Zarifa Ghafari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paktia Province, including Abdul Kabir, Suhail Shaheen, and Zabiullah Mujahid.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Paktia Province since 1700.
