Hashmat Karzai

Hashmat Bakshi
Died	July 29, 2014 Karz, Afghanistan
Cause of death	Suicide bombing
Residence	Kandahar, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghan, American
Occupation	Businessman, political advisor
Children	Safiullah Karzai (son) 3 daughters
Parent(s)	Khalil Karzai
Relatives	Hamid Karzai (cousin)

Safiullah Karzai (son)

Hashmat Karzai was an Afghan-American businessman and political advisor.

Hashmat Khalil Karzai was born in Afghanistan. He was a cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Karzai ran security and construction companies in Afghanistan.

He was a powerbroker in the Kandahar Province and was seen as a tribal leader of the Popalzai, a Pashtun tribe. He was a supporter of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani. Some sources go as far as to call him his "campaign manager." Additionally, he held an American passport.

Karzai had a pet lion and smoked cigars. He was called by many in Kandahar as the "Lion of Kandahar".

Hashmat Karzai was killed by a suicide bomber at his private residence in Karz near Kandahar on July 29, 2014.

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