Nur ul-Haq Ulumi
| Nur ul-Haq Ulumi | |
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| Interior Minister | |
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In office 27 January 2015 – 24 February 2016 |
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| President | Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai |
| Preceded by |
Sattar General Ayub Salangi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Taj Muhammad Jahid |
| Member of the Wolesi Jirga for Kandahar | |
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In office 2005 – 2010 |
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| Governor of Kandahar Province | |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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| President | Mohammad Najibullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 August 1941 Kandahar, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Political party | NUPA (from 2003) |
| Other political affiliations |
PDPA (until 1992) |
| Alma mater | University of Kabul |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Afghanistan
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| Service/branch | Afghan Army |
| Years of service | - 1992 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Kandahar Army Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Soviet war in Afghanistan Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92) |
Nur ul-Haq Ulumi (sometimes spelt Noorolhagh Oloumi, or Noorulhaq Olumi) (born 15 August 1941) is an Afghan politician, who served as a Member of the House of the People from 2005 to 2010. Ulumi previously served in the Afghan Army during the Afghan Civil War, and left service with the rank of Lieutenant General. He is currently the leader of the National United Party of Afghanistan, a small left-wing and secular party in Afghanistan that is a member of the National Coalition of Afghanistan. He was formerly a member of the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan.
Ulumi was born on 15 August 1941 in Kandahar Province. His family were an importantPashtun family from the Barakzai Tribe.
Ulumi graduated from the University of Kabul magna cum laude in 1966.
Ulumi was trained in both the United States and the Soviet Union.
Ulumi saw action at the Battle of Jalalabad, where he played an important role in defeating the mujihadeen offensive. Following his success at Jalalabad he was given a new position as Governor of Kandahar.
In his new role as governor, Ulumi enacted a number of major changes to regional government policy in order to help implement the Afghan Government's National Reconciliation. Firstly, he persuaded President Najibullah to withdraw Abdul Rashid Dostum's hated Jouzjani militia from Kandahar, he stopped forced conscription into the Army, he encouraged local unemployed youth to join his local paid militia to help defend Kandahar, he complied with prisoner release requests from moderate mujihadeen commanders, and he didn't interfere with the mujihadeen-run narcotics smuggling trade.
Ulumi co-opted local mujahideen forces by providing them with incentives, such as money or permission to visit their families within Kandahar, in exchange for the mujahideen scaling down attacks on local government forces.
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