Rashid Dostum
| Abdul Rashid Dostum | |
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| عبدالرشید دوستم | |
Abdul Rashid Dostum in 2014
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| First Vice President of Afghanistan | |
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Assumed office 29 September 2014 |
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| President | Ashraf Ghani |
| Preceded by | Yunus Qanuni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Jowzjan, Afghanistan |
| Nationality | Afghan, Uzbek |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
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| Service/branch | Afghan National Army |
| Years of service | 1978–Currently |
| Rank | General, warlord |
| Unit | 6th Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Soviet war in Afghanistan Civil war in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001-present) |
Abdul Rashid Dostum (
pronunciation : AHB-dəl rah-SHEED dohs-TOOM;Persian: عبدالرشید دوستم) (born 1954) is an Afghan politician who has served as Vice President of Afghanistan since 2014. He is an ethnic Uzbek, former warlord and general, previously part of the leadership council of the National Front of Afghanistan along with Ahmad Zia Massoud and Mohammad Mohaqiq, as well as chairman of his own political party, Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan (National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan). He also served in the past as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Afghan National Army, a role often viewed as ceremonial.
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