Zalmai Wesa
| Zalmai Wesa زلمي ويسا |
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Afghan National Army Major General Zalmai Wesa in sunglasses
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| Governor of Kandahar Province | |
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Assumed office 21 May 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Humayun Azizi |
| Former governor of Paktia Province | |
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In office 24 November 2016 – 20 May 2017 |
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| Born | 1947 (age 69–70) Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Nationality |
 Afghanistan
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| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Profession | Major General, Former governor of Paktia Province |
Zalmay Wesa (Pashto: زلمي ويسا) is an Afghani politician. Previously governor of eastern Paktia Province, he was appointed governor of Kandahar Province in May 2017 when the former governor, Humayun Azizi was injured in an explosion.
Zalmai Wesa was born in 1947 in Arghandab, Kandahar and is the elder brother of Toryalai Wesa, a former governor of Kandahar Province. He is a member of the Afghan communist Khalq Party and received his military education in Moscow in the late 1980s. In 2013 he held the rank of Major General with the 209th Corps.
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