Afghan Biographies

Shaikhzada, Haji Mohammad Baqir


Name Shaikhzada, Haji Mohammad Baqir
Ethnic backgr. Hazara
Date of birth 1960
Function/Grade Ex MP MNA
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Wolesi Jirga Member 2005 MP MNA Kabul

3. Biodata
Haji Mohammad Baqir Shaikhzada Sheikhzadeh was born 1960 in Kabul Province. He is a member and the deputy of the Complaint Hearing Commission of Wolesi Jirga 2005. He claims to be an Independent MNA and was a member of the Constitutional Loya Jirga.

A convert, Abdur Rahman, 40, was jailed 20060300 for converting to Christianity and could have faced trial under Islamic sharia law that stipulates death as punishment for apostasy. After a storm of Western criticism, led by the United States, Rahman was released and taken to Italy. "This act of the government is illegal," Sheikh Mohammad Baqir, a top Schia cleric.

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