Afghan Biographies

Darmal, Riyaz


Name Darmal, Riyaz
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Ex Jalalabad Mayor Nangahar Province
History and Biodata

1. Previous Jalalabad Mayor:
Abdul Razzaq Arsalai (20040628, 200412) he has a son, Sadiq.
Naim Stanazai (2006)
Eng. Abdul Ghafor Pacha Ghafar (20061030, 20110505) was a famous mujaheddin commander from the fight against the Soviets.

Lal Agha Kakar (since spring 2007?, 20110120, 20121226). The governor of Nangarhar, complained about the inefficiency of the mayor. Kakar was sacked 20150220.
Hamidullah Afghan Hamid Afghan(20160504, 20170204) The Afghan government has suspended the mayor of Jalalabad  after receiving complaints from the residents of Jalalabad.(20170528)
Eng. Abaseen Baheer (20210115)
Rohula Amin Hassan acting mayor of Jalalabad (20201030)
Riyaz Darmal Riazullah Darmal (20210221)

Deputy Mayor:

Rahat Gul Ziarmal
Yahya Ghaforzai (20210912)

Last Modified 2021-09-13
Established 2017-05-28