Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani
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Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani was an influential Afghan Sufi leader and politician who founded and led the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, playing a key role in the Afghan resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani canonical | 7 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan politician
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Mujahideen leader ⓘ Sufi leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity |
engaged in political negotiations concerning Afghanistan’s future
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mediated between Afghan factions ⓘ |
| conflict | Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| familyName | Gailani ⓘ |
| founderOf | National Islamic Front of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| givenName | Ahmad ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Pir
ⓘ
Sayyid ⓘ |
| ideologicalStance |
anti-communism
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pro-Western orientation compared to other mujahideen leaders ⓘ |
| knownFor | combining religious authority with political leadership ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dari
ⓘ
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| leaderOf | National Islamic Front of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| movement | Afghan mujahideen ⓘ |
| name | Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani self-link ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
influential Sufi pir with large following in eastern Afghanistan
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seen as relatively moderate among mujahideen leaders ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in the Afghan resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of Sufi networks in support of the resistance ⓘ |
| opposed |
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
|
| politicalAlliance | aligned with traditionalist and royalist forces in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Islamic conservatism
ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | advocated restoration of the Afghan monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of the Qadiriyya Sufi order in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Kabul
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Pakistan (in exile during the war) ⓘ Paktia Province ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Qadiriyya ⓘ |
| roleDuringWar | led a moderate, royalist mujahideen faction ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Afghan traditional elites
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Sufi communities in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| supported |
Mohammed Zahir Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Zahir Shah
|
Referenced by (7)
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