Sami Sadat
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Sami Sadat Samiullah Khan سمیع سادات سمیع الله خان | |
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![]() Sami Sadat in 2019 | |
Deputy Chief of General Staff Afghan National Army | |
In office 07 February 2021 – 22 September 2021 | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Corps Commander 215th 'Maiwand' | |
In office 17 August 2020 – 22 September 2021 | |
President | Ashraf Ghani |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | 17 March 1985
Relations | Khoshal Sadat (Cousin) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 2007–present |
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Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Lieutenant General Sami Sadat Saminullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: سمیع سادات سمیع الله; born 17 March 1985) is a Pashtun General/Commander of the Afghan Armed Forces, who had joined the Afghan Armed Forces since 2007 and was trained by NATO.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Gen. Sadat has been responsible for the Afghanistan National Army more effectively during the years 2017-2021 in various parts of the country. He also worked as Deputy Chief of Army Staff Afghanistan of the Afghan National Army for a short period before the Fall of Kabul in 2021.
In 2021, after the fall of Kabul, the president of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani along with other high profile Afghan officials fled Afghanistan. Sami Sadat also had to leave Afghanistan reluctantly. Sadat was annoyed and angry, and promised to return one day to take over Afghanistan again. Currently Sami Sadat and his family live in London, United Kingdom.
General Sadat briefly served as the commander of the Kabul garrison from 2013 to 2015. He held different command and Staff positions during his military service years.
Sadat currently leads the Afghan United Front.[2]
Commands held
[edit]- Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Afghan National Army (2021)
- Corps Commander of 215th 'Maiwand' Afghanistan (2020-2021)
- Corps Commander 209th Corps (Afghanistan) (2018-2020)
- Deputy Commander of Afghan Ground Forces (2015-2018)
- Garrison Commander Kabul (2013-15)
Training
[edit]He was trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Britain’s officer training college, as well as the US Army Command and Staff College.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sami Sadat — Camca Network". camcanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ Will Seiber (May 22, 2024). "Nascent Afghan resistance grows in strength but not a threat to Taliban rule". The Long War Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Will return and support Taliban-led Afghanistan govt if...: Former Afghan minister". India Today. September 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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