Sibghatullah Mojaddedi

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
صبغت الله مجددی
Mojaddedi in 2014
Acting President of Afghanistan
In office 28 April 1992 – 28 June 1992
Preceded by	Abdul Rahim Hatif (acting)
Succeeded by	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Speaker of the House of Elders
In office December 2005 – 29 January 2011
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Fazel Hadi Muslimyar
Personal details
Born	(1926-09-27)27 September 1926 Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died	11 February 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 92) Kabul, Afghanistan
Political party	Afghan National Liberation Front
Occupation	Politician, Mujahideen leader

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (Pashto: صبغت الله مجددي; Dari: صبغت‌الله مجددی; 27 September 1926^[1] – 11 February 2019)^[2] was an Afghan politician, who served as Acting President after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He was the first leader to call for armed resistance against the Soviet-backed regime in 1979 and founded the Afghan National Liberation Front at the time; later becoming a respected figure among the various Afghan mujahideen. He served as the chairman of the 2003 loya jirga that approved Afghanistan's new constitution. In 2005, he was appointed chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, upper house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan, and was reappointed as a member in 2011. He also served on the Afghan High Peace Council. Mojaddedi is considered to have been a moderate Muslim leader.^[3]