Sher Khan Nashir
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Sher Khan Nashir was an ethnic Pushtun, the hereditary Khan of the Kharoti
(Ghilzai) tribe, governor of Kunduz
and the rest of northern Afghanistan
in 1930s.( Ludwing W. Adams, First Supplement of Who's Who of Afghanistan. Austria,1979, p.41). In the early 20th century, Sher Khan Nashir gained much political prominence as a Ghilzai Khan who became founder and governor of Kunduz. Through his efforts, Kunduz became one of the wealthiest Afghan provinces.Sher Khan Nashir was a successful industralist. When he founded Spinzar Cotton Company, it became the largest and most successful private enterprise in the country with more than 5000 full time employees. ( Louis Dupree. Afghanistan. Oxford University Press, USA, July 2002, p.474).The port between Russia and Afghanistan on the border with Tajikistan was named after him, Sher Khan Bandar
As Sher khan Nashir's political prominence grew in the country, he challenged the throne of the then king, an act he had to pay for with his life.. He was followed by his nephew, Gholam Serwar Nasher
, who headed the Spinzar Company. The company was nationalized in 1973 and Ghulam Sarwar Nashir, president of the company was put in prison.( Thomas j Barfield. The central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan. University of texas Press, Austin, January 1982, pp.29, 140).Other well known figures of Nashir's family include Ghulam Mayudeen Nashir known as loe khan ( The great khan), Ghulam Nabi Nashir, and Farhad Darya among others.
Kharoti
Kharoti is a Pashtun tribe of Ghilzai origin. The tribe has an estimated population of about 2.5 million ....
(Ghilzai) tribe, governor of Kunduz
Kunduz
Kunduz also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north...
and the rest of northern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in 1930s.( Ludwing W. Adams, First Supplement of Who's Who of Afghanistan. Austria,1979, p.41). In the early 20th century, Sher Khan Nashir gained much political prominence as a Ghilzai Khan who became founder and governor of Kunduz. Through his efforts, Kunduz became one of the wealthiest Afghan provinces.Sher Khan Nashir was a successful industralist. When he founded Spinzar Cotton Company, it became the largest and most successful private enterprise in the country with more than 5000 full time employees. ( Louis Dupree. Afghanistan. Oxford University Press, USA, July 2002, p.474).The port between Russia and Afghanistan on the border with Tajikistan was named after him, Sher Khan Bandar
Shir Khan Bandar
Shir Khan Bandar is a port on the Panj River in Afghanistan on the border with Tajikistan. Its old name was Qezel Qal‘eh. It was renamed after Shir Khan Nashir, Khan of the Kharoti tribe, governor of Kunduz and the rest of northern Afghanistan in the 1930s.- Transport :It is currently served via a...
As Sher khan Nashir's political prominence grew in the country, he challenged the throne of the then king, an act he had to pay for with his life.. He was followed by his nephew, Gholam Serwar Nasher
Gholam Serwar Nasher
Ghulam Sarwar Nashir , an ethnic Pashtun, stepson and nephew of Sher Khan Nashir, was the President of Spinzar Cotton Company in Kunduz, Afghanistan...
, who headed the Spinzar Company. The company was nationalized in 1973 and Ghulam Sarwar Nashir, president of the company was put in prison.( Thomas j Barfield. The central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan. University of texas Press, Austin, January 1982, pp.29, 140).Other well known figures of Nashir's family include Ghulam Mayudeen Nashir known as loe khan ( The great khan), Ghulam Nabi Nashir, and Farhad Darya among others.