Nasrullah Baryalai Arsalai
| Nasrullah Baryalay Arsalai | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1958 |
| Nationality | Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Politician, Tribal Elder, Businessman |
| Known for | Presidential Candidate, Abdul Haq Foundation |
Haji Nasrullah Baryalai Arsalai (born 3 March 1958) is an Afghan politician, who was a candidate during Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential election.
Haji Nasrullah Arsalai, known as Baryalai (Victorious), is from a distinguished Afghan family with a long record of service. Their forefather Arsala Khan was Foreign Minister of Afghanistan under the famous king Amir Sher Ali and was a leader of resistance to the British in the second Anglo-Afghan War. Since the end of the jihad he has developed a series of businesses in Afghanistan. Abroad he has worked as a community organiser. He is not a militia leader.
He is the brother of former legendary commander Abdul Haq who was executed by the Taliban in 2001 He is also the brother of former Vice President and Governor of Ningarhar Haji Abdul Qadir and the brother of the current governor of Kabul Haji Din Mohammad.
In 1980, Arsalai joined his brother Abdul Haq to help organize underground resistance cells against the Soviet occupation and its Afghan collaborators in Nangarhar and Kabul. In 1981, he migrated to Germany as a refugee and began conducting political activities in support of the jihad against the Soviets. This involved establishing the Hezb-e Islami (Khalis) office in Germany and editing a newspaper "Al hijrat o al jihad." He conducted multiple fact-finding missions around Pakistan and Afghanistan during the period of Soviet occupation until 1989.
In February 1989, Arsalai participated as a delegate in the Rawalpindi shura to select the mujahideen's interim government. From 1989-1991, he served as political and cultural aide to Commander Abdul Haq, based in Peshawar. He ran the administration of the resistance front, published a weekly review of political and military developments and maintained his political contacts with Afghans and the diplomatic community. In this role, Arsalai also ran the administration for an important mujahideen initiative, the nationwide shura of mujahideen commanders, sar ta sari.
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