Baba Jan Zahid

Abdul Wahid Baba Jan Zahid
عبدال وحید بابه جان ذاهد
Personal details
Born1959
Parwan Province,
Kingdom of Afghanistan
CitizenshipAfghanistan
Political partyJamiat-E-Islami
Other political
affiliations
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1975-1992)
RelationsMir Rahman Rahmani Brother
Alma materKabul University
Occupationpolitician and Military General
Awards Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
(Military
Order of the Red Banner
(Military)
Afghan KGB Medal
(Military)
Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal
WebsiteFacebook
Nickname(s)Coup Breaker General
جنرال کودتا شکن
Military service
Allegiance Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Branch/service Afghan Army (1983-1992)
Afghan Armed Forces (1992-2001)
Afghan National Police (2001-2021)
Years of service1983–2021
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitPamir 303 Zone
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
1990 Afghan coup attempt United States invasion of Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Baba Jan Zahid, (also known as "General Babajan") is a former senior security official of Afghanistan. He was a general of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, but during the collapse of Najib's government, he entered Kabul with Ahmad Shah Masoud's forces and served in various departments of the Islamic State of Afghanistan under the leadership of Ustad Burhanuddin Rabbani.

In the civil wars of Afghanistan, he dealt heavy blows to the Hezb-i-Islami led by Golbedin Hekmatyar. After the emergence of the Taliban terrorist group, he joined the Northern Alliance and fought international terrorism, including Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. At this time, he had three thousand armed forces under his command.

After the September 11 attacks which were committed by al-Qaeda against the United States, he became one of the main allies of NATO and American forces, and played a pivotal role in the defeat of Al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists. He gathered his forces and assisted the American-led coalition forces in the capture of Kabul from the Taliban. He has served in different roles in the new government of Afghanistan under the leadership of Hamid Karzai.