Mohammad Nabi Azimi
Mohammad Nabi Azimi | |
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| Nickname(s) | Nabi |
| Born | 11 August 1943 Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | 3 March 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Allegiance | Parcham faction of People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) |
| Branch | Afghan Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 14th Division (Ghazni) 17th Division (Herat) 7th Division (Kabul) Deputy Defense Minister and Garrison Commander of Kabul |
| Battles / wars | 1973 Afghan coup d'état Soviet-Afghan war |
| Other work | Writer |
General Mohammad Nabi Azimi. (Dari: جنرال محمد نبی عظیمی) was the Deputy Defense Minister of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) who played a critical role in the fall of President Mohammad Najibullah. General Mohammad Nabi Azimi was an ethnic Tajik who belonged to the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. He was also the ambassador to the United Kingdom.