Said Fazal Akbar was the first Governor of Kunar province[1] in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. He was an ex-Mujahideen who was running a clothing store in Oakland, California when he was appointed Governor by President Hamid Karzai. His governorship is chronicled in the book by his son, Hyder Akbar, "Come Back to Afghanistan, A California Teenager's Story"[2]

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  1. ↑ ("said the governor of Kunar province Said Fazal Akbar.")
  2. ↑ Akbar, Said Hyder; Burton, Susan (10 November 2005). Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story. ISBN 1582345201.


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