Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal

Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal (1919 1973) was an Afghan political figure during the reign of Zahir Shah. After graduating from high school, he became a journalist, editing several newspapers. During the 1950s, he became a diplomat, serving as ambassador to Britain, the United States and Pakistan alternately from 1955 to 1963. He served as prime minister of Afghanistan from November 2 1965 until October 11 1967. In 1966 he founded the Progressive Democratic Movement, a leftist monarchist party. He resigned due to ill health. Shortly after the 1973 coup led by his political rival Mohammad Daud Khan, Maiwandwal was arrested. He died in jail after much torture.