Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif

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Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif (1942 in Shewaki, Kabul Province, Afghanistan; † November 6, 2007) was a prominent Afghan politician and businessman. He graduated from Afghanistan's military academy. He was the chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber Reform Commission and a member of the Afghan National Parliament, as well as Chairman of the Parliamentary Economics Committee and owner of several private companies. He was a wealthy businessman that owned many properties and enterprises. Arif Zarif was amongst a delegation of politicians and lawmakers killed in the 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing, a suicide attack in Baghlan, northern Afghanistan, on November 6, 2007. He was buried in a state ceremony in Kabul three days later.[1]

Hajji Muhammad Arif Zarif was also a nephew of former Afghan parliamentarian Haji Abdul Rasul.

Hajji Muhammad was born in the village of Shewaki which is locacted in the bagrami district which is in the Kabul province.

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  1. ^ 8km.de (November 10, 2007). "Afghanistan CRC Chairman Laid to Rest". Archived from the original on June 30, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)