Burhanuddin Rabbani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1940

Place of Birth: Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Date of Death: 20-Sep-2011

Profession: politician, pedagogue, university teacher

Nationality: Afghanistan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Burhanuddin Rabbani (Persian/Pashto: ?????? ????? ?????; 20 September 1940 — 20 September 2011) was an Afghan politician who served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996 (de jure until 2001).
After the Taliban government was toppled during Operation Enduring Freedom, Rabbani returned to Kabul and served as President from November to December 20, 2001, when Hamid Karzai was chosen at the Bonn International Conference on Afghanistan.
Rabbani was also the leader of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan (Islamic Society of Afghanistan). He was one of the earliest founders and movement leaders of the Mujahideen in the early 1970s, right before the Soviet–Afghan War.
He served as the political head of the Northern Alliance (or United Front), an alliance of various political groups who fought against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
His government was recognized by many countries, as well as the United Nations.
He later became head of Afghanistan National Front (known in the media as United National Front), the largest political opposition to Hamid Karzai's government.
On 20 September 2011, Rabbani was assassinated by a suicide bomber entering his home in Kabul.
As suggested by the Afghan parliament, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai gave him the title of "Martyr of Peace".
His son Salahuddin Rabbani was chosen in April 2012 to lead efforts to forge peace in Afghanistan with the Taliban.