Abd-al Karim

Abd-al Karim (1897–1927) was an Afghan emir who ruled only in the Southern Province from July 1924 to January 1925.

Early life Abd-al Karim was born in 1897. He was the youngest son of Mohammad Yaqub Khan, an ex-monarch of Afghanistan who was forced into exile to the British Raj in 1879, and his mother, a Herati consort, was a slave of his father. At some point in his life, he married his wife, Saltanat (a daughter of Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)),

Emir

In 1924, Abd-al Karim was informed that the Khost rebellion was going on in the Southern Province. "There is a rebellion now in Khost", the tribesmen said, "and it is an opportune time for you to regain the country which your father lost". It was in that village that Abd-al Karim met the leader of the Zadran tribe, Burland Khan. Soon after he arrived, all the countryside would learn of Abd-al Karim's return. he assumed control of the rebellion.

After the defeat of the rebellion in January 1925

Abd-al Karim died in Rangoon in British Burma, while according to Ludwig W. Adamec, his murderer was an Afghan nationalist.