Ali Ahmad Khurram

Ali Ahmad Khurram (1931–16 November 1977) was an Afghan politician who was assassinated while serving as the minister of planning.

Early life and education Khurram was born in Kabul in 1931. He obtained a degree in economics from Kabul University in 1957.

Career Khurram joined the Ministry of Planning in 1956. The perpetrator was Mohammad Marjan, son of Ghulam Sakhi, son of Mohammad Shah, who hailed from Shega, Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar. He claimed that he killed Khurram for religious causes, but it was also speculated that the incident was carried out by the Khalq faction of the People's Democratic Party. Marjan was sentenced to life imprisonment and was later released from prison when a general amnesty was implemented.

At the time of assassination Prime Minister Mohammad Daoud Khan was changing the foreign policy and started relations with the Western countries and Arab countries. The Afghan government also planned that the relations with the Soviet Union, on the other hand, would be gradually decreased. These policy changes are regarded as the motives for the assassination of Khurram.