Sulaiman Layeq

Sulaiman Layeq (Pashto: سليمان لايق‎, sometimes also Romanised as Laeq or Laiq) (12 October 1930 - 31 July 2020) was an Afghan politician, ideologue and poet[2][3][4] who held the positions of President of the Academy of Sciences, full member of the Afghan Politburo, and Minister of Nationalities and Tribal Affairs.

Sulaiman Layeq سليمان لايق
Born	Ghulam Mojaddedi 12 October 1930
Died	31 July 2020 (aged 90)[1] Germany
Nationality	Afghanistan
Occupation	Politician and Poet
Known for	Academia
Political party	PDPA (Parcham faction)

Biography

Initially a student of the College of Theology, he graduated from the College of Literature in 1958. Laeq was a poet and writer in Pashtu and Dari. During 1957-68, Laeq held different posts in the national controlled media.

One of his sisters was married to Mir Akbar Khyber (a leading leftist ideologue whose murder in 1978 started the Saur Revolution); another sister was married to Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (who would later become President of Afghanistan). Laeq was a founder of the newspaper Parcham in 1968. Together with Babrak Karmal he represented the moderate faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). At the same time, he became a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Parcham parliamentary group. After the Saur Revolution, Laeq became Minister for Radio and Television in 1978 and for a time was admitted to membership in the Politburo after the government had expelled the Parchamis.[2][5]

After the Khalq Government had removed most Parchamis, Laeq served as a temporary candidate member of the Politburo. Though he was imprisoned for being pro-Karmal the authorities treated him mildly. By 1980, following the intervention of the Soviet Army in Afghanistan, Laeq held several posts. By this time he had become a member of the Central Committee of the Parcham faction of the PDPA.[2]

In 1981 he was promoted to President of the Academy of Sciences, full member of the Afghan Politburo, and Minister of Nationalities and Tribal Affairs.

Books

• Chunghar چونغر
• De Abaseen Spaiday د اباسين سپېدې
• Kaygday کېږدۍ
• Qeesay Aw Afsanay قصې او افسانې

References

1. "AAN Obituary: PDPA leader and poet Sulaiman Layeq (1930-2020)". Afghan Analyst Network. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. Frank Clements and Ludwig W. Adamec. Conflict in Afghanistan. Google Books. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
3. Tolo News. Famed Afghan poet Sulaiman Layeq has died of illness at the age of 90. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
4. Mashal, Mujib (2020-08-13). "Rebel Poet's Death Leaves 40 Years of Epic Afghan Work Unfinished". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
5. Beverley Male. Revolutionary Afghanistan. Google Books. Retrieved 2009-03-24.

External links

• http://www.spinta.de/