Biography of ahmad shah massoud foundation

Leader of the NRF (born 1989)

Not to be confused with his father Ahmad Shah Massoud or his uncles Ahmad Zia Massoud and Ahmad Wali Massoud.

Ahmad Massoud (Dari: احمد مسعود, IPA:[ʔæhmædmæsʔuːd]; born July 10, 1989) is an Afghan politician who is the founder and leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan.

He is the eldest son of prominent Afghan anti-Soviet military leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and was appointed as the CEO of the Massoud Foundation in November 2016.^[1] On 5 September 2019, he was declared his father's successor at his mausoleum in the Panjshir Valley.^[2] As a result, he has sometimes been referred to as the "Young Lion of Panjshir".

After the Taliban seized control of Panjshir Valley on 6 September 2021, Massoud fled to Tajikistan along with former Vice PresidentAmrullah Saleh.^[3]

Early life and education

Ahmad Massoud was born into a Tajik family in 1989.^[4] He is the only son and the