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Ahmad Shah Massoud(1953-2001)

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Ahmad Shah Massoud
Ahmad Shah Massoud was born on 1 September 1953 in Jangalak Panjsher, Afghanistan. He died on 9 September 2001 in Khoaja Bahauddin, Takhar, Afghanistan.
BornSeptember 1, 1953
DiedSeptember 9, 2001(48)
BornSeptember 1, 1953
DiedSeptember 9, 2001(48)
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Known for

L'épuration (Haute-Savoie 1944) - Partie 1: La fureur de la guerre civile (1992)
Grand format
TV Series
  • Self
Cold War (1998)
Cold War
8.7
TV Mini Series
  • Self(as Ahmed Shah Massoud)
National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (2004)
National Geographic: Inside 9/11
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Self(as Gen. Ahmad Shah Massoud)
Le vrai journal (1996)
Le vrai journal
5.5
TV Series
  • Self(as Ahmed Chah Massoud)

Credits

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Self

  • National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (2004)
    National Geographic: Inside 9/11
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (as Gen. Ahmad Shah Massoud)
    • 2005
  • Ahmad Shah Massoud in Massoud et la délégation de l'espoir (2002)
    Massoud et la délégation de l'espoir
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2002
  • Afghanistan: Legacy of War (2001)
    Afghanistan: Legacy of War
    TV Movie
    • Self - Interviewee
    • 2001
  • Le vrai journal (1996)
    Le vrai journal
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Self (as Ahmed Chah Massoud)
    • 2001
  • Cold War (1998)
    Cold War
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (as Ahmed Shah Massoud)
    • 1999
  • L'épuration (Haute-Savoie 1944) - Partie 1: La fureur de la guerre civile (1992)
    Grand format
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1998
  • CNN Presents: Terror Nation? U.S. Creation?
    TV Special
    • Self - Political Leader
    • 1994
  • Kaboul au bout du monde
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1993
  • Ahmad Shah Massoud in Les combattants de l'insolence (1985)
    Les combattants de l'insolence
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1985
  • Une vallée contre un empire (1982)
    Une vallée contre un empire
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1982

Archive Footage

  • Spy Ops (2023)
    Spy Ops
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self - Northern Alliance Leader (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • 11 Septembre, l'avertissement du commandant Massoud (2021)
    11 Septembre, l'avertissement du commandant Massoud
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)
    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Afghan Politician
    • Self - Former Afghan Politician (archive footage, archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
    Afghanistan: The Wounded Land
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Afghan Resistance Leader
    • Self - Minister of Defense, 1992-1996 (archive footage, archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Mystères d'archives (2009)
    Mystères d'archives
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Military Leader - Northern Alliance (archive footage)
    • 2012
  • Die Falle 9/11 - Ein Tag, der die Welt veränderte
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2011
  • Iran & the West (2009)
    Iran & the West
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Lost in Afghanistan. To Return in Twenty Years. (2006)
    Lost in Afghanistan. To Return in Twenty Years.
    TV Movie
    • Self - Former Afghan Defense Minister (archive footage)
    • 2006
  • Afghanistan: Land in Crisis (2002)
    Afghanistan: Land in Crisis
    6.0
    Video
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2002
  • À la mémoire de Massoud
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2002

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ahmed Chah Massoud
  • Born
    • September 1, 1953
    • Jangalak Panjsher, Afghanistan
  • Died
    • September 9, 2001
    • Khoaja Bahauddin, Takhar, Afghanistan(murdered)

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  • Nickname
    • Lion of Panjshir

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