(1929-1979) second President of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, 1979

Hafizullah Amin was born in Paghman, Afghanistan, on August 1, 1929. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Kabul, after which he became a high school teacher and principal. In 1957 he won a scholarship to study at Teachers College, Columbia University (in New York City), and upon completion of