Mohammed Yakub

Mohammed Yaqub
محمد یعقوب
Chief of General Staff
In office 1 April 1979 – 27 December 1979
Preceded by	Mohammad Aslam Watanjar
Personal details
Born	?
Died	27 December 1979 Tajbeg Palace, Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Political party	People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (Khalq)
Spouse	Sister of Hafizullah Amin
Education	Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School
Awards	First-Class Paratrooper Badge
Military service
Allegiance	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Branch/service	Afghan National Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	444th Commando Battalion
Commands	180 Presidential Palace Guards
Battles/wars	Saur Revolution Tajbeg Palace assault  †

Mohammed Yaqub (? – 27 December 1979) was a lieutenant colonel in the Afghan Army, the Chief of General Staff of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1 April 1979, until his death during the Tajbeg Palace assault on 27 December 1979,^[1] and a “first-class” paratrooper of the 444th Commando Battalion.