Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Kandahar

Haibatulá Ajundzadá es el emir de los talibanes, un movimiento político y fundamentalista islámico que desde agosto de 2021, gobierna de facto Afganistán.

Abd El Hamid Karzai fue el presidente de Afganistán desde el 22 de diciembre de 2001, elegido democráticamente el 7 de diciembre de 2004 y reelegido en agosto de 2009.

El mulá Akhtar Mohamed Mansur fue el líder del grupo talibán nombrado públicamente el 30 de julio de 2015 como sucesor de Mohammad Omar. Akhtar fue ministro de Aviación durante el régimen talibán entre 1996 y 2001.

Zeenat Quraishi Karzai is the wife of former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and was the First Lady of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. Originally from the city of Kandahar, she moved to Kabul, where she lived at the Presidential Palace with her husband and their four children.

Abdul Raziq Achakzai was a police chief in the Afghan National Police. His father and uncle were killed by the Taliban in 1994. Raziq started fighting against the Taliban in 2001, eventually overthrowing them in the Kandahar area. He was considered to be one of the most powerful security officials in Afghanistan for the last few years of his life. After surviving several assassination attempts over the years by the Taliban, Raziq was killed in an insider attack by a bodyguard of the provincial governor, who opened fire on him and other security officials after a meeting with the U.S. Army General Scott Miller at the governor's compound in Kandahar. Raziq was succeeded by his brother, Tadeen Khan, who has no military related experience. Tadeen's nomination was a result of heavy pressure from powerful tribal elders who pressured the Afghan government to overlook his lack of experience and training.

Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat, born as Sadiq Fitrat Habibi,, known professionally as Nashenas, is one of the oldest surviving musicians from Afghanistan. His fame began in the late 1950s, and since then he has produced many albums consisting of Pashto, Dari, and Urdu songs. He is known as "the Afghan Saigal".

Nur Jehar o Nur Yahan fue la esposa persa de Nuruddin Salim Jahangir emperador del Imperio mogol. Su verdadero nombre fue Mehrunnisa. Tuvo gran relevancia en el gobierno de su patria adoptiva, ya que su marido estaba alcoholizado y, además, era adicto al opio.

Ahmed Wali Karzai was a politician in Afghanistan who served as Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council from 2005 until his death. He was the younger paternal half-brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an elder of the Popalzai tribe. Wali Karzai formerly lived in the United States, where he managed a restaurant owned by his family. He returned to Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001. He has been accused of political corruption and was allegedly on the CIA payroll. He was assassinated by one of his close bodyguards, Sardar Mohammad, on 12 July 2011.

Mirwais Kan Hotak (1673-1715) fue un héroe nacional afgano fundador de la dinastía Hotaki que gobernó Persia desde 1709 a 1738.

Dost Mohammad Khan fue Emir de Afganistán entre 1826 y 1863. Su primer gobierno transcurrió desde 1826 hasta 1839 y posteriormente rigió desde 1843 hasta 1863. Era el 11.° hijo del Sardar Payinda Khan que fue asesinado por Zaman Shah Durrani en 1799. Era el nieto del hajji Jamal Khan, fundador de la tribu Barakzai en Afganistán. Perteneció al grupo étnico de los pastunes.