Mohammad Yaqub Khan

Emir of Afghanistan during 1879 (1849–1923)

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Mohammad Yaqub Khan Barakzai (1849 – 15 November 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from 21 February to 12 October 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.

Mohammad Yaqub Khan was appointed as the governor of Herat province in 1863. In 1870, he decided to rebel against his father but failed and was imprisoned in 1874.