Abdul Majid Samim is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 presidential elections.[1][2][3][4][5] He dropped out of the race on August 3, 2009, approximately two weeks before the election date. When he dropped out he said "Since the people consider Karzai a better candidate, I don't want to challenge him, because public aspirations are more important than my personal ambitions. If the people accept Karzai, so do I."
Abdul Majid Samim | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Known for | Afghan presidential candidate |
His three running mates were Obaidullah, Sayed Shah Agha and Nahuil Al-Hammed.
References
edit- ^ Rahmani (2009-08-03). "A third candidate retires in favour of President Karzai". Pajhwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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"Another Afghan presidential hopeful withdraws in favor of incumbent Karzai". e-ariana. 2009-08-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
Presidential candidate Abdul Majid Samim withdrew in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai and asked his supporters to cast their vote for his re-election.
- ^ "Another Afghan presidential hopeful withdraws in favor of incumbent Karzai". Xinhua. 2009-08-03. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "4 presidential candidates withdraw in Karzai's favor". Afghanistan Times. 2009-08-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31.
- ^ Ghafoor Saboory (2009-08-03). "Afghan Candidate Steps Down in Karzai's Favor". quqnoos. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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