Abdul Ahad Mohmand
Afghan
Biography
Abdul Ahad Mohmand (Pashto: عبدالاحد مومند‎; born January 1, 1959) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan citizen and fourth Muslim to journey to outer space. He became one of Soyuz TM-6 crew members and spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1988 as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. Momand died of cancer in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 21 June 2026.
Details
Flights
1
Spacewalks
0
Time In Space
8d 20h 26m 27s
Total EVA Time
0s
First Flight
August 29, 1988
Last Flight
August 29, 1988
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