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Abdul Ahad Momand

Afghan-German aviator
Abdul Ahad Momand is an Afghan-German and former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first, and currently only, Afghan citizen to journey to outer space. When he spoke to his mother on the phone from space, Pashto became the fourth language to... Wikipedia
Born: 1959 (age 65 years), Ghazni, Afghanistan
Space missions: Soyuz TM-6, Soyuz TM-5, Mir EP-3, and more
First space flight: Soyuz TM-5
Nationality: Afghan and German
Children: 3
Rank: Colonel