Akram Yari
[1] Akram Yari was born in Jaghori, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan and belonged to Hazara ethnic group.Akram Yari opposed the monarchy of King Zahir Shah, the Islamic fundamentalists, and the pro-Soviet People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA).PYO adhered to Marxism–Leninism–Mao Zedong thought, and rallied for the overthrow of the incumbent order in Afghanistan by means of civil war.Under Akram Yari's leadership, PYO had strong support among the masses of workers and students in the cities of Afghanistan.Among the people of Afghanistan, the movement that PYO led is famous by the name of Shola-e-Jawid and its members were commonly known as the Sholayis (Flamists), after the name of their journal.