Abdul Ahad Momand (Pashto: عبد الاحد مومند born January 1 1959) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan and 4th 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. He became the fourth Muslim to visit outer space after Sultan bin Salman Al Saud Muhammed Faris and Musa Manarov.
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