Abdul Baqi Baryal

Abdul Baqi Baryal is an Afghan legislator. He represented Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of its National Legislature, in 2005. Abdul Baqi Baryal is a member of the Pashtun ethnic group. He was injured by a rocket during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, losing a leg and his vision. He was a refugee in Pakistan until 2002. He founded an organization for disabled people when he lived in Pakistan. He is a poet, and the editor of the magazine Bright Heart.