{"id":200,"url":"https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/astronaut/200/?format=json","name":"Abdul Ahad Mohmand","status":{"id":11,"name":"Deceased"},"type":{"id":2,"name":"Government"},"agency":{"id":63,"url":"https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.0.0/agencies/63/?format=json","name":"Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)","type":"Government"},"date_of_birth":"1959-01-01","date_of_death":"2026-06-21","nationality":"Afghan","twitter":null,"instagram":null,"bio":"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.\r\n\r\nMomand died of cancer in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 21 June 2026.","profile_image":"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/abdul2520ahad2520mohmand_image_20181201175826.jpg","profile_image_thumbnail":"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185728.jpeg","wiki":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Ahad_Mohmand","flights":[],"landings":[],"last_flight":"1988-08-29T04:23:11Z","first_flight":"1988-08-29T04:23:11Z"}