Hashmat KarzaiHashmat Khan Karzai was an Afghan-American businessman and political advisor.BiographyHashmat Khalil Karzai was born in Afghanistan. He was a cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai ran security and construction companies in Afghanistan. He was a powerbroker in the Kandahar Province and was seen as a tribal leader of the Popalzai, a Pashtun tribe. He was a supporter of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani. Some sources go as far as to call him his "campaign manager." Additionally, he held an American passport.Personal lifeKarzai had a pet lion and smoked cigars. He was called by many in Kandahar as the "Lion of Kandahar".DeathHashmat Karzai was killed by a suicide bomber at his private residence in Karz near Kandahar on July 29, 2014.