Atta Muhammad Nur (also spelled Ata Mohammed Noor; Persian: عطا محمد نور; born 1964) is an Afghan exiled politician and former Mujahid Leader who served as the Governor of Balkh Province in Afghanistan from 2004 to January 25, 2018.

Atta Muhammad Nur joined the mujahideen fighting the Soviet presence in Afghanistan in the 1980s[9] and became affiliated with the Jamiat-e Islami party.

[12] In January 1994, Atta Noor fought to consolidate the Islamic State of Afghanistan's control over the capital of Balkh, Mazar-i-Sharif, against Dostum's Junbish militia.

[13] When the Taliban took power in late 1997, Atta Noor served as a commander in the anti-Taliban United Front (Northern Alliance) under Ahmad Shah Massoud.

[14] After the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Hamid Karzai administration, Ustad Atta's forces clashed with those of Dostum several times.

[9] Atta Noor is credited for maintaining political control and economic development and security for Balkh province including its largest city, Mazar-i-Sharif.

[20] No meaningful business in the Province was Transacted without his approval and major real estate in the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, was in the hands of companies Atta owns or controls.

He is a key player in the transport industry in Afghanistan's north, including the development of the rail line from Uzbekistan to Mazar-e Sharif.

Consequently, it received additional funding and positions through the civil service priority restructuring program and some payments from the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics through the U.S.-funded Good Performance Initiative.

Karzai's opposition raised concerns of violence and rebellion from the populace if the central government were to attempt to reign in Atta's power.

Speculation exists that Atta's colorful rhetoric may be linked to the possibility of him running for president, or at the least seeking the leadership of his local political party.

[8] In October 2021, Ata, Dostum, and others including Yunus Qanuni and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf formed the Supreme Council of National Resistance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in opposition to the new Taliban regime.