Abdul Baqi Haqqani

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Abdul Baqi Haqqani
عبد الباقی حقانی
Minister of Higher Education
(Acting)
Assumed office
29 August 2021
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund
LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byAbas Basir
Governor of Paktia and Khost
In office
c. 1995 – c. 2001
Prime MinisterMohammed Rabbani
Abdul Kabir
LeaderMohammed Omar
Succeeded byMohammad Nabi Omari for Khost (2021)
Muhammad Ali Jan Ahmed for Paktia (2021)
Deputy Minister for Information and Culture
In office
c. 1995 – c. 2001
Prime MinisterMohammed Rabbani
Abdul Kabir
LeaderMohammed Omar
Succeeded byZabiullah Mujahid (2021)
MinisterAmir Khan Muttaqi
Personal details
Born1961 (age 60–61)
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan

Abdul Baqi Haqqani Bashir Mohammad, or Abdul Baqi Haqqani (Pashto: عبد الباقی حقانی [ˈabdʊl bɑˈqi haqɑˈni]; born c. 1961) is an Afghan and senior member of the Taliban.[1][2] He became acting Higher Education Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan following the Fall of Kabul in August 2021.[2]

Childhood[]

Abdul Baqi Haqqani was born in Jalalabad around 1960–1962.[1]

Administrative career[]

Islamic Emirate (1996–2001)[]

During the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), Abdul Baqi held positions as governor of Khost and Paktika Provinces and vice-minister of Information and Culture, and worked in the Consulate Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

Islamic Emirate (2021–present)[]

See also: Treatment of women by the Taliban

In August 2021, following the Fall of Kabul, Abdul Baqi became acting Higher Education Minister. He stated that women had the right to study but that women students would study in separate classrooms to men students.[2]

Sanctions[]

In 2012, Abdul Baqi was listed for sanctions by the European Union on the grounds of his administrative role in the Islamic Emirate, for "anti-government military activities" in 2003, and for "organising militant activities" in 2009.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Council Implementing Regulation (EU) – No 263/2012 of 23 March 2012 implementing Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan". Official Journal of the European Union. 2012-03-24. CELEX:32012R0263. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Taliban: Male and Female Students to Study in Separate Classrooms". TOLOnews. 2021-08-29. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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