Abdul Salam Hanafi
Abdul Salam Hanafi | |
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عبدالسلام حنفي | |
![]() Hanafi in 2019 | |
Acting Second Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Hassan Akhund (acting) |
Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Deputy Minister of Education | |
In office c. 1996 – c. 2001 | |
Minister | Amir Khan Muttaqi |
Leader | Mohammed Omar |
Succeeded by | Sakhaullah (2021) |
Personal details | |
Born | Abdul Salam Hanafi |
Nationality | Afghan |
Political affiliation | Taliban |
Abdul Salam Hanafi (Pashto: عب��السلام حنفي, Pashto pronunciation: [ˈabdʊl saˈlɑm hanaˈfi], Uzbek/Dari: عبدالسلام حنفی) is an Afghan Uzbek political and religious leader, who is a senior leader of the Taliban, an acting second deputy prime minister, alongside Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Kabir, of Afghanistan since 2021, and a central member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office.[1][2] He has also served as deputy minister of education in the Taliban government.[3]
Abdul Salam Hanafi is from Jowzjan Province, which is located in northern Afghanistan.[4] He has studied at various religious seminaries including in Karachi, Pakistan. He has also been teaching at Kabul University for some time. Abdul Salam Hanafi has been part of the Taliban movement from the beginning. However, he is generally known among the Taliban as an "Aalim e Deen" (scholar of the faith).[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Afghanistan-Taliban Talks Begin in Attempt to End 19 Years of Bloodshed".
- ^ "Whither Islam in Afghanistan's Political System After the Taliban Talks?".
- ^ "Taliban: Peace Deal with US to be Sealed by End of Feb | Voice of America - English".
- ^ "Who is who in Taliban's caretaker cabinet?". Pajhwok Afghan News. September 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
- Living people
- Taliban leaders
- People from Jowzjan Province
- Afghan Uzbek people
- Afghan expatriates in Pakistan
- Kabul University faculty
- Taliban government ministers of Afghanistan
- Afghan people stubs