Naeem Wardak
Naeem Wardak | |
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ډاکټر محمد نعیم وردک | |
Born | Mohammad Naeem Wardak 1985 (age 36–37) Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan |
Alma mater | Nangarhar University International Islamic University, Islamabad Darul Uloom Haqqania |
Political party | Taliban |
Mohammad Naeem Wardak (ډاکټر محمد نعیم وردک) (born 1985) is one of the current Taliban spokesperson in Qatar office since 2020. He also previously served the same office from 2013 to 2015.
Early life and education[]
Wardak belongs to Chak District of Wardak Province. He received his early education at a local madrassa in the village of Chak, then enrolled at Nangarhar University in Jalalabad and obtained a BA degree. He then enrolled at the International Islamic University, Islamabad for his master's degree and later did his Ph.D. in Arabic.[1] He also studied for a short time at Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, from where he studied Hadith and Fiqh.[2][3] Wardak is the first Taliban leader to hold a PhD.[4]
Spokesperson[]
When the Taliban's first political office opened in Qatar in 2013, he was appointed spokesperson. Wardak and Suhail Shaheen both acted as spokespersons at the same time and served until 2015. In 2018 he was made part of the Qatar office again and has been based there ever since.[5] In September 2020, he was re-appointed spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Wardak, Muhammad Naeem Dr".
- ^ "افغان طالبان کے پہلے پی ایچ ڈی ڈاکٹر اور ترجمان". 11 September 2020.
- ^ "The Taleban in Qatar (2): Biographies – core and constellation (Amended with more details)". 24 June 2013.
- ^ "پی ایچ ڈی ہولڈر ڈاکٹر نعیم وردک طالبان کے ترجمان مقرر".
- ^ "طالبان کا پہلا پی ایچ ڈی ڈاکٹر تعلیم کہاں سے حاصل کی ؟". 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Taliban Appoints New Chief Negotiator on Eve of Talks".
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- Living people
- 1985 births
- Taliban leaders
- Taliban spokespersons
- International Islamic University, Islamabad alumni
- People from Maidan Wardak Province
- Nangarhar University alumni
- Darul Uloom Haqqania alumni