Hibatullah Akhundzada
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Hibatullah Akhundzada ھِبت الله اخوندزاده | |
|---|---|
| Head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[1] | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
| Preceded by | Ashraf Ghani (as President) |
| 3rd Supreme Leader of the Taliban | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Akhtar Mansour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 Panjwayi District, Kingdom of Afghanistan (now Panjwayi District, Afghanistan) |
| Political party |  Taliban |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Hibatullah Akhundzada (Pashto: هبت الله اخونزاده; Arabic: هبة الله أخوند زاده Haibatullāh Aḫūnd Zādah; born 1961)[2] became the leader of the Taliban in 2016. In August 2021, he became the 3rd Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan following the Fall of Kabul.
He is a hardline religious scholar.[3]
Pashtun is his ethnic group, and he belongs to the Noorzai tribe.[4][2]
He is also known by the honorifics Mawlawi and Mullah.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan". BBC News. 2021-09-07. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Afghan Taliban announce successor to Mullah Mansour". BBC News. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer (26 May 2016). "Profile: New Taliban chief Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ↑ Burnett 2020, p. 57.
Bibliography[change | change source]
- Burnett, M. Troy (2020). Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements Around the World [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1440850003.
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