Nooruddin Azizi

Nooruddin Azizi was born in Dasht-e Rewat, Khenj District in Panjshir Province to an ethnic Tajik family. His father Gulbuddin Azizi was an Islamic cleric.

Nooruddin Azizi was formerly a Hezb-e Islami^[2] member. He did not join the Taliban before the reconstruction of the Islamic Emirate.^[2]

On 21 September 2021, after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Azizi was appointed as the acting Minister of Commerce and Industry.^[3][4][5]

On 17 October 2023, Azizi arrived in Beijing to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Forum, amongst the highest-level international forums the Taliban government has been invited to.^[6]

On 22 October 2024, Azizi went to Kazan, Russia, to take part of the 16th BRICS summit.^[7]

On 24 November 2025, he led an Afghan business delegation visited India. Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Azizi thanked India’s External Affairs Ministry and Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry for facilitating the trip. He said technical teams and private-sector representatives from both countries have been in constant touch to explore practical areas of cooperation.^[8]