Shahabuddin Delawar
Taliban leader and Diplomat
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Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar (Pashto: مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد) (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban and Islamic scholar.
Shahabuddin Delawar شهاب الدین دلاور | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of Afghanistan | |
Acting | |
| In office 23 November 2021 – 7 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
| Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Isa Akhund |
| Succeeded by | Gul Agha Ishakzai |
| Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office c. 1996 – c. 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani (acting) |
| Leader | Mohammed Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950s |
| Party | Taliban |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
| Occupation | Politician, Islamic scholar, Taliban member |
Life and career
Delawar was formerly the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 23 November 2021 to 7 July 2024[1] and since then the chief of the Afghan Red Crescent Society.[2] He was a founding member of their negotiating team based in Qatar, arrived there in January 2012.[3] He served as ambassador to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia under the Taliban government. He also served as Consul General at the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar.[4][5][6]
Delawar belongs to Logar province. He completed his graduation from Darul Uloom Haqqania. He has been associated with teaching at religious seminaries and, as of 2021, was running a religious seminary in Peshawar. Delawar joined the Taliban in the 1990s when they emerged in Afghanistan.[4][7]
