Abdul Latif Mansour

Abdul Latif Mansour
عبداللطيف منصور
Acting Ministry of Energy and Water
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan
Assumed office
May 2002[1]
Agriculture Minister of Afghanistan
In office
c. 1996c. 2001
Prime MinisterMohammad Rabbani
Abdul Kabir
LeaderMohammed Omar
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Rashid (2021)
Personal details
Born1968
Gerda Serai District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Political partyTaliban
OccupationPolitician, Taliban member

Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour (Pashto: ملا عبداللطيف منصور [ˈabdʊl laˈtif manˈsur]; born 1968) is a politician in Afghanistan. He is currently serving as the acting Minister of Energy and Water, a position he held since 7 September 2021.[2][3][4][5] He is considered a senior leader of the Taliban religious organization.

Mansour in the past was a member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture, a member of the Taliban Supreme Council, a commander in eastern Afghanistan, and a shadow governor of Nangarhar Province during the previous Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001).[6][7]

Early life

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Mansour was born in 1968 in the Gerda Serai District, Paktia Province. He is a nephew of Commander Nasrullah Mansoor and belongs to the Ghilzai tribe of Pashtuns.[8] He spent most of his life in Pakistan, where he completed his Islamic studies at the Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "MoEW: Development of The Energy Sector in the Country Needs More Support". Bakhtar News Agency. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Lack of Knowledge of Laws Creating Challenges: Abdul Latif Mansour". TOLOnews. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Energy & Water Minister Mansour visits Turkey". Pajhwok Afghan News. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Acting Minister of Water and Energy meets with Chinese company officials". Ariana News. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ "ABDUL LATIF MANSUR | United Nations Security Council".
  7. ^ "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟" (in Urdu). BBC Urdu. 25 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Mansur, Abdul Latif".
  9. ^ "Key leaders of Taliban, the 'students' of warfare". Anadolu Agency. 18 August 2021.