Shahabuddin Delawar

Shahabuddin Delawar
شهاب الدین دلاور
Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of Afghanistan
Acting
In office
23 November 2021 – 7 July 2024
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byMohammed Isa Akhund
Succeeded byGul Agha Ishakzai
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
c. 1996 – c. 2001
Prime MinisterMohammad Rabbani (acting)
LeaderMohammed Omar
Personal details
Born1950s
NationalityAfghan
Political partyTaliban
Alma materDarul Uloom Haqqania
OccupationPolitician, Islamic scholar, Taliban member

Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar (Pashto: مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد) (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban and Islamic scholar. 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]

References

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  1. ^ عرفانیار, احمدشاه (22 November 2021). "حکومت یو شمېر وزارتونو، ملکي او پوځي ادارو لپاره نوي سرپرستان او مرستيالان وټاکل".
  2. ^ "Changes in Govt Positions Announced by Islamic Emirate". TOLONews. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ Farmer, Ben (26 January 2012). "Taliban diplomats arrive in Qatar". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
  5. ^ "Shahabuddin Delawar".
  6. ^ "SHAHABUDDIN DELAWAR | United Nations Security Council".
  7. ^ "Dilawar, Shahabuddin Delawar Maulawi".