Abdul Latif Mansour | |
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عبداللطيف منصور | |
Acting Ministry of Energy and Water | |
Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan | |
Assumed office May 2002[1] | |
Agriculture Minister of Afghanistan | |
In office c. 1996–c. 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani Abdul Kabir |
Leader | Mohammed Omar |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Rashid (2021) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 Gerda Serai District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan |
Political party | Taliban |
Occupation | Politician, 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]