Mali Khan

Haji Mali Khan
Pashto: حاجي مالي خان
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan
Assumed office
4 March 2022
Chief of Staff of the Armed ForcesQari Fasihuddin
Governor of Logar
In office
7 November 2021 – 14 March 2022
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund
EmirHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byMuhammad Ali Jan Ahmad
Succeeded byMaulvi Inayatullah
Personal details
Nationality Afghanistan

Haji Mali Khan (Pashto: حاجي مالي خان) is an Afghan Taliban politician, and former military commander. Khan has served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces since 4 March 2022.[1] From 7 November 2021 to 14 March 2022, he served as governor of Logar Province.[2][3] Prior to his governmental service, he was considered one of the leaders of the Haqqani network, a "semi-autonomous" offshoot of the Taliban.[4]

  1. ^ په یو شمیر وزارتونو، قول اردو ګانو اوولایتونو کې نوې ټاکنې وشوې [New elections were held for a number of ministries, corps and provinces]. Pajhwok Network. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول [New governors and police chiefs have been appointed for about 20 provinces]. Azam News (in Pashto). 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ahmadzai-2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Senior Haqqani commander captured in Afghanistan". France 24. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.