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Mohammad Yunus Khalis | |
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محمد يونس خالص | |
| Leader of Hezb-e Islami Khalis | |
| In office 1979–2006 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Din Mohammad (main faction) Anwar ul Haq Mujahid (dissident faction) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
| Died | 19 July 2006 (aged 86–87) |
| Children | Anwar ul Haq Mujahid Matiul Haq Khalis |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Occupation | former Hezb-i Islami Khalis leader, former Mujahideen leader |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Hezb-e Islami Khalis |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Mohammad Yunus Khalis (alternate spellings Yunis and Younas) (Pashto: محمد يونس خالص; c. 1919 – 19 July 2006) was a mujahideen commander in Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. His party was called Hezb-i-Islami ("Islamic Party"), the same as Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's party. The two are commonly differentiated as Hezb-e Islami Khalis and Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin.