Suhail Shaheen | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Shaheen in 2019 | |
| Head of the Political Office | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2022[1] | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Baradar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Suhail Shaheen Paktia Province, Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University, Islamabad |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
Muhammad Suhail Shaheen (Pashto/Dari: محمد سهیل شاهین, Pashto pronunciation: [mʊˈhamad sʊˈhel ʃaˈhin], Dari pronunciation: [mʊˈhammad sʊˈheːl ʃaˈhiːn]) is a Taliban member who is currently the head of the Political Office in Doha.[1] He edited the English-language, state-owned Afghan newspaper The Kabul Times during the first Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), before being appointed to Afghanistan's Embassy in Pakistan as a deputy ambassador.[2]
The Taliban-led government appointed him as the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations in September 2021, but the UN rejected his appointment to the post.
- ^ a b "Shaheen Appointed Head of Doha Office". TOLOnews. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 16 July 2021.