Abdul Hakim Haqqani

Abdul Hakim Haqqani
عبد الحكيم حقاني
Abdul Hakim Haqqani in 2020
Chief Justice of Afghanistan
Assumed office
15 August 2021
Deputy
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded bySayed Yousuf Halim
In exile
25 May 2016 – 15 August 2021
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byHibatullah Akhundzada
Judge of the Kandahar Primary Court
In office
c. 1995c. 2001
Supreme LeaderMullah Omar
Personal details
Born1967
Panjwayi, Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
EducationDarul Uloom Haqqania
ProfessionPolitician, writer
Political affiliationTaliban

Abdul Hakim Haqqani (Pashto: عبد الحكيم حقاني Pashto pronunciation: [ˈabdʊl haˈkim haqɑˈni]; born 1967), also known as Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai (Pashto: عبد الحكيم اسحاقزى Pashto pronunciation: [ˈabdʊl haˈkim ɪshaqˈzai]),[1][2][3] is an Afghan Islamic scholar and writer who has been the chief justice of Afghanistan since 2021 in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime.[4] He has also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court in the 1996–2001 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was the chairman of the Taliban negotiation team in the Qatar office. He is one of the founding members of the Taliban and was a close associate of the late leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government". Reuters. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Major reshuffle in Taliban leadership ahead of intra-Afghan dialogue". Zee News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Taliban's government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ احمدزى, محمد اصف (28 October 2021). "مولوي عبدالحکيم د سترې محکمې د رئیس او مولوي فريدالدين د علومو اکاډمي د رئيس په توګه ټاکل شوي".
  5. ^ "Ishaqzai, Abdul Hakim Mawlawi Sheikh".
  6. ^ Bezhan, Frud (10 September 2020). "Why Did the Taliban Appoint a Hard-Line Chief Negotiator for Intra-Afghan Talks?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.