Amir Khan Muttaqi
Amir Khan Muttaqi | |
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امیر خان متقی | |
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
Preceded by | Mohammad Haneef Atmar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 (age 50–51)[citation needed] Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan[citation needed] |
Nationality | Afghanistan |
Political party | Taliban |
Amir Khan Muttaqi (Pashto: امیر خان متقی [ˈamɪr xɑn mʊtaˈqi]) is an Afghan Taliban politician serving as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021.[1] He was also a member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office.[2]
Early life[edit]
Khan was born in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province.[citation needed]
Political career[edit]
Khan served as Minister of Information and Culture and as a representative of the 1996–2001 Taliban government in United Nations-led talks.[3][4] He was part of Maulvi Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi's group during the Afghan jihad but later joined the Taliban movement when it emerged.[5]
On 17 August 2021, just after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, he was reported to be in Kabul talking to non-Taliban politicians such as Abdullah Abdullah and Hamid Karzai about forming a government.[6] Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on 15 August 2021 during a military offensive against the Afghan government that had begun in May 2021.
On 7 September 2021, the Taliban announced the first members of a new "acting" government, three weeks after coming to full power with the takeover of Kabul on 15 August. Amir Khan Muttaqi was appointed as Afghanistan's acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Pal, Alasdair (2021-09-07). "Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Former Taliban minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrives to the signing of a US-Taliban agreement in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020". Getty Images.
- ^ "AMIR KHAN MOTAQI | United Nations Security Council".
- ^ "Biography of Amir Khan Muttaqi". 6 March 2018.
- ^ "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
- ^ "Afghanistan: flights resume in Kabul as Taliban 'hold talks to form government'". The Guardian. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.