Abdul Latif Mansur
Abdul Latif Mansur عبداللطیف منصور | |
|---|---|
| Acting Energy and Water Minister of Afghanistan | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Member of the Leadership Council of Afghanistan | |
| Assumed office May 2002[1] | |
| Agriculture Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office c. 1996–c. 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani Abdul Kabir |
| Leader | Mohammed Omar |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Rashid (2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 Gerda Serai District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan |
| Political party | Taliban |
| Occupation | Politician, Taliban member |
Mulla Abdul Latif Mansur (Pashto: ملا عبداللطیف منصور [ˈabdʊl laˈtif manˈsur]; born 1968) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban serving as the Minister of Energy and Water since 7 September 2021.[2] He is also a central member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture, member of the Taliban Supreme Council, commander in eastern Afghanistan and shadow governor of Nangarhar Province in the previous Taliban government (1996–2001).[3][4]
Early life[edit]
Mansur was born in 1968 in the Gerda Serai District, Paktia Province. He is a nephew of Commander Nasrullah Mansoor and belongs to the Ghilzai tribe.[5] He spent most of his life in Pakistan, where he completed his Islamic studies at the Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "افغان طالبان کی نئی کابینہ میں کون کون شامل".
- ^ "ABDUL LATIF MANSUR | United Nations Security Council".
- ^ "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
- ^ "Mansur, Abdul Latif".
- ^ "Key leaders of Taliban, the 'students' of warfare".