Afghan Biographies

Mujahid, Abdul Hakim


Name Mujahid, Abdul Hakim
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1956
Function/Grade Jamiat-i-Khuddamul Furqan
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Taliban Ambassador in Pakistan
Taliban Ambassador and Representative and point of contact for the United Nations (20010911)
Head of the political wing of a Taliban splinter group called Jamiat-i-Khuddamul Furqan (2005)
Member and the number 2 of The High Peace Council (2010-20170115)

3. Biodata
mujahid_Abdul_HakimAbdul Hakim Mujahed Muhammad Awrang was born 1956 Khajakhel village, Sharan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Mujahid served as the Taliban Ambassador and Representative and point of contact for the United Nations. He is currently the head of the political wing of a Taliban splinter group called Jamiat-i-Khuddamul Furqan. He is labeled by the western media as a "moderate-Talib". Mujahid told the Pajhowk Afghan news agency in early May 2005 that they are trying to have their party registered with the Justice Ministry and set up an office in Kabul.

He also served as the Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan -- which was one of just several countries to recognize the Taliban government. Years ago, Mujahid reconciled with the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Ahmadullah Takal, Mujahid discusses the possibility of reconciling today's Taliban insurgents through a traditional Afghan Loya Jirga -- a grand assembly of elders.

He is a member and the number 2 of The High Peace Council. Currently he lives in Kabul.

Maulvi Abdul Hakim Mujahid is under fire for calling the Taliban militants ‘Angels and a Holy Group’.(20170113) The National Unity Government (NUG) fired a senior member of the High Peace Council (HPC), Abdul Hakim Mujahid, for showing his love and sympathy to former comrades, the Taliban.(20170115)

Last Modified 2017-01-15
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