Afghan Biographies

Mutaqi, Amir Khan


Name Mutaqi, Amir Khan
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Quetta Shura Council and Official in Charge of its Media Com
History and Biodata

2. Previous Functions:
Taliban’s minister of information and culture (2001)
Member of the Taliban Supreme Council Quetta (June 2007)
Member of Taliban’s Quetta Shura Council and Official in Charge of its Media Committee.
Taliban leader for cultural and information affairs (2015, 20180618)
Chief of staff of Mawlavi Hebatullah Akhundzada (20180619)
Quetta Shura Council and Official in Charge of its Media Committee (20180712)
3. Biodata:
Amir Khan Mutaqi was born in Shin Kalai village, Zurmat District, Paktia province. But now reportedly lives in Banaras Road in Karachi, Pakistan. He was the head of the Cultural Shura of Quetta. Amir Khan Mutaqi was removed from his post as Taliban leader for cultural and information affairs due to the negligence he committed to share the information among the Taliban ranks. Mutaqi has now been appointed as the chief of staff of the Taliban group supreme leader Mawlavi Hebatullah Akhundzada’s office.(20180619)

Muttaqi was wounded in an airstrike that targeted a gathering of Taliban leaders in Langai village in Nawa district, Ghazni Province. Muttaqi, Mullah Khalifa and Mullah Shah Mohammad, both members of the Quetta Shura; Mullah Yusuf, Taliban’s designated shadow governor for Ghazni; and Mullah Sayed Almas, Taliban’s designated shadow governor for Paktia, were present at the gathering.It is said 24 Taliban members were killed and 17 others were wounded in the airstrike. According to initial information, Muttaqi, Khalifa, Shah Mohammad and Mulalh Yusuf were among the wounded.(20180712)

Last Modified 2021-09-27
Established 2018-06-19