Afghan Biographies

Sheikh Mohammad Khalid


Name Sheikh Mohammad Khalid
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade Minister of Vice and Virtue
History and Biodata

1. Former Minister of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice:
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid (20210907) acting
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice:
Akif Mahajer (20211021)
Deputy Minster of Vice and Virtue:
Abdul Rahman Munir (20220516)
Shahhidkhel named deputy minister of vice & virtue (20230718)


2. Previous Function.

Minister of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (20210907)

3. Biodata:
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid is the acting Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Minister of Dawat-wal-Irshad) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021. He is an ethnic Nuristani, from Kolam village, Nuristan Province.
 

Treasury is designating two individuals for serious human rights abuse related to the restriction of access to secondary education for women and girls in Afghanistan, pursuant to E.O. 13818.

  • Fariduddin Mahmood is a member of the Taliban’s so-called “cabinet” that made decisions to close education centers and schools to women and girls after the sixth grade. Mahmood serves as the so-called “head of the Afghanistan Academy of Sciences” and supported the education-related bans on women and girls.
  • Khalid Hanafi serves as the so-called “Minister” for the so-called “Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” (MPVPV). Since August 2021, members of the MPVPV have engaged in serious human rights abuse, including abductions, whippings, and beatings.  Members of the MPVPV have assaulted people protesting the restrictions on women’s activity, including access to education.(20231210)

 

Last Modified 2023-12-10
Established 2021-10-22