Afghan Biographies

Hanafi, Abdul Salam Mawlawi


Name Hanafi, Abdul Salam Mawlawi
Ethnic backgr. Uzbek
Date of birth
Function/Grade Second Deputy to Prime Minister
History and Biodata

2. Previous Function:
Shadow Governor Jawzjan Province (2007, 2008)
Deputy Minister of Education under first Taliban Government ( in the 1990th)
Second Deputy to the Prime Minister foe administrative Affairs (20210907, 20220707)

3. Biodata:

Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul hails from Jawzjan Province. He has studied at various religious seminaries including in KarachiPakistan. He has also been teaching at Kabul University for some time. Abdul Salam Hanafi has been part of the Taliban movement from the beginning. However, he is generally known among the Taliban as an "Aalim e Deen" (scholar of the faith)

Given Hanafi’s role within the Taliban, the United Nations Security Council sanctioned Hanafi on February 23, 2001, and the U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation sanctioned Hanafi on April 2 of that year.

 

 
Last Modified 2022-07-07
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