Afghan Biographies

Name:

Sheikh Sher Ahmad Haqqani

Ethnic:
Pashtun
Date of birth:
Function/Grade:
Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs
History and Biodata:

1. Former Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs, now MoIC:
Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Rahin,
Abdul Karim Khurram (2009),
Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (20100103-20140930),
Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Acting Minister of (Information), Culture and Youth (20141001)
acting Minister of Information and Culture Ghulam Nabi Farahi (20141209)
Acting Minister of Information and Culture, Sayed Mosaddiq Khalili (20150213)
Abdul Bari Jahani (20150418, 20161107) vote of no confidence
Mrs. Sayeda Muzhgan Mostafavi, acting Minister of Information and Culture (20171023)
Prof. Mohammad Rasoul Bawari acting Minister (20170423, 20180625)
Fazel Sancharaki, acting (20180102)
Mrs. Hassina Safi acting (20180625, 20190107)
Tahir Zuhair Taher Zuhair (20200405-20210712) nominated and acting not confirmed
Zabiullah Mujahid (20210901) acting
Alhaj Mullah Khair Ullah Khairkhwa (20240121, 20240714)
Sheikh Sher Ahmad Haqqani former Laghman governor appointed Minister of Information and Culture (20250902)

MoIC’s advisor on international affairs:
Jallal Noorani (20140122)
Hadiurahman Hadi (20170830)
Dr. Tariq Reshad (20181112)

 

Deputy Ministers:
Ahmad Zia Afshar, acting deputy minister for cultural affairs, has not been seen over the past three months. He has disappeared in Canada (20100328),
Mawlavi Quadratulah Jamal 

Qari Mohammad Younis Rashid, former Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Information and Culture, , has been appointed Financial and Administrative Deputy of the Ministry of Public Works (20260108)
ex-Kandahar University chancellor Sheikh Abdul Rahman Tayebi has been appointed deputy minister of information and culture (20260722)

Deputy Minister of Information and Culture on Publication Affairs: Mobariz Rashidi Mubarez Rashidi (20100225, 20111226), Mrs. Simin Hassanzada, Simeen Hasanzada (20141112, 20150207) Simeen Hasanzada has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal murder of Farkhunda over false allegation of Quran burning.(20150402), Mrs Sayeda Muzhgan Mustafawi deputy of publication (20150621, 20171212) Sayed Hussain Fazel Sancharaki Sayed Aqa Fazel Sancharaki Fazil Sancharaki (20170503, 20180702, 20200208) Abdul Manan Shiway-e Sharq (20200209, 20200923) Haroon Hakimi (20210511)

Deputy Minister Of ministry of information and culture in youth affairs: Mohammad Zahir Ghaus Zaher Gauss (20091124) Taimoor Shah Eshaqzai, Timor Shah Ishaqzai Temor Shah Ishaqzai (20111224, 20150207) Dr. Kamal Sadaat (20151006, 20161009, 20181203) Mohammad Rasoul Bawari (Hazara) has been appointed as deputy minister of culture and art for information and culture.(20170117, 20180625) Dr. Kamal Sadaat (20151006, 20161009, 20181203) Mohammad Ajmal Shahpoor (20190923)
Deputy in the Ministry of Information and Culture: Sayed Musadiq Khalili, Masaddiq Khalili, Sayed Masaddeq Khalili Sayed Mosadiq Khalili( (20120430, 20150526, 20160119))
Deputy Information and Culture Minister on Publications: Mrs. Simin Hassanzada, Simeen Hasanzada (20141112, 20150207) Simeen Hasanzada has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal murder of Farkhunda over false allegation of Quran burning.(20150402), Mrs Sayeda Mrs. Muzhgan Mustafawi deputy of publication (20150621, 20171212) Abdul Manan Shiway-e Sharq (20200923)
Deputy of tourism, finance and administrative affairs: Zardasht Shams (20150526) Sayeda Muzhgan Mostafawi, former deputy of publication for Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) has been appointed as administrative, financial and tourism deputy minister of MoIC.(20170311) Abdul Bashir Hakimi, Deputy Minister of Finance, Admin and Tourism of the Ministry of Information and Culture (20210503) former Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Mawlavi Qudratullah Jamal has been appointed as the Financial, Administrative and Tourism Deputy Minister of Information and Culture (20240714, 20260519))
Director of Foreign Relations: Omar Sultan (20100328), Contact: Aziza Ahmadyar (f)  Telephone: 93 (0) 70 152896 E-mail: aziza_ahmadyar(at)hotmail.com

MoIC’s advisor on international affairs: Dr. Tariq Reshad (2018112)
Director of historical monuments: Abdul Ahad Abbasi (2018112)
Director of archeology department: Noor Agha Noori (2018112)
Director of policy and plan: Abdul Moqim (2018112)
Mawlavi Abdul Aleem Zanwak Mufti Zada, former director of the Department of Quran Writing and Baihaqi Book Publishing, has been appointed as the Director of Government Dailies, and Engineer Uzair Baryalai, former Director of Government Dailies, has been appointed director of the Department of Planning and Policy
former head of the Department for the Preservation and Maintenance of State-Owned Companies, has been appointed director of the Department of Quran Writing and Baihaqi Book Publishing. (20260903)

 

 

2. Previous Function:
Provincial Governor Laghman (20241015)
Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs (20250902)

3. Biodata:
Sheikh Sher Ahmad Haqqani 


 

Last modified:
03 September 2026
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