Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah

1. Former Governor of Maidan-Wardak:
Besmillah Omar (Governor during Soviet time 20110918)
Abdul Jabbar Naeemi (2005, resigned 20080512),
Muhammad Halim Fidai Fidaee (20080710-20120919),
Abdul Majid Khogyani (20120920 - 20150608)
Hayatullah Hayat (20150609-20160407)
Eng. Zondi Gul Zamani Zundi Gul Zamani Zandi Gul Zamani (20160630, 20180216)
Dr. Shah Jahan (20180217, 20181108 resigned)
Eng. Taj Mohammad Umari acting Governor (20181109)
LTG Abdul Yamin Muzaffaruddin (20181118, 20190209)
Abdul Rahman Tareq (20200914)
Mohammad Amin Jan Kuchi (20211107)
Mohammad Amin Omari (20221003)
Qari Bakhtiar Maaz governor of Maidan Wardak, Bakhtiar Maaz Bakhtyar Maaz (20220407, 20230713)
Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwah governor of central Maidan Wardak Province (20250902)

Deputy Governor:
Mohammad Basir (2006)
Ali Ahmad (20100519)
Zakir Hussain Sultani (20150702, 2017)
Eng. Taj Mohammad Umari Taj Mohammad Omari acting Governor (20181109)
Sher Ahmad (20211107)
Bashir Ahmad Haqqani (20230504)

Governor's Spokesperson:
Shahidullah Shahid (20110604, 20121124)

Irrigation Director:
Mohammad Anwar (20121012)

Maidan Wardak Head of public health Department:
Dr. Ghulam Farooq Mokhles Wardak (20121123)
Mohammad Salim Asghar Dr. Mohammad Salem Asghakhel( 20190121, 20200711)
Dr Abdul Maruf Jalili (20210613)
Provincial Telecommunications and Informational Technology Director:
Fazl Rahim (20140928)
Maidan Wardak Women’s Affairs Director:
Wahida Khkuli (20171122)
Rural rehabilitation and development directorate:
Reyaz Ahmad Riaz Ahmad, acting head of the department killed (20210209)
Provincial head of mines in Maidan Wardak:
Mawlavi Nematullah Shahid (20230430)

Maidan/Wardak Province status was upgraded from third to second degree.(20140325)

2. Previous Functions:
Governor of Herat Province under firstTaliban regime (1999-2001)
Spokesperson of the first Taliban regime Governor of Kabul province
Minister of Internal Affairs under the firstTaliban regime (1997-1998)
Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs (20240121, 20240714)
Provincial Governor Maidan Wardak (20250902)

3. Biodata:
Alhaj Mullah Khair Ullah Khairkhwa was born 1963 in Poti village, Arghistan district, Kandahar province and belongs to Popolzai tribe. He was prisoner in Guantanamo. Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa son of the late Sayeed Wali was born in Gawhari village (other source), Arghistan district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan.
After “Communist Coup” Khairkhwa along with his family immigrated to Pakistan, where  He has started Islamic studies at Baluchistan Saranan Camp then at the Mohammadia madrasa in Charat and Kohat 
Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa is the memorizer of Holy Quran.

He had active role in Jihad against the former Soviets Union and then began working with the Islamic Tehreek-e-Taliban led by the late Mullah Mohammad Omar “Mujahid” to eradicate corruption and provide security in the country. Khairkhwa has served as spokesperson of Taliban before the conquest of Kabul, and also served as Minister of Interior Affairs, Governor General at southwest and Herat governor during the rule of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
 
After US invasion in Afghanistan, Mullah Khirullah Khairkhwa was arrested in Pakistan in 2002, then he transferred to the Guantanamo prison in Cuba on May 05, 2002, where he was imprisoned for more than 13 years. 
Khairkhwa was released as a result of an exchange of an American prisoner with four leaders of Taliban and transferred to Qatar on June 01, 2014. 
In 2018, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa was appointed as member of Taliban political office and member of negotiating team with the US. 
Now, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa is member of political office, and negotiating team and also Minister of Information of Culture.

He speaks Pashto, Dari, Arabic, English and Urdu fluently.