Afghan Biographies

Name:

Shokaib, Sardar Mohammad

Ethnic:
Pashtun
Date of birth:
Function/Grade:
Ambassador to Pakistan Islamabad
History and Biodata:

1. Former Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan:
Anwar Anwarzai (2080904)
Abdul Khaleq Farahi , Afghanistan's Ambassador-Designate to Pakistan was kidnapped on 20080921 by unidentified gunmen, who ambushed his car and shot dead his driver, in the north-western city of Peshawar, the police said.
Majnoon Gulab Zazai, Minister Counsellor and Charged Affairs, Deputy Head of Mission, acting Ambassador
(20091021, 2010, 2011)
Mohammad Omar Umar Daudzai (20110418-20130901)
Janan Mosazai (20131116-20151125)
Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal (20151126, 20160212-20180800 stepped down
Atif Mashal (20181001) resigned (20200112)
Najibullah Alikhel (20200903)
Hafiz Mohibullah, First Secretary, (202010928)
Sardar Mohammad Shokaib,
Sardar Mohammad Ahmad Shakib
Sardar Ahmad Shekib Ambassador to Pakistan Islamabad (20230109)

2. Previous Function:
Afghan Embassy Pakistan Islamabad / First Secretary (20211028)
Member of the Taliban’s Cultural Affairs Commission
Ambassador to Pakistan Islamabad (20211028, 20251103)


3. Biodata:
Mawlavi Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb Sardar Muhammad Shokaib Sardar Ahmad Shakib aka Qari Yousuf Ahmadi is an ethnic Pashtun from Zabul province and has served in the Information and Cultural Department in southern Kandahar and was associated with a Taliban magazine. He once worked as the Taliban spokesman under the name of Qari Yousaf Ahmadi and was arrested in Pakistan and later lived in Peshawar for several years.
 

The chargés d'affaires of Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad criticized the existence of corruption in the issuance of Pakistani visas to Afghans. .“They either don’t issue visas or make the conditions very tough. The people are being forced to contact some individuals and pay them $1,500 to $2,000,” Shakib said. 
 

The government of Pakistan has announced that Shakib’s appointment does not reflect the recognition of the Islamic Emirate’s administration in Kabul.


 

Last modified:
03 November 2025
Established:
29 October 2021