2. Previous Functions:
Interim Supreme Court Justice (2005-2006),
Afghan Peace Jirgas deputy chairman (20100605),
Deputy Head Afghanistan Ulema Council· (20100615),
Chairman President of Afghanistan Ulama Council (20170315)
High Council / Commission of Peace and Reconcilliation HPC (201006) Member,
National Ulema Council Chairman (20140911, 20170618, 20180805, 20200520 died)

3. Biodata: (compiled by his family)

The late Mawlavi Qiam Ud Din Kashaf was born on 1^st of May 1942 in the Bada Khel village of the Niazi area, Alingar district, Laghman province, into a devout family. Mawlavi Kashaf's first teacher was his father, the late Sarfaraz Khan who guided him in his initial religious studies. However, due to destiny's decree, he lost this divine blessing early in life when his father passed away.

Despite these hardships, Mawlavi Kashaf, driven by his special love for religion and knowledge, continued his religious education with the local scholars of his time. In 1964, he was recognized as a comprehensive scholar by the Laghman High Court. He later pursued two additional years of advanced religious studies outside Laghman with eminent scholars and began his formal government service in 1966.
 

It is worth mentioning that 54 years ago corresponding to 1966 AD, there was only one audio broadcasting service in Afghanistan, known as Afghanistan National Radio. During that time, the late Khashaf served as a religious interpreter for the mentioned radio station. Alongside this, he also held responsibility for the Payam-e-Haq magazine. In the Ministry of Information and Culture, he managed the professional board of the Preaching Directorate. Additionally, he contributed to newspapers through his writings.
 

He wrote programs on Quranic exegesis, the life of the Prophet, and religious sermons, which were broadcast in his own voice. This series continued for approximately 12 years.
 

With the arrival of the Soviet Invasion and after the communist coup in 1357 AH (1978 AD), he migrated to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Mujahid journal under the Islamic Union of Afghanistan. Later, alongside his responsibilities for publications within the Mujahideen Union, he also served as the head of the Cultural Committee of the Islamic Union of Afghanistan.
 

The late Kashaf hosted programs titled Islamic System for the Mujahideen through Peshawar Radio for 13 years and 3 months. At the request of the Mujahideen, two of his collections of sermons were published as books titled Islamic System (Islami-Nizam) and Truth-Seekers (Haqq-Paloonki).

In addition, the late Kashaf authored and translated several other printed works, including the Pashto translation of Tafhim-ul-Quran in six volumes, Mohammadi Seerat (The Life of the Prophet in the Light of Knowledge), The Scale of Knowledge, Secrets of Quranic Knowledge, Four Key Quranic Terms, A Sweet Story: A Special Interpretation of Surah Yusuf, and Islam and Economic Growth. He also had unpublished works, such as Al-Kitab, a summary of the chapters of the Quran.
 

During his time in migration and jihad, the late Kashaf participated in hundreds of conferences and dedicated his life to spreading the truth from the pulpit, gaining a large following. He was a member of the Consultative Council of the Mujahideen’s Interim Government and, after Afghanistan's independence, served as the deputy, secretary, and spokesperson of the Scholars’ Council for the Eastern Zone of the country.
 

In Afghanistan's Islamic government, he served as a member of the Cabinet of Ministers and as the Minister of Information and Culture for a period of time. During the Taliban regime, the late Kashaf did not hold any official position; however, he continued his primary mission by conducting courses on the life of the Prophet (Seerat-un-Nabi) and Quranic exegesis (Tafseer).
 

During President Karzai's government, he worked for five years in various departments of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and was also a member of the High Council of the Supreme Court. Furthermore, he served as the elected deputy and acting chairman of the Constitutional Loya Jirga.
 

He was a member, deputy, and spokesperson of the High Peace Council of Afghanistan. Additionally, he served as the head of the Laghman Tribal Council. From the day he took on the responsibility of the National Scholars' Council (Shura-al-ulama), he made tireless efforts at both the national and international levels to achieve lasting peace in Afghanistan.
 

He also played a constructive role in the establishment and legitimization of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the continuation of the National Unity Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. From that time until the end of his life, he served as the head of Afghanistan's Nationwide Scholars’ Council(Shura-al-ulama). On May 20, 2020 (Sunday), at the age of 78, he bid farewell to this mortal world and entrusted his soul to the Creator of the universe.

Biodata compiled by different sources:
Maulvi Qiamuddin Kashaf Mawlawi Qiam ud din Kashaf Mawlawi Qayamudden Kashaf Mawlavi Qeyamuddin Kashaf was born 1942 in Bada Khel which is a small village of District Alingar of province Laghman in Afghanistan. He lost his father early in his life when he was a child his father was also Mullah - his name was Mawlawi Sarfiraz Khan - so he started to get Islamic education and studied Islamic studies in different Madrassas.

Has no official degree but he performed his services in many way for Afghanistan. From the beginning he worked as director of Guidance and Information of Islam (Dawat o Irshad ) in the Ministry of Information and Culture then he also got many promotions in his field. At the beginning of the Revolution of Afghanistan he migrated (Hegira) to Pakistan in 1357. When the seven (7) Jihadi parties were formed, he joined Ettehad e Islami and worked as Deputy head of the Ettehad e Islami party at Jihad time which was  headed by Prof. Abdurab Rasool Sayyaf.

During the Regime of Mujaheddin when Prof. Burhan ud in Rabbani was president of Afghanistan he was the Cabinet minister of the Information and Culture Ministry.·

After the demise of Shikhul Hadith Mawlawi Fazal Hadi Shinwari suffering a stroke in a hospital in India Kashaf is the not elected but de facto head of the National Ulema Council, which is under control of the Karzai Government.
 

The Ulema Council chief, Mawlawi Qiamuddin Kashaf, urged president Karzai to abolish the Ulema Council and the current Dar-ul-Efta authority in the Supreme Court and establish the new Dar-ul-Efta with full executive authorities. Kashaf asked President Karzai to be a member of the new Dar-ul-Efta. "When a Dar-ul-Efta issues a fatwa, it should be enforced by the judicial institutions and police if not it will be an insult to Islam and I am 100 per cent against establishment of such authority," said Kashaf.(20121125)
 

Kashaf is married and has children.

The Afghanistan Ulema Council (AUC) Head Qiyyamuddin Kashaf has died due to an illness he was suffering from, his family member confirmed on Sunday May 20, 2020.

He speaks Pushtu, Dari, Urdu and a bit English.