Amir Khan Muttaqi

Chudhary Amir Khan Muttaqi (Pashto: امیر خان متقی‎ [ˈamɪr xɑn mʊtaˈqi]) is an Afghan Taliban politician serving as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021.[1] He was also a member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office.[2]

Amir Khan Muttaqi
امیر خان متقی
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
7 September 2021
LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund (acting)
Preceded byMohammad Haneef Atmar
Minister of Education and Minister of Information and Culture
In office
c. 1996 – c. 2001
LeaderMohammed Omar
Succeeded byNoorullah Munir (2021)
Personal details
Born1970 (age 50–51)
Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan
NationalityAfghan
Political party Taliban

Early life

Khan was born in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province.

Political career

Khan served as Minister of Information and Culture and as a representative of the 1996–2001 Taliban government in United Nations-led talks.[3][4] He was part of Maulvi Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi's group during the Afghan jihad but later joined the Taliban movement when it emerged.[5]

On 17 August 2021, just after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, he was reported to be in Kabul talking to non-Taliban politicians such as Abdullah Abdullah and Hamid Karzai about forming a government.[6] Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on 15 August 2021 during a military offensive against the Afghan government that had begun in May 2021.

On 7 September 2021, the Taliban announced the first members of a new "acting" government, three weeks after coming to full power with the takeover of Kabul on 15 August. Amir Khan Muttaqi was appointed as Afghanistan's acting foreign minister.[1]

See also

References
  1. Pal, Alasdair (2021-09-07). "Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. "Former Taliban minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrives to the signing of a US-Taliban agreement in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020". Getty Images.
  3. "AMIR KHAN MOTAQI | United Nations Security Council".
  4. "Biography of Amir Khan Muttaqi". 6 March 2018.
  5. "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
  6. "Afghanistan: flights resume in Kabul as Taliban 'hold talks to form government'". The Guardian. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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