Noor Jalal نور جلال | |
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Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs | |
Acting | |
Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs | |
In office c. 1996 – c. 2001 | |
Leader | Mohammed Omar |
Minister |
Abdul Samad Khaksar Qari Ahmadullah Khairullah Khairkhwa Abdur Razzaq |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Lajen, Shegal District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan |
Political party | Taliban |
Occupation | Politician, Taliban member |
Maulawi Noor Jalal ( Pashto: نور جلال [nʊr d͡ʒaˈlɑl]; born 1969), also spelt Nur Jalal, [1] is an Afghan Taliban politician who has served as the acting Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 7 September 2021. [2] [3] He also served in this position in the previous Taliban government (1996–2001). He is a cousin of Najibullah Haqqani, the Minister of Communications since 7 September 2021. [1]
Jalal was born in 1969 in Lajen village, Shegal District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. He is a member of the Shinwari Pashtun tribe. [1]
In the first Taliban government of 1996 to 2001, Jalal served as Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs. On 23 February 2001, he was placed on a UN sanctions list. [1]
In 2011, Jalal worked for a Kabul-based non-governmental organisation involved in conflict resolution. [1]
On 7 September 2021, Jalal was made Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs of the newly re-established Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, under Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani. [2] [3]