Hasan Akhund

Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (Pashto: محمد حسن اخوند [mʊˈhamad haˈsan ɑˈxund]: born 26 March 1949) is an Afghan Taliban who is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Afghanistan since 2021. Previously, he was the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan under prime minister Mohammad Rabanni and Abdul Kabir from 1996 to 2001 and the 28th Minister for Foreign Affairs under prime minister Abdul Kabir from 1998 to 1999.


Mohammad Hasan Akhund
محمد حسن آخوند
Akhund in 2022
27th Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Assumed office
7 September 2021[a]
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Deputy
Preceded byAbdul Kabir (acting, 2001)
Member of the Leadership Council
Assumed office
15 August 2021
In exile
May 2002[3] – 15 August 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan[broken anchor]
In office
27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001
Prime MinisterMohammad Rabbani
Abdul Kabir (acting)
LeaderMohammed Omar
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded by
  • Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, 2021)
  • Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, 2021)
Foreign Minister of Afghanistan
In office
1998 – October 27, 1999
Prime MinisterMohammad Rabbani
LeaderMohammed Omar
Preceded byAbdul Jalil
Succeeded byWakil Ahmed Muttawakil
Personal details
Born (1949-03-26) 26 March 1949 (age 75)
Pashmul, Panjwayi District (now in Zhari District), Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Political partyTaliban (1994–present)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionScholar

Time as prime minister

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Russia said that it will not take part "in the inauguration event for the new government of Afghanistan if it is held on the 9/11 anniversary", media said on September 10, 2021; After Russia said that, the event was moved to another day.[4]

There are worries about the Freedom of the press: "at least 14 journalists" were arrested "and then released" (or set free) over a two-day period; Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that, and media told about that on September 10, 2021.[5]

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  1. Deputy Abdul Kabir served as acting prime minister pro tempore from 17 May 2023 to 17 July 2023 while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness.[1][2]

References

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  1. Mohammad Farshad Daryosh (17 May 2023). "Mawlawi Kabir Appointed Acting PM As Mullah Hassan Akhund is Ill: Mujahid". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. Adeeb, Fatema (9 September 2023). "Prime Minister's Absence From Meetings Raises Questions". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. Sayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. https://www.news18.com/news/india/taliban-cancel-911-govt-inaugural-ceremony-after-pressure-from-doha-4189874.html. CNN-News18. Retrieved 10 September 2021. "[...] Russia told the Doha peace negotiation team that it will not participate in the inauguration event if it is held on the 9/11 anniversary"
  5. "Afghanistan: Journalists tell of beatings by Taliban". BBC News. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-11.