Rahmatullah Najib
Mullah Rahmatullah Najib[1] (Pashto: رحمتالله نجيب [rahmatʊˈlɑ naˈd͡ʒɪb]) is the Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021, alongside Taj Mir Jawad.[2]
Rahmatullah Najib | |
|---|---|
| رحمتالله نجيب | |
| Deputy Director of Intelligence | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Governor of Balkh | |
| In office c. 1996 – c. 2000 | |
| Leader | Mohammed Omar |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Rabbani Abdul Kabir |
| Succeeded by | Norullah Noori |
| Personal details | |
| Political party |  Taliban |
Career
Prior to his promotion to the cabinet, Najib served as a field commander.[3]
In June 2016, Najib was reported to be the Taliban's shadow governor for Logar Province and to have been subjected to false claims of killing by Afghan forces.[4]
On 7 September 2021, Najib was made Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, alongside Taj Mir Jawad, under Director of Intelligence Abdul Haq Wasiq.[2]
References
- "Taliban's new deputy intel chief ran suicide attack network". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "In Mohammad Akhund-led Taliban govt, several key faces from Haqqani Network". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- "Taliban's interim government: Is the past, prologue?". Taliban’s interim government: Is the past, prologue?. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- Roggio, Bill (21 June 2016). "Taliban denies Ghazni shadow governor killed in airstrike | FDD's Long War Journal". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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