Mohammad Abbas Akhund

Mullah
Mohammad Abbas Akhund
محمد عباس آخوند
Minister of Disaster Management
Assumed office
23 November 2021[a]
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund
DeputySharafuddin Taqi
Minister of Public Health
In office
1996–2001
Supreme LeaderMullah Omar
Personal details
Born1963 (age 62–63)
PartyTaliban
OccupationPolitician, Taliban member

Mullah Mohammad Abbas Akhund (Pashto: ملا محمد عباس آخند) is an Afghan Taliban politician who served as Acting Minister of Disaster Management of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 23 November 2021,[1] and reappointed to the position on a permanent basis on 15 August 2025, with the rest of the cabinet.[2][3] Abbas has also served as Minister of Public Health in the Taliban's previous regime (1996–2001).[4] He is an ethnic Pashtun and belongs to the Achakzai tribe from Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province. He was born in Khas Uruzgan District, Uruzgan Province.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Acting: 23 November 2021 – 15 August 2025

References

  1. ↑ عرفانیار, احمدشاه (November 22, 2021). "حکومت یو شمېر وزارتونو، ملکي او پوځي ادارو لپاره نوي سرپرستان او مرستيالان وټاکل" – via pajhwok.com.
  2. ↑ "Taliban Leader Removes 'Acting' Designation From All Government Posts". Afghanistan International. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Malikzada, Natiq (19 August 2025). "Taliban Officials Are No Longer 'Acting'". The Diplomat. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "MOHAMMAD ABBAS AKHUND | United Nations Security Council". www.un.org.
  5. ↑ https://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=2826&task=view&total=36&start=11&Itemid=2