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Shahabuddin Delawar () (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pas ...

and Islamic scholar. Delawar is the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 23 November 2021. He was a founding member of their negotiating team based in Qatar, arrived there in January 2012. He served as ambassador to

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

and

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under the

Taliban government The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state. Under the leadership of the Taliban, the government is a theocracy and an emirate with political powe ...

. He also served as Consul General at the Afghan Consulate in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

. Delawar belongs to

Logar province Logar (Pashto/Dari: ; meaning Greater Mountain ( لوې غر)) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of ...

. He completed his graduation from

Darul Uloom Haqqania Darul Uloom Haqqania or Jamia Dar al-Ulum Haqqania ( ur, ) is an Islamic Seminary ( darul uloom or madrasa) in the town of Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan. The seminary propagates the Hanafi Deobandi schoo ...

. He has been associated with the teaching profession. As of 2021, he is running a religious seminary in Peshawar. Delawar joined the Taliban in the 1990s when they emerged in Afghanistan.

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1950s births Living people Year of birth uncertain People from Logar Province Taliban leaders Darul Uloom Haqqania alumni Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Pakistan Ambassadors of Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia Afghan diplomats Taliban government ministers of Afghanistan {{Afghanistan-bio-stub