Mullah
Rahmatullah Najib
رحمت‌الله نجيب
Deputy Director of Intelligence
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Serving with Taj Mir Jawad
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Governor of Balkh
In office
c. 1996 – c. 2000
LeaderMohammed Omar
Prime MinisterMohammed Rabbani
Abdul Kabir
Succeeded byNorullah Noori
Personal details
Political party Taliban

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]

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

  1. ^ "Taliban's new deputy intel chief ran suicide attack network". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "In Mohammad Akhund-led Taliban govt, several key faces from Haqqani Network". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Taliban's interim government: Is the past, prologue?". Taliban’s interim government: Is the past, prologue?. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ 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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