Shahabuddin Delawar | |
|---|---|
| Pashto: مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد | |
| Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of Afghanistan | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting) |
| Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Isa Akhund |
| Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office c. 1996 – c. 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani (acting) |
| Leader | Mohammed Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950s |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Political party | Taliban |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Haqqania |
| Profession | Politician, Islamic scholar |
Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar (Pashto: مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد) (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban and Islamic scholar. Delawar is the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 23 November 2021.[1] He was a founding member of their negotiating team based in Qatar, arrived there in January 2012.[2] He served as ambassador to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia under the Taliban government. He also served as Consul General at the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar.[3][4][5]
Delawar belongs to Logar province. He completed his graduation from Darul Uloom Haqqania. 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.[3][6]