Bio/Wiki
Full name | Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani |
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Famous for | Being the Afghan Minister of Interior |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 5' 7" |
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Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
College/Institute | Darul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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Educational Qualification | Graduated from the Dar al-Ulum Haqqaniyya madrassa in Pakistan |
Personal Life
Religion | Islam |
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Sect | Sunni |
Relationships & More
Marital Status | Not Known |
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Family
Father | Jalaluddin Haqqani (an Afghan leader of the Haqqani network) | ||
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Mother | Name Not Known (from the United Arab Emirates) | ||
Siblings |
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Spouse | Not Known |
Career
Political Party | Taliban | ||||||||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Sirajuddin Haqqani leads the Haqqani network, identified as a foreign terrorist organization. | |
He became Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Affairs in the new Taliban government cabinet formed in September 2021. | |
Raised in Miramshah, Pakistan, Sirajuddin attended the Darul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary. | |
His father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, established the Haqqani network in the late 1970s to combat various forces as an Afghan guerrilla group. | |
Sirajuddin Haqqani implements more severe tactics than his father and maintains ties with citizens from Arab Gulf countries. | |
The Haqqani network collaborates with groups like al-Qaida, Tehreek-i-Taliban in Pakistan, among others. | |
In August 2016, Sirajuddin Haqqani was chosen as the deputy to Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Afghan Taliban. |