Abdul Manan Omari | |
Office: | Acting Minister of Public Works |
Term Start: | 7 September 2021 |
Term End: | 23 January 2023 |
1Blankname: | Supreme Leader |
1Namedata: | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
2Blankname: | Prime Minister |
2Namedata: | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
Successor: | Mohammad Esa Thani |
Office1: | Head of the Preaching and Guidance Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Term Start1: | c. 2016 |
2Blankname2: | Supreme Leader |
2Namedata2: | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Nationality: | Afghan |
Party: | Taliban |
Relatives: | Mohammed Omar (stepbrother) |
Profession: | Politician |
Mullah Abdul Manan Omari (in Pushto; Pashto pronounced as /ˈabdʊl maˈnɑn omaˈri/) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban who served as acting Minister of Public Works from 7 September 2021 to 23 January 2023.[1] [2] He was a central member of the negotiation team in Qatar office. He is the stepbrother of Mullah Omar.[3]
In 2016, Abdul Manan was appointed as chief of the Taliban's religious affairs and Dawah as well as a member of the Taliban leadership.[4] [5]
He from Uruzgan province of Afghanistan.[6]