Serving with Mullah Yaqoob and Abdul Ghani Baradar
Supreme Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded by
Amrullah Saleh (as First Vice President)
In exile 25 May 2016 – 15 August 2021
Supreme Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded by
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Leader of the Haqqani network
Incumbent
Assumed command 2018
Preceded by
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Second Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In exile 29 July 2015 – 25 May 2016
Leader
Akhtar Mansour
Preceded by
Akhtar Mansour (2010)
Succeeded by
Mullah Yaqoob
Personal details
Born
December 1979 (age 44) Afghanistan or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Relations
Khalil Haqqani (uncle) Anas Haqqani (brother) Abdulaziz Haqqani (brother)
Parent
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Alma mater
Darul Uloom Haqqania
Political affiliation
Taliban
Military service
Allegiance
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Branch/service
Haqqani network
Years of service
2000s–present
Rank
Supreme commander
Battles/wars
War on Terror Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Taliban insurgency 2021 Taliban offensive[1] Islamic State–Taliban conflict[2]
Sirajuddin Haqqani (Pashto: سراج الدين حقاني, romanized: Sirāj al-Dīn Ḥaqqānī, Pashto pronunciation:[sɪrɑd͡ʒʊˈdinhaqɑˈni]; aliases Khalifa, and, Siraj Haqqani. born December 5, 1979) is an Afghan warlord who is the first deputy leader of Afghanistan and the acting interior minister. He has been a deputy leader of the Taliban since 2015, and was additionally appointed to his ministerial role after the Taliban's victory over Western-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. He has led the Haqqani network, a semi-autonomous paramilitary arm of the Taliban, since inheriting it from his father in 2018, and has primarily had military responsibilities within the Taliban.[3][4][5][6]
As interior minister, he has control over much of the country's internal security forces. As deputy leader of the Taliban, he oversaw armed combat against American and coalition forces, reportedly from a base within North Waziristan District in Pakistan.[citation needed] Haqqani is currently wanted by the FBI for questioning due to his role in the 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack and an attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai, with the U.S. State Department designating him a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and offering a reward of $10 million for information about his location that will lead to his arrest.[7][8]
^Joscelyn, Thomas (25 June 2021). "Taliban's deputy emir issues guidance for governance in newly seized territory". FDD's Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^"Afghanistan Faces Tough Battle as Haqqanis Unify the Taliban - ABC News". ABC News. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
^Islamabad Boys Archived 14 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, The New Republic, 27 January 2010
^Cite error: The named reference The National Counter-Terrorism Centre was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Hayes, Edward (Retired Army Intelligence Officer (23 August 2015). "Counter Terror: The Ghost Death of Mullah Omar and Crisis: Mansour versus Caliph al-Baghdadi". Counter Terrorism Lectures and Consulting. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017.
^Mehsud, Saleem (23 October 2015). "Kunduz Breakthrough Bolsters Mullah Mansoor as Taliban Leader". CTC Sentinel. Vol. 8, no. 10. Combating Terrorism Centre of Westpoint. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
^Fink, Jenni (7 September 2021). "Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan Cabinet Member, Wanted by FBI, $10 Million Reward Offered". Newsweek.
^Cite error: The named reference Rewards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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