رهبر امارت اسلامی افغانستان(Dari) Rahbar-e Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān
Emblem of Afghanistan
Incumbent Hibatullah Akhundzada since 15 August 2021 In exile from 25 May 2016
Leadership of the Islamic Emirate
Style
Amir al-Mu'minin
His Excellency[1]
His Highness[1]
Esteemed[1]
Type
Supreme leader
Status
Head of state
Member of
Leadership Council
Residence
None official[2]
Seat
Kandahar
Appointer
Leadership Council
Term length
Life tenure
Constituting instrument
1998 dastur
Precursor
President of Afghanistan
Inaugural holder
Mullah Omar
Formation
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (current form) 4 April 1996 (1996-04-04) (originally)
Deputy
Deputy Leader
Salary
Afs. 228,750 monthly
Politics of Afghanistan
Constitution
Taliban Islamic Movement
Loya jirga("Grand assembly")
Human rights
Human Rights Commission
LGBT rights
Treatment of women by the Taliban
Government
Supreme Leader (list)
Hibatullah Akhundzada (decrees)
Prime Minister
Hasan Akhund (acting)
Deputy Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani (first)
Mullah Yaqoob (second)
Abdul Ghani Baradar (third)
Deputy Prime Minister
Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, first)
Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, second)
Abdul Kabir (acting, third)
Leadership Council
Cabinet
Judiciary
Law of Afghanistan
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Deputy chief justices
Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first)
Sheikh Abdul Malik (second)
Capital punishment
Law enforcement
Ministry of Justice
Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani (acting)
Ministry of Interior Affairs
Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani (acting)
Afghan National Police
Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Minister: Mohammad Khalid (acting)
Attorney General
Shamsulldin Shariati (acting)
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Governors
Districts
Subdistricts
Elections
Recent elections
Presidential: 2014
2019
Parliamentary: 2010
2018
Political parties
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Acting Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips)
Ambassadors
Diplomatic missions of / in Afghanistan
Nationality law
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Recognition of the Islamic Emirate
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The supreme leader of Afghanistan[3] (Pashto: د افغانستان مشر, romanized: Də Afġānistān Damshīr, Dari: رهبر افغانستان, romanized: Rahbar-e Afghānistān), officially the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[4][5][note 1] and also styled by his religious title Amir al-Mu'minin (Arabic, lit.'Commander of the Faithful'), is the absolute ruler, head of state, and national religious leader of Afghanistan, as well as the leader of the Taliban.[10][11][12] The supreme leader wields unlimited authority and is the ultimate source of all law.[12][13][14]
The first supreme leader, Mullah Omar, ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 before his government was overthrown by the United States and he was forced into exile. The current supreme leader is Hibatullah Akhundzada, who assumed office in exile during the Taliban insurgency on 25 May 2016, upon being chosen by the Leadership Council, and came to power on 15 August 2021 with the Taliban's victory over U.S.-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. Since coming to power, Akhundzada has issued numerous decrees that have profoundly reshaped government and daily life in Afghanistan by implementing his strict interpretation of the Hanafi school of Sharia law.
The supreme leader appoints and manages the activities of the prime minister and other members of the Cabinet, as well as judges and provincial and local leaders.[12]
^ abc"Acting Minister of Education Meets Esteemed Amir-ul-Momineen". Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – Voice of Jihad. Kandahar. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^Constable, Pamela (4 June 2023). "Taliban moving senior officials to Kandahar. Will it mean a harder line?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^"Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law". Agence France-Presse. Kabul. The Guardian. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
^"Message of Amir-ul-Mumineen Sheikh-ul-Hadith Hibatullah Akhundzadah, the Supreme Leader of IEA on the Arrival of Eid-ul-Fitr – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan". 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^"IEA leader gives order to round up Kabul beggars, provide them with jobs | Ariana News". www.ariananews.af. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^"Hibatullah Akhundzada reiterates his commitment to amnesty". The Killid Group (in Pashto). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^"IEA's supreme leader calls on officials to adhere to amnesty orders". Ariana News (in Pashto). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^"IEA takes massive anti-drug step, bans poppy cultivation". Ariana News (in Dari). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^"Taliban leadership council meets". The Killid Group (in Dari). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^Ramachandran, Sudha (10 September 2021). "What Role Will the Taliban's 'Supreme Leader' Play in the New Government?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^Faulkner, Charlie (3 September 2021). "Spiritual leader is Afghanistan's head of state — with bomb suspect set to be PM". The Times. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ abcDawi, Akmal (28 March 2023). "Unseen Taliban Leader Wields Godlike Powers in Afghanistan". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^T. S. Tirumurti (26 May 2022). "Letter dated 25 May 2022 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Kraemer, Thomas (27 November 2022). "Afghanistan dispatch: Taliban leaders issue new orders on law-making process, enforcement of court orders from previous government". JURIST. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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