Mullah Yaqoob
Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid (Pashto/Dari: محمد یعقوب, Pashto pronunciation: [mʊˈhamad jaˈqub], Dari pronunciation: [mʊˈhammad jaːˈqʊb]; born 1990) is an Afghan commander and cleric who is the second deputy leader of Afghanistan and the acting defense minister. He has been a deputy leader of the Taliban since 2016, and was additionally appointed to his ministerial role after the Taliban's victory over Western-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. He has been the Taliban's military chief since 2020.
Mohammad Yaqoob | |
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محمد یعقوب | |
Mullah Yaqoob in January 2022 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
| Deputy | Mohammad Fazl (acting) Abdul Qayyum Zakir (acting) |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Abdul Qayyum Zakir (acting) |
| Second Deputy Leader of Afghanistan | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2021 | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Sarwar Danish (as Second Vice President) |
| In exile 25 May 2016 – 15 August 2021 | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Sirajuddin Haqqani |
| Head of the Military Affairs Commission | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2021 | |
| In exile 7 May 2020 – 15 August 2021 | |
| Deputy | Ibrahim Sadr |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Sadr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
| Nationality | Afghan |
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| Ethnicity | Pashtun |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
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| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
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