Suhail Shaheen
Muhammad Suhail Shaheen (Pashto/Dari: محمد سهیل شاهین, Pashto pronunciation: [mʊˈhamad sʊˈhel ʃaˈhin], Dari pronunciation: [mʊˈhammad sʊˈheːl ʃaˈhiːn]) is a Taliban member who is currently the head of the Political Office in Doha. He edited the English-language, state-owned Afghan newspaper The Kabul Times during the first Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), before being appointed to Afghanistan's Embassy in Pakistan as a deputy ambassador.
Suhail Shaheen | |
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Shaheen in 2019 | |
| Head of the Political Office | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2022 | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Baradar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Suhail Shaheen Paktia Province, Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University, Islamabad |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
The Taliban-led government appointed him as the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations in September 2021, but the UN rejected his appointment to the post.
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