Rahmatullah Najib
رحمت‌الله نجيب
Deputy Director of Intelligence
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Serving with Taj Mir Jawad
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund
Supreme LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Governor of Balkh
In office
c. 1996  c. 2000
LeaderMohammed Omar
Prime MinisterMohammed Rabbani
Abdul Kabir
Succeeded byNorullah Noori
Personal details
Political party Taliban

Mullah Rahmatullah Najib[1] (Pashto: رحمت‌الله نجيب [rahmatʊˈlɑ naˈd͡ʒɪb]) is the Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021, alongside Taj Mir Jawad.[2]

Career

Prior to his promotion to the cabinet, Najib served as a field commander.[3]

In June 2016, Najib was reported to be the Taliban's shadow governor for Logar Province and to have been subjected to false claims of killing by Afghan forces.[4]

On 7 September 2021, Najib was made Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, alongside Taj Mir Jawad, under Director of Intelligence Abdul Haq Wasiq.[2]

References

  1. "Taliban's new deputy intel chief ran suicide attack network". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "In Mohammad Akhund-led Taliban govt, several key faces from Haqqani Network". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Taliban's interim government: Is the past, prologue?". Taliban’s interim government: Is the past, prologue?. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. Roggio, Bill (21 June 2016). "Taliban denies Ghazni shadow governor killed in airstrike | FDD's Long War Journal". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 12 September 2021.


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