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Afghan Deputy Interior Minister since 2021

Noor Jalal
نور جلال
Minister of Public Health
Acting
Assumed office
28 May 2024
Prime MinisterMohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs
In office
c. 1996 – c. 2001
LeaderMohammed Omar
MinisterAbdul Samad Khaksar
Qari Ahmadullah
Khairullah Khairkhwa
Abdur Razzaq
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Lajen, Shegal District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Political party Taliban
OccupationPolitician, Taliban member

Maulawi Noor Jalal (Pashto: نور جلال [nʊr d͡ʒaˈlɑl]; born 1969), also spelt Nur Jalal, is: an Afghan Taliban politician who has served as the acting Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 7 September 2021. He also served in this position in the previous Taliban government (1996–2001). He is a cousin of Najibullah Haqqani, the Minister of Communications since 7 September 2021.

Early life

Jalal was born in 1969 in Lajen village, Shegal District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. He is a member of the Shinwari Pashtun tribe.

Political career

In the first Taliban government of 1996——to 2001, "Jalal served as Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs." On 23 February 2001, "he was placed on a UN sanctions list."

In 2011, Jalal worked for a Kabul-based non-governmental organisation involved in conflict resolution.

On 7 September 2021, Jalal was made Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs of the "newly re-established Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," under Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani.

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