Sheikh Mohammad Khalid شیخ محمد خالد حنفی | |
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Minister for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice | |
Acting | |
Assumed office 7 September 2021 | |
Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund (acting) |
Preceded by | Office re-established |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Afghan |
Occupation | Politician, Taliban member |
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid ( Pashto: شیخ محمد خالد [ʃɪx mʊˈhamad xɑˈlɪd]) is the acting Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Minister of Dawat-wal-Irshad) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021. [1] [2] [3] He is an ethnic Nuristani, from Kolam village, Nuristan Province.[ citation needed]
On 7 March 2023, he was blacklisted by the EU authorities, having been identified as an active contributor to continued widespread state-sponsored violations of women's and girls' rights across Afghanistan by the new Taliban government. [4]