Sheikh Mohammad Khalid
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid شیخ محمد خالد حنفی | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 Acting: 7 September 2021 – 15 August 2025 | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund |
| Preceded by | Office re-established |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid (Pashto: شیخ محمد خالد [ʃɪx mʊˈhamad xɑˈlɪd]) is the 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.
On 15 August 2025, Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada reappointed Khalid and the rest of the Akhund cabinet to their positions on a permanent basis.[4]
International sanctions
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.[5] He was also sanctioned on similar grounds by Australia in 2025.[6]
References
- ^ "طالبان کی عبوری حکومت کا اعلان: ملا حسن اخوند سربراہ مقرر". 7 September 2021.
- ^ Lalzoy, Najibullah (7 September 2021). "Taliban announce caretakers for all ministries". Khaama Press. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Taliban Announces Head of State, Acting Ministers". TOLOnews. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Taliban Leader Removes 'Acting' Designation From All Government Posts". Afghanistan International. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1999 of 7 December 2020 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses (OJ L 410I, 7.12.2020, p. 13)". The Official Journal of the European Union.
- ^ "Australia sanctions Afghan Taliban officials over women's rights abuses". Al Jazeera. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.