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Abdul Hakim Haqqani

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Abdul Hakim Haqqani

Abdulhakim Haqqani (born 1967), also known as Abdulhakim Ishaqzai, is an Afghan Islamic scholar and writer who has been the chief justice of Afghanistan in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 2021. He has also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court in the 1996–2001 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was the chairman of the Taliban negotiation team in the Qatar office. He is one of the founding members of the Taliban and was a close associate of the late leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. In July 2025, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Haqqani over charges claiming the mistreatment of women by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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Deputy
mw- Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (1st)Sheikh Abdul Malik (2nd)
Supreme Leader
Mullah Omar
Preceded by
Hibatullah Akhundzada
Born
1967 (age 57–58)Panjwayi, Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Education
Darul Uloom Haqqania
Profession
Politician, writer
Political affiliation
Taliban

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Preceded byHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byHibatullah Akhundzada
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Preceded byHibatullah Akhundzada
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Chief Justice of Afghanistan(in exile) 2016–2021
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Incumbent
Preceded bySayed Yousuf Halim
Preceded bySayed Yousuf Halim
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Preceded bySayed Yousuf Halim
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Chief Justice of Afghanistan 2021–present
Political offices
Political offices
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Political offices
Preceded byAbdul Baseer Anwar
Preceded byAbdul Baseer Anwar
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Preceded byAbdul Baseer Anwar
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Acting Justice Minister of Afghanistan 2021–present
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Incumbent
Legal offices
Preceded byHibatullah Akhundzada
Chief Justice of Afghanistan(in exile) 2016–2021
Incumbent
Preceded bySayed Yousuf Halim
Chief Justice of Afghanistan 2021–present
Political offices
Preceded byAbdul Baseer Anwar
Acting Justice Minister of Afghanistan 2021–present
Incumbent

References

  1. Pashto: عبد الحكيم حقاني, pronounced [ˈabdʊl haˈkim haqɑˈni].
  2. Pashto: عبد الحكيم اسحاقزى, pronounced [ˈabdʊl haˈkim ɪshaqˈzai].
  3. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-announces-makeup-new-afghan-government-2021-09-07/
  4. Zee News
    https://zeenews.india.com/world/major-reshuffle-in-taliban-leadership-ahead-of-intra-afghan-dialogue-2308385.html
  5. www.longwarjournal.org
    https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/talibans-government-includes-designated-terrorists-ex-guantanamo-detainees.php
  6. مولوي عبدالحکيم د سترې محکمې د رئیس او مولوي فريدالدين د علومو اکاډمي د رئيس په توګه ټاکل شوي
    https://pajhwok.com/ps/2021/10/28/maulvi-abdul-hakim-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-chief-justice-of-pakistan/
  7. "Ishaqzai, Abdul Hakim Mawlawi Sheikh"
    http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=4698&task=view&total=4384&start=1710&Itemid=2
  8. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
    https://www.rferl.org/a/why-did-the-taliban-appoint-a-hard-line-chief-negotiator-for-intra-afghan-talks-/30832252.html
  9. "Brief Introduction of Members of the Negotiating Team of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210818100417/http://alemarahenglish.net/?p=37743
  10. Anadolu Agency
    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/taliban-picks-team-for-talks-with-afghan-government/1964264
  11. Official Journal of the European Union
    https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2023:183I:FULL
  12. Al Jazeera
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/6/australia-sanctions-afghan-taliban-officials-over-womens-rights-abuses
  13. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20kn0d7d30o.amp
  14. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/icc-tribunal-arrests-taliban-women-36e471179d6059ab1c9ae6699e5082c0
  15. Situation in Afghanistan: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II issues arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani
    https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-afghanistan-icc-pre-trial-chamber-ii-issues-arrest-warrants-haibatullah-akhundzada
  16. The Express Tribune
    https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324906/abdul-hakim-haqqani-appointed-afghanistans-chief-justice?amp=1
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