Shahabuddin Delawar

Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar (Pashto: مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد) (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban and Islamic scholar.

Shahabuddin Delawar شهاب الدین دلاور
Minister of Minerals and Petroleum of Afghanistan
Acting
In office 23 November 2021 – 7 July 2024
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hassan Akhund (acting)
Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded by	Mohammed Isa Akhund
Succeeded by	Gul Agha Ishakzai
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office c. 1996 – c. 2001
Prime Minister	Mohammad Rabbani (acting)
Leader	Mohammed Omar
Personal details
Born	1950s
Nationality	Afghan
Political party	Taliban
Alma mater	Darul Uloom Haqqania
Occupation	Politician, Islamic scholar, Taliban member

Life and career

Delawar was formerly the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 23 November 2021 to 7 July 2024^[1] and since then the chief of the Afghan Red Crescent Society.^[2] He was a founding member of their negotiating team based in Qatar, arrived there in January 2012.^[3] He served as ambassador to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia under the Taliban government. He also served as Consul General at the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar.^[4][5][6]

Delawar belongs to Logar province. He completed his graduation from Darul Uloom Haqqania. He has been associated with teaching at religious seminaries and, as of 2021, was running a religious seminary in Peshawar. Delawar joined the Taliban in the 1990s when they emerged in Afghanistan.^[4][7]