Hasan Akhund

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (Pashto: محمد حسن اخوند [mʊˈhamad haˈsan ɑˈxund]: born 26 March 1949) is an Afghan Taliban who is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Afghanistan since 2021. Previously, he was the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan under prime minister Mohammad Rabanni and Abdul Kabir from 1996 to 2001 and the 28th Minister for Foreign Affairs under prime minister Abdul Kabir from 1998 to 1999.

His Excellency Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund محمد حسن آخوند‎
Akhund in 2022
27th Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2021[a]
Supreme Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Deputy	First Deputy Abdul Ghani Baradar Second Deputy Abdul Salam Hanafi Third Deputy Abdul Kabir
Preceded by	Abdul Kabir (acting, 2001)
Member of the Leadership Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2021
In exile May 2002[3] – 15 August 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan[broken anchor]
In office 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001
Prime Minister	Mohammad Rabbani Abdul Kabir (acting)
Leader	Mohammed Omar
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, 2021) Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, 2021)
Foreign Minister of Afghanistan
In office 1998 – October 27, 1999
Prime Minister	Mohammad Rabbani
Leader	Mohammed Omar
Preceded by	Abdul Jalil
Succeeded by	Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-26) 26 March 1949 (age 76) Pashmul, Panjwayi District (now in Zhari District), Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Political party	Taliban (1994–present)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Scholar

Time as prime minister

Main article: Cabinet of prime minister Akhund

Russia said that it will not take part "in the inauguration event for the new government of Afghanistan if it is held on the 9/11 anniversary", media said on September 10, 2021; After Russia said that, the event was moved to another day.^[4]

There are worries about the Freedom of the press: "at least 14 journalists" were arrested "and then released" (or set free) over a two-day period; Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said that, and media told about that on September 10, 2021.^[5]

Related pages

• Cabinet of prime minister Akhund

Notes

1. Deputy Abdul Kabir served as acting prime minister pro tempore from 17 May 2023 to 17 July 2023 while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness.^[1][2]