Zabihullah Mujahid

Zabihullah Mujahid
Zabihullah Mujahid
ذبيح الله مجاهد
	Mujahid in 2021
Deputy Minister of Information and Culture
	Acting
	Assumed office ; 7 September 2021
Supreme Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Prime Minister	Hasan Akhund (acting)
Minister	Khairullah Khairkhwa
Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 October 2021
Deputy	Inamullah Samangani; Ahmadullah Wasiq; Maulvi Asadullah (Bilal Karimi)
Personal details
Born	February 7, 1978 (age 46); Gardez District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Political party	Taliban
Children	5
Occupation	Spokesman

Zabihullah Mujahid (Pashto: ذبیح الله مجاهد; Ẕabīḥullāh Mujāhid [zabihʊˈlɑ mʊd͡ʒaˈhɪd]; also spelled Dhabih Allah Mujahid^[1]) is an Afghan militant spokesperson who has been the chief spokesman for the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 25 October 2021^[2] and their Deputy Minister of Information and Culture since 7 September 2021.^[3] He has long served as one of several spokesmen for the Taliban, the others being Suhail Shaheen and Yousef Ahmadi. Mujahid commented mainly on the Taliban's activities in eastern, northern, and central Afghanistan, while Ahmadi focused on the western and southern regions.^[4] In addition to being the government's main spokesman, Mujahid serves as a personal spokesman for Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.^[5]

Mujahid appeared publicly in person on 17 August 2021.^[6]^[7]^[8] Prior to that, he regularly communicated with journalists and spoke on behalf of the Taliban via cellphone calls, text messages, emails, Twitter, and postings on Islamist websites.^{[citation needed]} Mujahid was appointed in January 2007 following the arrest of Taliban spokesman Muhammad Hanif.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Taliban spokesman arrested". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera Media Network. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
^ "ذبیح الله مجاهد او درې مرستیالان یې معرفي شول". 25 October 2021.
^ "Taliban Announces Head of State, Acting Ministers".
^ Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words? (PDF) (Report). Asia Report. International Crisis Group. 24 July 2008. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference AP 4/6/23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Taliban spokesman says U.S. will not be harmed from Afghan soil". NBC News. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Voice of America-2021-08-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference The Express Tribune-2021-08-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AJ2007-1] "Taliban spokesman arrested". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera Media Network. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

[ie-2] "ذبیح الله مجاهد او درې مرستیالان یې معرفي شول". 25 October 2021.

[3] "Taliban Announces Head of State, Acting Ministers".

[4] Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words? (PDF) (Report). Asia Report. International Crisis Group. 24 July 2008. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[AP_4/6/23-5] Cite error: The named reference AP 4/6/23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[nbcnews.com-6] "Taliban spokesman says U.S. will not be harmed from Afghan soil". NBC News. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[Voice_of_America-2021-08-17-7] Cite error: The named reference Voice of America-2021-08-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[The_Express_Tribune-2021-08-17-8] Cite error: The named reference The Express Tribune-2021-08-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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