Abdul Hakim Haqqani

Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Haqqani
عبد الحكيم حقاني
Abdul Hakim Haqqani in 2020
Chief Justice of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2021
Deputy	Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (1st) Sheikh Abdul Malik (2nd)
Supreme Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded by	Sayed Yousuf Halim
In exile 25 May 2016 – 15 August 2021
Supreme Leader	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded by	Hibatullah Akhundzada
Judge of the Kandahar Primary Court
In office c. 1995–c. 2001
Supreme Leader	Mullah Omar
Personal details
Born	1967 Panjwayi, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Education	Darul Uloom Haqqania
Profession	Politician, writer
Political affiliation	Taliban

Abdul Hakim Haqqani (Pashto: عبد الحكيم حقاني Pashto pronunciation: [ˈabdʊl haˈkim haqɑˈni]; born 1967), also known as Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai (Pashto: عبد الحكيم اسحاقزى Pashto pronunciation: [ˈabdʊl haˈkim ɪshaqˈzai]),^[1][2][3] is an Afghan Islamic scholar, writer who has served as the chief justice of Afghanistan since 2021.^[4] 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 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.^[5][6]