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Mullah Yaqoob is an ethnic Pashtun of the Hotak tribe, which is part of the larger Ghilji branch. He is the eldest son of the late Taliban founder Mohammed Omar. He received his religious education in various seminaries in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Abdul Qayyum Zakir (acting)
- Hibatullah Akhundzada
- Hasan Akhund (acting)
- Hibatullah Akhundzada. Hibatullah Akhundzada became the supreme commander of the Taliban in May 2016, and is now leader of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
- Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund. Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund is one of the four men who founded the Taliban in Afghanistan in 1994. He is a longtime head the Taliban's powerful leadership council, or Rehbari Shura.
- Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. Sirajuddin Haqqani is another of the group's top figures, who is on an FBI most wanted list. After the death of his father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, he became the new leader of the Haqqani network, which has been credited with some of the most violent attacks that have occurred in Afghanistan against Afghan forces and their Western allies in recent years.
- Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is a Taliban co-founder. He became a lynchpin of the insurgency after the militants were toppled by the US-led invasion in 2001.
On the night of 7–8 October 2001, shortly after the US-led United States invasion of Afghanistan began, Omar's house in Kandahar was bombed just after he had left, fatally injuring his 10-year-old son.
- Mohammad Rabbani
- Mohammad Rabbani
- Burhanuddin Rabbani (as President)
Aug 5, 2022 · Yaqoob is part of the second generation of Taliban leadership. He is a son of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the cleric who led the Taliban during their first time in power from 1996-2001.
Aug 27, 2020 · August 27, 2020. By Frud Bezhan. The Rise Of Mullah Yaqoob, The Taliban's New Military Chief. Newly freed Taliban prisoners leave a Kabul prison. The son of the late Taliban spiritual leader...
May 29, 2020 · Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of the late Mullah Omar, who founded the Taliban, has assumed the role of the Taliban’s “chief of operations,” replacing Haqqani, according to Taliban ...
