Sheikh Mohammad Khalid
Sheikh Mohammad Khalid شیخ محمد خالد حنفی | |
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| Minister for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021 Acting: 7 September 2021 – 15 August 2025 | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund |
| Preceded by | Office re-established |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
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Sheikh Mohammad Khalid (Pashto: شیخ محمد خالد [ʃɪx mʊˈhamad xɑˈlɪd]) is the Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Minister of Dawat-wal-Irshad) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021.[1][2][3] He is an ethnic Nuristani, from Kolam village, Nuristan Province.[citation needed]
On 15 August 2025, Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada reappointed Khalid and the rest of the Akhund cabinet to their positions on a permanent basis.[4]
International sanctions
[edit | edit source]On 7 March 2023, he was blacklisted by the EU authorities, having been identified as an active contributor to continued widespread state-sponsored violations of women's and girls' rights across Afghanistan by the new Taliban government.[5] He was also sanctioned on similar grounds by Australia in 2025.[6]
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