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Hasan Akhund | |
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حسن آخوند | |
 Akhund in 2022 | |
| 27th Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2021[a][b] | |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Office re-established; Abdul Kabir (acting, 2001) |
| Member of theLeadership Council | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2021 | |
| In exile May 2002[3] – 15 August 2021 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan | |
| In office 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani Abdul Kabir (acting) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1998 – 27 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani |
| Preceded by | Abdul Jalil |
| Succeeded by | Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Hasan Akhund Kakar c. 1945 – c. 1958 |
| Occupation | Politician,Taliban member |
| Political affiliation | Taliban |
Muhammad Hasan Akhund Kakar[c] (bornc. 1945–1958) is an Afghan politician and cleric who has been serving as the 27thprime minister of Afghanistan since 2025, having previously served in this role on an interim basis from 2021. A member of theTaliban, he has been a Member of theLeadership Council since 2002, and previously served asdeputy prime minister from 1996 to 2001, and theMinister of Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 1999.
Akhund is one of the founding members of theTaliban and has been a senior leading member of the movement. In thefirst Taliban government (1996–2001), he served as the deputyforeign minister.
Akhund is from southern Afghanistan.[4] He belongs to theKakar tribe ofPashtuns.[5] According toUN Security Council data, he was born in Pashmul, which at the time of his birth was inPanjwayi District, but is now inZhari District, inKandahar Province of theKingdom of Afghanistan. TheUN has two estimates for his year of birth, being approximately 1945–1950 and approximately 1955–1958.[5][6]
He studied in variousIslamic seminaries in Afghanistan.[7] Unlike many Taliban leaders, Akhund did not participate in theSoviet–Afghan War.[8]
Akhund is one of the oldest members of the Taliban, and was a close associate ofMuhammad Omar, the first leader of the movement.[7] During the Taliban rule (1996–2001), in addition to being theDeputy Prime Minister, he also served as theforeign minister of Afghanistan from 1998 to 27 October 1999.[9] Like many other senior Taliban, he is subject to United Nations sanctions related to the sheltering of terrorist groups.[6]
During theperiod of insurgency (2001–2021), Akhund was intermittently a member of theQuetta Shura.[10] In 2013, he was the chief of the Taliban's commissions and the head of the recruitment commission.[11]
Following the Taliban's return to power in 2021, Akhund was appointed interim Prime Minister.[12][13] His appointment was seen as a compromise between the Taliban's moderate and hardline figures.[14] He took office on 7 September 2021.[15][16] Akhund was appointed as permanent Prime Minister on 15 August 2025.[17][18]
Akhund is the author of several works onIslam.[6] According toBBC News, he is more influential on the religious side of the Taliban, as opposed to the military side.[14] AUnited States Institute of Peace analyst argued that he was more of a political person.[19]
Mullah Hassan Akhundzada, 65, who is the Prime Minister (head of state) is originally fromShah Walikot district of Kandahar province.
[1999] 27 October: Mulla Mutawakil is named minister of foreign affairs, replacing Mulla Hasan Akhund.
| Political offices | ||
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| New office | Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan 1996–2001 Served under: Mohammad Rabbani(PM, 1996–2001) Abdul Kabir(acting PM, 2001) | Vacant Title next held by Abdul Ghani Baradar(acting, 2021)Abdul Salam Hanafi(acting, 2021) |
| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of Afghanistan 1998–1999 | Succeeded by |
| Vacant Title last held by Abdul Kabir(acting, 2001) | Prime Minister of Afghanistan 2021–present | Incumbent |
 Kingdom | |
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 Democratic Republic(Chairman) | |
 Islamic State | |
 Islamic Emirate(1996–2001) | |
| Islamic Emirate(since 2021) | |
