Quick Info
| Profession | Taliban Militant |
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| Nationality | Afghan |
| Date of Birth | 00/12/1979 |
| Age | 46 years |
| Birthplace | Afghanistan or Pakistan |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Latest News about Sirajuddin Haqqani
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office republished updated identifying details for Sirajuddin Haqqani and his father Jalaluddin Haqqani, including date and place of birth and passport number. The changes did not remove either man from the UK sanctions list, which still includes asset freezes and travel bans.
The UN Security Council updated the identifying information of five senior Taliban officials on its sanctions list, including Sirajuddin Haqqani as Taliban interior minister. Haqqani has been under UN Security Council sanctions since 13 September 2007, and the update left his listing in place.
Speaking at a grand mosque in Khost Province, Haqqani warned Pakistan that actions that could prompt the Taliban to declare a national uprising and jihad would bring serious consequences. He said the Taliban would stand alongside the Afghan people in defence of Afghanistan, while also saying the door to negotiations remained open.
Kabul officials said the United States had lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. Taliban officials presented the move as a sign of progress in their efforts to do business with the international community.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Sirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani |
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| Famous for | Being the Afghan Minister of Interior and leader of the Haqqani network |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 7" |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| College/Institute | Darul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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| Educational Qualification | Graduated from the Dar al-Ulum Haqqaniyya madrassa in Pakistan |
Personal Life
| Religion | Islam |
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| Sect | Sunni |
| Ethnicity | Pashtun |
| Tribe | Zadran |
| Province | Paktia |
| District | Wuza Zadran (Gerda Seray) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Not Known |
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Family
| Father | Jalaluddin Haqqani (an Afghan leader of the Haqqani network, died 2018) |
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Career
| Political Party | Taliban | ||||||||||||
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| Current Position | First Deputy Leader of Afghanistan and Minister of Interior | ||||||||||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Sirajuddin Haqqani leads the Haqqani network, identified as a foreign terrorist organization. | |
| 2. He became Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Affairs in the new Taliban government cabinet formed in September 2021. | |
| 3. Raised in Miramshah, Pakistan, Sirajuddin attended the Darul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary. | |
| 4. His father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, established the Haqqani network in the late 1970s to combat various forces as an Afghan guerrilla group. | |
| 5. Sirajuddin Haqqani implements more severe tactics than his father and maintains ties with citizens from Arab Gulf countries. | |
| 6. The Haqqani network collaborates with groups like al-Qaida, Tehreek-i-Taliban in Pakistan, among others. | |
| 7. In August 2016, Sirajuddin Haqqani was chosen as the deputy to Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Afghan Taliban. | |
| 8. He assumed leadership of the Haqqani Network in 2018 following the death of his father Jalaluddin Haqqani. | |
| 9. He is from the Zadran tribe in Wuza Zadran (Gerda Seray) district of Paktia province. | |
| 10. As Interior Minister, he has control over more than 230,000 police and security personnel. | |
| 11. He was formerly wanted by the FBI for his role in the 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack that killed six people, including American citizen Thor David Hesla. | |
| 12. He remains on the FBI's most-wanted list with a 10 million dollar reward for information leading to his capture. | |
| 13. In 2022, after long concealing his face, he allowed himself to be openly photographed and filmed in public. | |
| 14. He has met with international leaders including EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson and U.N. Under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths. | |
| 15. The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 on 11 March 2008. | |
| 16. The United Nations Security Council Committee listed him pursuant to resolution 1988 on 13 September 2007. | |
| 17. The Haqqani network is primarily based in North Waziristan, Pakistan, and conducts cross-border operations into eastern Afghanistan and Kabul. | |
| 18. The Haqqani network is considered the most lethal and sophisticated insurgent group targeting U.S., Coalition, and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. | |
| 19. The FBI later removed the 10 million dollar reward for information leading to his capture, although it continues to list him as wanted. |
