Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)

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Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) is the highest political and religious authority of the Taliban-led Afghan state, holding ultimate control over its governance and military.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto head of government role ⓘ
head of state role ⓘ
political office ⓘ
religious leadership position ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Amir al-Mu'minin of the Taliban ⓘ
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
Taliban Supreme Leader ⓘ
appoints Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
cabinet ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
senior military commanders of the Taliban ⓘ
authorityOver Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
Taliban government ⓘ
Taliban military forces ⓘ
basedOn Taliban interpretation of Sharia ⓘ
claimsLegitimacyFrom leadership of jihad against foreign forces and Afghan governments opposed by Taliban ⓘ
religious authority in Sunni Islam as interpreted by Taliban ⓘ
constitutionalRole supreme authority above all state institutions in Taliban framework ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
firstHolder Mohammad Omar ⓘ
governsFrom Kandahar (de facto, under Taliban rule after 2021) ⓘ
linked to: Kandahar
hasPower command over armed forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
final authority over legislation and decrees ⓘ
ultimate decision-making authority in state affairs ⓘ
historicalPrecedent traditional Islamic title Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
ideology Deobandi Sunni Islam (Taliban interpretation) ⓘ
Islamism ⓘ
literalMeaning Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
notableHolder Hibatullah Akhundzada ⓘ
Mohammad Omar ⓘ
oversees Taliban Rahbari Shura (Leadership Council) ⓘ
linked to: Rahbari Shura

implementation of Sharia in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
politicalAuthorityOver Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
politicalSystem Islamic Emirate ⓘ
theocratic emirate ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousAuthorityOver Taliban movement ⓘ
linked to: Taliban
styleOfAddress Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

His Excellency ⓘ
symbolizes combination of political and religious authority in Taliban rule ⓘ
unity of the Taliban movement ⓘ
titleLanguage Arabic ⓘ
usedBy Taliban ⓘ
usedByOrganization Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) ⓘ
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (from 2021) ⓘ
usedSince 1996 ⓘ

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Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → commandStructure → Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) ⓘ
Hibatullah Akhundzada → positionHeld → Supreme Leader of the Taliban ⓘ
subject linked to: Hibatullah
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Hibatullah Akhundzada → positionHeld → Amir al-Mu'minin of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
subject linked to: Hibatullah
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Hibatullah Akhundzada → appointedAs → Supreme Leader of the Taliban ⓘ
subject linked to: Hibatullah
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Hibatullah Akhundzada → positionHeld → Supreme Leader of the Taliban ⓘ
subject linked to: Akhundzada
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → has_title → Emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Leader
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan → appointedBy → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Prime Minister of Afghanistan → reportsTo → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Islamic Emirate Army → loyalty → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → reportsTo → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → appointedBy → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
General Directorate of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → governingAuthority → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) → alsoKnownAs → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) → alsoKnownAs → Taliban Supreme Leader ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → appointedBy → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)
Director-General of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → reportsTo → Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu'minin (Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)