Noor Mohammad Saqib (Pashto: نور محمد ثاقب [nur mʊˈhamad sɑˈqɪb]) is the Minister of Hajj and Awqaf in Afghanistan.[2] He also previously served as chief justice of the Supreme Court during the 1996–2001 rule of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[3][4]

Noor Mohammad Saqib
نور محمد ثاقب
Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs
Acting
Assumed office
7 September 2021
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund (acting)
LeaderHibatullah Akhundzada
Preceded byFaiz Mohammad Usmani
Chief Justice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In office
c. 1996 – c. 2001
Prime MinisterMohammad Rabbani
LeaderMullah Omar
Preceded byAbdul Satar Sanaie[1]
Succeeded byHibatullah Akhundzada
Personal
NationalityAfghan
Alma materDarul Uloom Haqqania
TeachersQazi Hamidullah Khan
Zahid Ur Rashdi
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Politician
Senior posting
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Politician

Education edit

Saqib studied at Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan and had won first positions both in his seminary and in the Federation of Madrassas of Pakistan in the final Hadith examination. A year before the Hadith study, he studied at Madrasa Anwar-ul-Uloom, Central Jamia Masjid, Gujranwala, where he studied Mishkat Shareef and Hidayah from Qazi Hamidullah Khan and Jalalin Sharif from Zahid Ur Rashdi.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Refworld | Afghanistan: Declaration of Amnesties and Invitation to Afghan Refugees to Repatriate".
  2. ^ "طالبان کی نئی عبوری حکومت کا اعلان،محمداحسن اخوند سربراہ جبکہ ملا عبدالغنی برادر نائب سربراہ مقرر". 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "NOOR MOHAMMAD SAQIB | United Nations Security Council".
  4. ^ "Database".
  5. ^ Zahid Ur Rashdi. "افغانستان کے عدالتی اور تعلیمی نظام پر ایک نظر | ابوعمار زاہد الراشدی".