Afghan Biographies
Rohani, Mawlawi Pir Mohammed
Name | Rohani, Mawlawi Pir Mohammed |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | |
Function/Grade | Ex Taliban Official |
History and Biodata | 2. Previous Functions: 3. Biodata: When the United States invaded in 2001, Rohani initially wanted to fight. But after the sheer ferocity of American airpower became apparent, he changed his mind and fled to Pakistan. He stayed there until 2005, hardly leaving his house in Miranshah, a town in North Waziristan that is these days regularly pummeled by American drones. He claims most Taliban at that time sought a quiet life away from the battlefield, but were pushed into taking up arms because they were hunted down regardless. Rohani is just one of several former Taliban leaders who left the movement after the US-led invasion only to see it flourish without him. Still fond of their old associates and sympathetic toward the insurgency, they find themselves caught in a dangerous limbo. Despite reconciling with the Afghan government, they do not fully accept it. Nor do they trust the warlords within its ranks who previously fought them as part of the Northern Alliance. Mawlawi Pir Mohammad Rohani, who served as the rector of Kabul University during the rule of the Taliban regime, has been appointed administrative chief of the Supreme Court, Hindukosh News Agency reported on 14 July 2005 Chief Justice Mawlawi Fazl Hadi Shinwari recommended Rohani for the position as the head of the Supreme Court's administrative affairs department. His appointment was approved by President Karzai. |
Last Modified | 2012-12-05 |
Established | 2012-12-05 |