Shahob, Moghfurollah

2. Previous Function:
Ambassador to Uzbekisten (20240202, 20240824)

3. Biodata:
Moghfurollah Shahob, the son of Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar. Minister of Mines and Petroleum, was appointed as the head of Afghanistan’s Embassy in Uzbekistan by the Taliban movement on February 2. Afghan news outlets reporting on the appointment have highlighted a prior ban imposed by the Taliban leadership on hiring relatives for official positions. Moghfurollah Shahob, a diplomat formerly holding a high position at the Afghan Embassy in Tashkent, has become its temporary head. It is clarified by the source that his official status is not that of an ambassador.