1. Former Provincial Governor Badakhshan:
Sayed Amin Tariq (2002 - 2003)
Mohammad Amaan Hamimi
Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi. (20040300)
Abdul Munschi Munshi Majid (20090407).
Sayyed Mohammad Akram (20050221).
Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (20090502 - 2010 ).
Dr Shah Waliullah Adeeb Wali-ullah Adib (20101102 -20151025)
Ahmad Faisal Begzad (20151026, 20170512, 20180424)
Muhammad Zekaria Sawda (20190120, 20200410)
Bashir Samim (202100623)
Abdul Ghani  (20211107)
Amanuddin Mansur was transferred to Kunduz as commander of the 217th Umari Corps
Mohammad Ayoub Khalid (20230626)  Muhammad Ayub Khaled

Deputy Governor:
Shams-ul-Rahman Shams Shamsur Rahman Shams  (2004, 20121027), is a cousin of Ustad Rabbani and a member of the Jamiat-e-Islami.
Mohammad Baydar Gul Ahmad Bedar Gul Mohammad Bidar Gul Mohammad Baidar (20130919, 20140522, 20150724, 20160609)
Akhtar Mohammad Khairzada (20180227, 20201209)
Mawlawi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi Nesar Ahmad Ahmadi, deputy governor of Badakhshan, (20211014) killed with carbomb (20230606)
Abdul Jamil, appointed as the deputy governor of this province (20230626)
Former Judge of Badakhshan's City Court, Mawlawi Abdul Jameel, Deputy Governor of Badakhshan Province (20230626)
Said Mohammad Amin Taib, deputy governor of Badakhshan (20240505, 20240629)

Spokesman of Badakhshan Governor:
Ahmad Nawid Ferotan, Ahmad Naweed Firotan (20140827, 20150722)
Zahir Bahand (20170710)
Nek Mohammad Nazari (20200713, 20210609)

Taliban’s director of counter-narcotics police in Badakhshan:
Shafiqullah Hafizi (20241202)

Director of Badakhshan Information and Culture Department:
Moazeddin Ahmadi Moizuddin Ahmadi (20220307)
Head of the Vice and Virtue office in Badakhshan:
Sher Ahmad Jawad (20211014)
Rural Rehabilitation and Development Director:
Eng. Amir Mohammad Yaftali (20120420)

Director of the civil hospital Faizabad:
Dr. Jalali (20100912),

Head of Public Works Department:
Mohammad Rafiq (20110427)

Head of the Environment Protection Department:
Ghulam Nabi (20110330)

Head of the Agricultural, Irrigation and Livestock Department:
Muhammad Alim Alimi  (20110330, 20120110)

Head of animal health Department: 
Ghulam Hassan Haidari (20120110)
Head of Public Health Department:
Noor Khawari  (20120812; 20131102)
Noor Mohammad  (2015115)
Water supply Department Head:
Eng. Mohammad Rafi (20111022)

Natural disaster department director: 
Sanaullah Amiri (20120118)
Head of traffic police department of the province:
Mohammad Ibrahim (20131102)
Head of Badakhshan economy administration:
Abdul Hasib Daqiq (20190530)
Women Affairs Director:
Mrs. Aleena Ghayasi (20190621)
Mining Department Director:
Mawlavi Abdul Fatah killed (20220424)
 

2. Previous Function:
Commander eastern Taliban Forces
Progincial Governor in Kunar (20230504, 20230626)

Provincial Governor Badakhshan (20230626)

3. Biodata:

Qari Mohammad Ayoub Khalid Muhammad Ayub Khaled is a Pashtun  and hails from Kandahar. Khalid was appointed in September 2023 by the Taliban’s leader, previously served as governor in Kunar and commanded eastern Afghanistan’s Taliban forces. He is reportedly a close associate of both the Taliban’s leader and the infamous commander Daudullah.
 

Local sources reported that public protests are intensifying in Badakhshan province, with demonstrators calling for the removal of Qari Ayub Khalid, the Taliban governor. The unrest follows growing discontent over the destruction of poppy fields and recent deadly clashes between Taliban forces and local farmers in the Jurm district. According to sources, protesters have issued a one-week ultimatum to the Taliban to dismiss the governor. The demand has reportedly received backing from some Taliban members native to Badakhshan. Protesters insist the provincial governor should be selected from among the local population and that non-local Taliban officials should leave the province. The unrest reflects broader frustrations among residents, who accuse the Taliban leadership of disregarding local needs and traditions.

The Taliban have yet to issue any formal statement on the ongoing protests in Badakhshan. Previously, community elders had urged local Taliban members to align themselves with the people of the province rather than follow directives from the Taliban’s central leadership. Badakhshan has witnessed repeated unrest in recent years, particularly over poppy eradication campaigns that locals argue threaten their livelihoods in the absence of viable economic alternatives.(20250527)