Mulla Abdul Latif Mansur ( ; born 1968) is an Afghan senior leader of the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

and current Minister of Energy and Water since 7 September 2021. He is also a central member of the negotiation team in the Qatar office. He previously served as

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, member of the Taliban Supreme Council, commander in eastern Afghanistan and shadow governor of Nangarhar Province in the previous Taliban government (1996–2001).

Early life

Mansur was born in 1968 in the

Gerda Serai District Gerda Seray is a district of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 within Wuza Zadran District Zadran District ( ps, د ځدراڼ ولسوالۍ) is a district of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland o ...

Paktia Province Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 6 ...

. He is a nephew of Commander Nasrullah Mansoor and belongs to the

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tribe. He spent most of his life in Pakistan, where he completed his Islamic studies at the

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Akora Khattak Akora Khattak ( ps, اکوړه خټک , Urdu: اکوڑہ خٹک ) or Sarai Akora is a town in Jehangira tehsil of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It sits beside the Kabul River, which merges with the Indus River ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mansur, Abdul Latif Living people 1968 births Taliban leaders Taliban government ministers of Afghanistan Taliban commanders People from Paktia Province

Early life

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