Faizullah Akhund فیض الله آخوند | |
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Director of the Afghanistan National Standards Authority | |
Acting | |
Assumed office 14 March 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Hassan Akhund |
Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Deputy Minister of Information and Culture for Youth Affairs | |
In office 23 November 2021 –14 March 2022 | |
Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Saqib |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Afghan |
Political party | Taliban |
Profession | Politician |
Mullah Faizullah Akhund is an Afghan Taliban politician who is serving as acting head of the Afghanistan National Standards Authority since 14 March 2022. [1] [2] Akhund has also served as Deputy Minister of youth affairs at Information and Culture Ministry from 23 November 2021 to 14 March 2022. [3]
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