Abdul Hakim Haqqani
{{Short description|Afghan Taliban jurist (born 1967)}}
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| office1 = Chief Justice of Afghanistan
| term_start1 = 15 August 2021
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| predecessor1 = Sayed Yousuf Halim
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| 1namedata1 = Hibatullah Akhundzada
| deputy1 = {{ubl|{{nowrap|Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (1st)}}|Sheikh Abdul Malik (2nd)}}
| term2 = 25 May 2016 – 15 August 2021
| term_label2 = In exile
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| 1namedata2 = Hibatullah Akhundzada
| predecessor2 = Hibatullah Akhundzada
| office3 = Judge of the Kandahar Primary Court
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| term_end3 = {{Circa|2001}}
| 1blankname3 = Supreme Leader
| 1namedata3 = Mullah Omar
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| birth_date = 1967
| birth_place = Panjwayi, Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
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Abdul Hakim Haqqani ({{Langx|ps|عبد الحكيم حقاني}} {{IPA|ps|ˈabdʊl haˈkim haqɑˈni}}; born 1967), also known as Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai ({{Langx|ps|عبد الحكيم اسحاقزى|links=no}} {{IPA|ps|ˈabdʊl haˈkim ɪshaqˈzai}}),{{Cite web|date=2021-09-07|title=Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-announces-makeup-new-afghan-government-2021-09-07/|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Reuters|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=Major reshuffle in Taliban leadership ahead of intra-Afghan dialogue|url=https://zeenews.india.com/world/major-reshuffle-in-taliban-leadership-ahead-of-intra-afghan-dialogue-2308385.html|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Zee News|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-08|title=Taliban's government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees {{!}} FDD's Long War Journal|url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/talibans-government-includes-designated-terrorists-ex-guantanamo-detainees.php|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.longwarjournal.org|language=en-US}} is an Afghan Islamic scholar and writer who has been the chief justice of Afghanistan since 2021 in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime.{{Cite news|url=https://pajhwok.com/ps/2021/10/28/maulvi-abdul-hakim-has-been-appointed-as-the-new-chief-justice-of-pakistan/|title = مولوي عبدالحکيم د سترې محکمې د رئیس او مولوي فريدالدين د علومو اکاډمي د رئيس په توګه ټاکل شوي|date = 28 October 2021|last1 = Ahmadzai|first1 = Muhammad Asif}} He has also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court in the 1996–2001 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was the chairman of the Taliban negotiation team in the Qatar office. He is one of the founding members of the Taliban and was a close associate of the late leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=4698&task=view&total=4384&start=1710&Itemid=2 |title=Ishaqzai, Abdul Hakim Mawlawi Sheikh}}{{Cite web |first=Frud |last=Bezhan |date=10 September 2020 |url= https://www.rferl.org/a/why-did-the-taliban-appoint-a-hard-line-chief-negotiator-for-intra-afghan-talks-/30832252.html |title= Why Did the Taliban Appoint a Hard-Line Chief Negotiator for Intra-Afghan Talks? |website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |access-date=}}
Early life
He was born to Mawlawi Khudaidad in 1967 in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He graduated from Darul Uloom Haqqania, a Deobandi Islamic seminary (darul uloom), in Pakistan, and taught there.
Career
=Teaching=
Apart from teaching at the Darul Uloom Haqqania, until recently he also ran his own Islamic seminary or madrasa in the Ishaqabad area of Quetta, in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
=Judiciary=
During the rule of the first Islamic Emirate, in addition to teaching, he also served in the Appellate Court and at the Central Dar ul-Ifta. Following the appointment of Hibatullah Akhundzada as Supreme Leader, Ishaqzai was appointed Chief Justice.{{Cite web|url=https://alemarahenglish.net/?p=37743|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818100417/http://alemarahenglish.net/?p=37743|archive-date=2021-08-18|title=Brief Introduction of Members of the Negotiating Team of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}}
=Diplomacy=
In September 2020, he was appointed the Taliban's chief negotiator for peace talks in Qatar with the government of Afghanistan, replacing Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who became his deputy in the 21-member negotiating team.{{cite news |title=Taliban picks team for talks with Afghan government |author=Shadi Khan Saif |date=5 September 2020 |url= https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/taliban-picks-team-for-talks-with-afghan-government/1964264 |newspaper=Anadolu Agency |access-date=24 August 2021}}
Controversies
= International sanctions due to alleged violation of women's rights =
On 20 July 2023, Hakim Haqqani was sanctioned by the EU due to his instrumental role as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in implementing policies and spreading ideological teachings aimed at creating and justifying gender-based repressions against women in Afghanistan.{{Cite web |title=L183 I |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2023:183I:FULL |website=Official Journal of the European Union}}
On January 23, 2025, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced the submission of arrest warrant applications for Taliban leaders, including supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. He is accused of crimes against humanity, specifically the persecution of women and girls, since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021. The charges highlight severe restrictions imposed on Afghan females, encompassing bans on education, employment, and public participation.{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=George|title=ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20kn0d7d30o.amp |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=BBC News |date=23 January 2025}}
Books
Specializing in Islamic jurisprudence, especially its justice system, Hakim Haqqani has written books on various subjects which have been translated into many languages.{{Cite web |last=Yousafzai |first=Shahabullah |date=15 October 2021 |title=Abdul Hakim Haqqani appointed Afghanistan's chief justice |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324906/abdul-hakim-haqqani-appointed-afghanistans-chief-justice?amp=1 |website=The Express Tribune}}
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2016–2021}}
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