Bilal Karimi بلال کریمی | |
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Afghanistan Ambassador to China | |
Assumed office 1 December 2023 | |
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Foreign Minister | Amir Khan Muttaqi (acting) |
Preceded by | Javid Ahmad Qaem |
Deputy Central Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
In office 25 October 2021 – 2023 | |
Central Spokesman | Zabiullah Mujahid |
Maulvi Asadullah, also known as Bilal Karimi ( Pashto: بلال کریمی), is an Afghan diplomat and politician, who has been serving as the Afghan Ambassador to China since 1 December 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Karimi previously served as an official Deputy Central spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 25 October 2021 to 2023, alongside Ahmadullah Wasiq and Inamullah Samangani. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He is also a member of the Taliban Cultural Commission. [13] [14]
He was appointed as Afghanistan's ambassador to China on 1 December 2023. He presented his credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping on 30 January 2024, making China the first country to accept credentials from a diplomat of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. [15]
Bilal Karimi بلال کریمی | |
---|---|
Afghanistan Ambassador to China | |
Assumed office 1 December 2023 | |
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
Foreign Minister | Amir Khan Muttaqi (acting) |
Preceded by | Javid Ahmad Qaem |
Deputy Central Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
In office 25 October 2021 – 2023 | |
Central Spokesman | Zabiullah Mujahid |
Maulvi Asadullah, also known as Bilal Karimi ( Pashto: بلال کریمی), is an Afghan diplomat and politician, who has been serving as the Afghan Ambassador to China since 1 December 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Karimi previously served as an official Deputy Central spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 25 October 2021 to 2023, alongside Ahmadullah Wasiq and Inamullah Samangani. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He is also a member of the Taliban Cultural Commission. [13] [14]
He was appointed as Afghanistan's ambassador to China on 1 December 2023. He presented his credentials to Chinese President Xi Jinping on 30 January 2024, making China the first country to accept credentials from a diplomat of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. [15]