Sibghatullah Mojaddedi

Who is Sibghatullah Mojaddedi?

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi or Hazrat Sahib, served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He is also the founder of the Afghan National Liberation Front. In December 2003, he served as the chairman of the Loya Jirga that approved Afghanistan's new constitution. In 2005 he was appointed chairman of the Meshrano Jirga, upper house of the National Assembly of Afghanistan, and was reappointed as a member in 2011. He also serves on the Afghan High Peace Council.