Shahabuddin Delawar

Maulvi Shahabuddin Delawar (مولوي شهاب الدين دلاورد) (born; 1950s) is an Afghan senior leader of the Taliban and Islamic scholar. Delawar is the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 23 November 2021. He was a founding member of their negotiating team based in Qatar, arrived there in January 2012. He served as ambassador to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia under the Taliban government. He also served as Consul General at the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar.

Delawar belongs to Logar province. He completed his graduation from Darul Uloom Haqqania. He has been associated with the teaching profession. As of 2021, he is running a religious seminary in Peshawar. Delawar joined the Taliban in the 1990s when they emerged in Afghanistan.