Sheikh Mohammad Khalid

Sheikh Mohammad Khalid (شیخ محمد خالد ) is the acting Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Minister of Dawat-wal-Irshad) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 7 September 2021. He is an ethnic Nuristani, from Kolam village, Nuristan Province.

International sanctions
On 7 March 2023, he was blacklisted by the EU authorities, having been identified as an active contributor to continued widespread state-sponsored violations of women's and girls' rights across Afghanistan by the new Taliban government.