Brief Biography of Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlavi Noorul Haq Anwar, Director General of Administrative Affairs

Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlavi Noorul Haq Anwar, Director General of Administrative Affairs


Honorable Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlavi Noorul Haq Anwar, son of Mohammad Gul, was born on 5 Sha‘ban 1344 (Hijri Year) in Mohammad Noor Khil village, Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province.

He completed his primary education in local madrasas and continued his secondary studies up to the eighth grade within the same province.

To pursue advanced religious education, he later traveled to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where he graduated from Jamia Imdad-ul-Uloom Madrasa with a certificate in religious studies.

Throughout different stages of his career, Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlavi Noorul Haq Anwar has served in various academic, administrative, and leadership positions, including teacher and supervisor of religious studies, District Governor of Jalrez Maidan, Commander of the Maidan Wardak Corps, Nangarhar Police Chief, Military Chief (Governor) of Maidan Wardak Province, Deputy Governor of Maidan Wardak Province, Head of the Military Commission, Administrative Officer of the Invitation and Guidance Commission, Deputy Head of the Leadership Office of the Islamic Emirate, and Deputy Director General for Coordination of Emirate Affairs at the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs.

In recognition of his broad experience, deep knowledge, and long-standing service, His Highness Amirul Momineen Hafizahullah Ta‘ala (may Allah protect him) appointed Sheikh al-Hadith Mawlavi Noorul Haq Anwar as the Director General of Administrative Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.