Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala

Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala
Governor of Kunar Province, Afghanistan
In office 15 July 2013 – 18 May 2015
Preceded by	Fazlullah Wahidi
Succeeded by	Wahidullah Kalimzai
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 64–65) Ghaziabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Profession	politician

Shuja ul-Mulk Jalala (born 1952), also known as Ghulam Rasul, is a politician in Afghanistan. He is the governor of Kunar Province, appointed by President Hamid Karzai on July 15, 2013 after a suggestion by the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG). Previously, he served as advisor to President Hamid Karzai on tribal affairs.

The third son of ‘Abdu’l Malik Khan of Jalala, Shujah ul-Mulk Jalala was born in Ghaziabad District of Kunar Province in 1952. He remained in this district through the completion of his primary education, and he received his high school education in the provincial capital, Asadabad.

During the Soviet Afghan War, Jalala joined the Mujahideen and served as a commander. He also developed political ties with the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan led by Hazrat Sibghatullah Mujadidi, and was a member of the 2002 Emergency Loya Jirga after the United States overthrew the Taliban regime. Following a February 2013 NATO airstrike in Shigal district in eastern Kunar that resulted in civilian casualties, Jalala was sent by President Karzai to lead a delegation for the purpose of investigating the incident and delivering condolences from the president to the grieving families.

In the 2005 Wolesi Jirga Election, Jalala received the third most votes from Kunar Province; thus from 2005-2011, Jalala served as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for Afghanistan. He then operated as Presidential Advisor for Tribal Affairs from 2011-2013.

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