Nooruddin Azizi

Nooruddin Azizi is an Afghan politician who is serving as minister of Commerce and Industry since 2025, previously serving as acting minister from 2021 to 2025. He is considered one of the leading Tajik members of the Taliban.

Early life

Nooruddin Azizi was born in Dasht-e Rewat, Khenj District in Panjshir Province to an ethnic Tajik family. His father Gulbuddin Azizi was an Islamic cleric.
Nooruddin Azizi was formerly a Hezb-e Islami member. He did not join the Taliban before the reconstruction of the Islamic Emirate.

Career

On 21 September 2021, after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Azizi was appointed as the acting Minister of Commerce and Industry.
On 17 October 2023, Azizi arrived in Beijing to attend the 2023 [Belt and Road Forum|3rd Belt and Road Forum], amongst the highest-level international forums the Taliban government has been invited to.
On 22 October 2024, Azizi went to Kazan, Russia, to take part of the 16th BRICS summit.
On 24 November 2025, he led an Afghan business delegation visited India. Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Azizi thanked India’s External Affairs Ministry and Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry for facilitating the trip. He said technical teams and private-sector representatives from both countries have been in constant touch to explore practical areas of cooperation.