Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid Tumzi, commonly known as Mullah Yaqoob, is an Afghan military leader and cleric who is serving as the second deputy leader of Afghanistan and the defense minister since 2021. He has been a deputy leader of the Taliban since 2016, and was additionally appointed to his ministerial role after the Taliban's victory over Western-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. He has been the Taliban's military chief since 2020.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- commandant, Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Minister of Defence of Afghanistan
- Citizenship
- Afghanistan
- Born
