Sirajuddin Haqqani

Sirajuddin Haqqani سراج الدين حقاني
Video still of Sirajuddin Haqqani during an interview
Born	c. 1973, 1977, or 1978 Afghanistan
Allegiance	Haqqani network Taliban
Years of service	2000's to present
Rank	Deputy leader of the Taliban
Battles/wars	War on Terror Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–14) Taliban insurgency Operation Zarb-e-Azb War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Relations	Jalaluddin Haqqani (father)

Sirajuddin Haqqani (Arabic: سراج الدين حقاني‎‎ aliases , and, Siraj Haqqani. born c. 1973 or 1977/78) is a warlord (Dari: jang salaran) and military leader of Pashtun origin hailing from Afghanistan, who as deputy leader of the Taliban oversees armed combat against American and coalition forces, reportedly from a base within North Waziristan in Pakistan, from which he provides shelter to Al Qaeda operatives. Sirajuddin Haqqani is the leader of the Haqqani network, a sub-set of the Taliban organisation, and of the Haqqani clan. Haqqani is currently deputy leader under the Taliban supreme commander, Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada.

The Arabic of the English translation, Sirajuddin, is سراج الدين‎. According to one source, which provides the translation within Urdu, the name has the meaning lamp of the religion. The name Siraj, converted to Arabic, is سِرَاج‎, which similarly has the meaning of any object which produces light, or light itself, i.e. a cresset, lamp, a candle, or again, light itself, and accordingly, the Sun. Siraj is a Quranic name, in that it is used four times within the holy Quran, and the word is also used to describe the prophet Mohammad.

The Arabic conversion of Haqqani is حقانی‎, which means something or someone, just, fair-minded or impartial.