Ehsanullah Ehsan (banker)

Mullah Ehsanullah Ehsan
Born	Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died	late 1997
Occupation(s)	Taliban official, Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank
Known for	Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank during the Islamic Emirate period

Mullah Ehsanullah Ehsan (deceased late 1997) was a former Taliban official who held the position of governor at Da Afghanistan Bank during the initial period of the Islamic Emirate.

Biography

Hailing from Kandahar and belonging to the Popalzai tribe, Ehsan assumed the governorship of Da Afghanistan Bank following the Taliban's takeover of key Afghan institutions in December 1996. He invalidated the majority of Afghani notes in circulation and ended the agreement with the Russian company responsible for printing the currency, accusing them of providing notes to the deposed president Burhanuddin Rabbani in northern Takhar province.

In the course of the 1997 battle of Mazar-i-Sharif, Ehsan was apprehended by anti-Taliban forces but was subsequently released. Thereafter, he commanded an elite force comprising around 1,000 fighters from Kandahar, while maintaining a discreet presence in his financial capacity until his passing.