He has been a senior member of the Taliban's political office in Doha since it was set up in 2012, and was its head from 2015 to 2020. He speaks English, Urdu, Pashto and Dari and has travelled widely to other countries as a Taliban political representative. On 7 September, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the future Cabinet of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; Sher Abbas was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs[1]