Cabinet of Afghanistan
Executive body of the Afghan government
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The Cabinet of Afghanistan (also known as the Council of Ministers) is the executive body of the government of the country, responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. In its modern form it has existed since the beginning of the reign of Emir Amanullah Khan in 1919.
Established7 September 2021 (current form)
28 February 1919 (original)
28 February 1919 (original)
StateAfghanistan
Appointed bySupreme Leader
MinistriesTwenty-six
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| Overview | |
| Established | 7 September 2021 (current form) 28 February 1919 (original) |
| State | Afghanistan |
| Appointed by | Supreme Leader |
| Ministries | Twenty-six |
| Responsible to | Leadership |
| Annual budget | 231,400,000,000 Afghan afghanis (FY 2022–23)[1] |
| Headquarters | Arg, Kabul |
The cabinet is headed by the prime minister—who serves as the nation's head of government—and his deputies, and consists of the heads and deputy heads of the government ministries.
Predecessors to a cabinet
18th century
When Ahmad Shah Durrani started ruling over his empire in 1747, he had no administrative experience, nor did much of his closest advisors. As a result, he chose to adopt a government style similar to the Mughals and Safavids, with his main idea of a government based on an absolute monarchy. A tribal council ruled in hand with Ahmad Shah as well, serving as a form of cabinet. However, Ahmad Shah had made the positions of his cabinet hereditary, thus making it difficult to dismiss advisors without causing conflict. Their roles, however, were mostly purely de jure, and tasks were delegated to subordinates.[2]
His grandson Zaman Shah had wanted a ministry and cabinet that would be loyal to him and of his people, as a result he had replaced the old ministry of his father Timur Shah and replaced them with loyal Pashtuns devoted to himself, strengthening his position on the throne.
19th century
Under Emir Sher Ali Khan, Afghanistan saw its first formal cabinet structure. He first established a twelve-member consultative state council (the first such body since Ahmad Shah Durrani) composed of civic leaders and military officers of his own selection, though it faded in practice during the latter years of his reign.[3]: 20 In 1873, on the occasion of the official nomination of Sardar Abdullah Jan as heir apparent, the Emir enlarged the executive branch and promoted a set of officials to ministerial positions with Pashto titles. He did not include any member of the royal Mohammadzai dynasty. Instead, he explicitly applied the principle of personal qualification in his appointments.[3]: 21 The cabinet's effectiveness was demonstrated in the turbulent period surrounding the amir's death, when Prime Minister Nur Mohammad Khan Foshanji and Finance Minister Habib Allah Wardak played stabilizing roles.
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Nur Mohammad Shah Foshanji | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Aersala Khan Ghilzay | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | ||
| War | Hussayn 'Ali Khan | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | ||
| Home Affairs | 'Asmat Allah Khan Ghilzay | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | ||
| Finance | Habib Allah Khan Wardak[4] | 1873 – 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | ||
| Treasury | Ahmad 'Ali Khan Timuri | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | ||
| Chief Secretary | Mohammad Hassan Khan | 1873 – before 21 February 1879 | pro-Sher Ali | Qizilbash | |
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| External Affairs | Shah Mohammad Khan | before – after 14 September 1879 | pro-Yaqub Khan | ||
| Finance | Habib Allah Khan Wardak[4] | 21 February – after 14 September 1879 | pro-Yaqub Khan | ||
When Emir Abdur Rahman Khan came to power in Kabul in 1880, the central administration consisted of only ten clerks overseen by a single official. Using the military branch as a supervisory body, he established a civil administration that, in a modified form, remains in place today. He introduced institutions that were precursors to modern ministries, such as the Treasury Board, Board of Trade, Bureau of Justice and Police, Department of Public Works, Office of Posts and Communications, Department of Education, and Department of Medicine. Despite his autocratic rule, Abdur Rahman Khan created a Supreme Council, similar to a modern cabinet.[5][6]
However, this council had no prime minister and no real power, serving only in an advisory capacity. Its members included high-ranking officials like the Lord Chamberlain ('Ishik Aghasi' or Shahghasi), the Seal Keeper, the Chief Secretary, secretaries appointed by the Amir, officers of the Royal Guard, the Treasurer of the Amir's private wealth, the Secretary of State for War, regional Secretaries of State, the Postmaster General, the Commander-in-Chief, the Master of the Horse, the Kotwal (equivalent to an Interior Minister), the Accountant General, the Chief Chamberlain, the Superintendent of the Armory, and heads of the Trade and Education Boards.[7]
Early 20th century
In 1914, counselors advised Emir Habibullah Khan on different political issues and had some form of authority.[8][9] With Emir Amanullah Khan's ascension to the throne on 28 February 1919, amidst numerous political reforms, the Council of Ministers, headed by Amanullah himself, was established, creating the first well-structured cabinet in the history of Afghanistan.[10][11]
Emirate/Kingdom (1919–1973)
Quddus/Ahmad cabinet (1919–1929)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Abdul Quddus Khan[14] | 28 February 1919 – 25 October 1927[15][16][17] | |||
| Shir Ahmad Khan[18] | 25 October 1927 – 17 January 1929[19] | ||||
| President of Assembly | did not exist until April 1924 | ||||
| Shir Ahmad Khan[18] | April 1924 – December 1927 | ||||
| Muhammad Yaqub | December 1927 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mahmud Tarzi[20] | 28 February 1919 – June 1922 | |||
| Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[21] | June 1922 – April 1924 | ||||
| Shir Ahmad Khan[18] (acting) | April – September 1924 | ||||
| Mahmud Tarzi[20] | September 1924 – January 1927 | ||||
| Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi[22] (acting) | January – November 1927 | ||||
| Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[21] (acting) | November 1927 – November 1928[23] | ||||
| Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi[22] | November 1928 – 17 January 1929[23] | ||||
| War | did not exist until May 1919 | ||||
| Mohammad Nadir Khan[24] | May 1919 – January 1922 | ||||
| Mohammad Hashim Khan[25] | January – September 1922 | ||||
| Muhammad Nadir Khan[24] | September 1922 – April 1924 | ||||
| Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[21] (acting) | April – June 1924 | ||||
| Abdul Aziz Barakzai | June 1924 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Interior | did not exist until August 1919 | ||||
| Ali Ahmad Khan[26] | August 1919 – June 1925 | ||||
| Abdul Aziz Barakzai | June 1925 – 1928 | ||||
| Abdul Ahad Wardak[27] | 1928 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Justice | Muhammad Ibrahim | 1919 – 1924 | |||
| Hayatullah Khan | 1924 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | did not exist until March 1919 | ||||
| Ghulam Muhammad Wardak | March 1919 – April 1924 | ||||
| Abdul Hadi Dawi[28] | April 1924 – 1928 | ||||
| Ali Muhammad[29] | 1928 – 17 Januar 1929 | ||||
| Education | Abdur Rahman Khan[30] | 1919 | |||
| Abdul Habib Khan[31] | 1919 | ||||
| Muhammad Sulaiman | ? | ||||
| Hayatullah Khan | ? | ||||
| Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[32] | 1924 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Transcriptions[33] | Haji Nizamuddin Khan | 1919 – ? | |||
| Revenue | Mirza Mahmud | ? | |||
| Mir Muhammad Hashim | 1922 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Health[34] | did not exist until 1923 | ||||
| Mohammed Kabir Ludin[35] | 1923 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
| Minister of State for Frontier and Tribe Affairs | did not exist until March 1926 | ||||
| Haji Muhammad Akbar | March 1926 – 17 January 1929 | ||||
Saqqawist cabinet (1929)
Two days after King Inayatullah Khan abdicated his throne to Bacha-i-Saqao and his Saqqawist regime, the new rulers formed a cabinet, abolishing the Ministry of Trade, the General Directorate of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice as well as other ministries.[36]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | unclear[38] | 19 January – 13 October 1929 | Tajik | ||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Ata al-Haqq | 19 January – 13 October 1929 | Tajik | ||
| Defense[39] | Sayyid Husayn | 19 January – before 24 March 1929 | Tajik | ||
| Purdil Khan | before 24 March – 13 October 1929 | Tajik | |||
| Interior Affairs | Abd al-Ghafur Khan | 19 January – 13 October 1929 | Tajik | ||
| Finance | Mirza Mujtaba Khan | 19 January – 13 October 1929 | Tajik | ||
First Hashim cabinet (1929–1933)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hashim Khan[25] | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[32] | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| War | Shah Mahmud Khan[41] | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| Interior | Mohammad Hashim Khan[25] | 9 November 1929 – 1930 | |||
| Mohammad Gul Khan Momand[42] | 1930 – 8 November 1933 | ||||
| Justice | Fazl Umar Mujaddidi | 9 November 1929 – 1932 | |||
| Fazl Ahmad Mujaddidi | 1932 – 8 November 1933 | ||||
| Finance | Muhammad Ayyub | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Haji Muhammad Akbar | 9 November 1929 – 1931 | |||
| Mirza Muhammad Yaftali | 1931 – 8 November 1933 | ||||
| Education | Ali Muhammad[29] | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| Health[34] | Muhammad Akbar | 9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933 | |||
| Posts, Telegraph and Telephone[34] | did not exist until 1932 | ||||
| Rahimullah | 1932 – 8 November 1933 | ||||
Second Hashim cabinet (1933–1946)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hashim Khan[25] | 8 November 1933 – 9 May 1946 | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | did not exist until 1938 | ||||
| Abdur Rahim Khan[44] | 1938 – 1940 | ||||
| Muhammad Naim | 1940 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | did not exist until 1940 | ||||
| Abdur Rahim Khan[44] | 1940 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[32] | 8 November 1933 – 1939 | |||
| Ali Muhammad[29] | 1939 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| War | Shah Mahmud Khan[41] | 8 November 1933 – 9 May 1946 | |||
| Interior | Mohammad Gul Khan Momand[42] | 8 November 1933 – 1939 | |||
| Ghulam Faruq Usman[45] | 1939 – 1942 | ||||
| Muhammad Nauruz | 1942 – 1945 | ||||
| Ghulam Faruq Usman[45] | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Justice | Fazl Ahmad Mujaddidi | 8 November 1933 – 1935 | |||
| Aminullah Khan | 1935 – 1945 | ||||
| Mir Ata Muhammad Husaini | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Finance | Mirza Muhammad Yaftali | 8 November 1933 – 1945 | |||
| Muhammad Nauruz | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| National Economy/Commerce | Mirza Muhammad Yaftali (Commerce) | 8 November 1933 – 1938 | |||
| Abdul Majid Zabuli[46] (National Economy) | 1938 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Education | Ahmad Ali Sulaiman | 8 November 1933 – 1938 | |||
| Muhammad Naim | 1938 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Public Works | Allah Nawaz | 8 November 1933 – 1934 | |||
| Abdur Rahim Khan[44] | 1934 – 1938 | ||||
| Abdul Hussain Aziz | 1938 – 1941 | ||||
| Rahimullah Khan | 1941 – 1942 | ||||
| Mohammed Kabir Ludin[35] | 1942 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Health | Muhammad Akbar | 8 November 1933 – 1934 | |||
| Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[47] | 1934 – 1939 | ||||
| vacant (First Deputy: Zulfiqar Khan) | 1939 – 1945 | ||||
| Sultan Ahmad | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Posts, Telegraph and Telephone[34][48] | Rahimullah[49] | 8 November 1933 – 1939 | |||
| Abdul Hussain Aziz | 1939 – 1942 | ||||
| vacant (First Deputy: Muhammad Hussain Daftari) | 1942 – 1945 | ||||
| Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[47] | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Mines | did not exist until 1937 | ||||
| Muhammad Karim | 1937 – 1939 | ||||
| Rahimullah Khan | 1939 – 1945 | ||||
| Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[50] | 1945 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Agriculture[48] | did not exist until 1937 | ||||
| Mir Muhammad Yusuf Khan | 1937 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
| Press[48] | did not exist until 1939 | ||||
| Salahuddin Saljuqi | 1939 – 9 May 1946 | ||||
Lewana cabinet (c. 1944–1946)
During the Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947, the rebelling Safi tribe established a rival government in the Eastern Province with its own cabinet under king Salemai. The offices were described by Amanul Mulk in 1983 in an interview published by David B. Edwards (2017).[51] Because these offices are preserved by oral history, specific term dates are unavailable. The Safi revolt itself lasted from c. 1944 – c. 1946.
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Amanat Lewana | c. 1944 – c. 1946 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Defense | Amanul Mulk | ||||
| "Minister" | Shahswar | ||||
First Mahmud cabinet (1946–1950)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Shah Mahmud Khan[41] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Muhammad Naim | 9 May 1946 – 1948 | |||
| Asadullah Seraj[53] | 1948 – 1949 | ||||
| Ali Muhammad[29] | 1949 – 14 October 1950 | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdur Rahim Khan[44] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Ali Muhammad[29] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| War/Defense | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 9 May 1946 – 1948[55] | |||
| Muhammad Umar[56] | 1948 – 14 October 1950 | ||||
| Interior | Ghulam Faruq Usman[45] | 9 May 1946 – 1948 | |||
| Asadullah Seraj[53] | 1948 – 1949 | ||||
| Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 1949 – 14 October 1950 | ||||
| Justice | Mir Ata Muhammad Husaini | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| Finance | Mir Muhammad Haidar Husaini[57] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| National Economy | Abdul Majid Zabuli[46] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| Education | Najibullah Torwayana[58] | 9 May 1946 – 1949 | |||
| Abdul Hussain Aziz | 1949 – 14 October 1950 | ||||
| Public Works | Mohammed Kabir Ludin[35] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| Health | Ahmad Ali Sulaiman | 9 May 1946 – 1947 | |||
| Abdul Majid[59] | 1947 – 14 October 1950 | ||||
| Information | Abdullah Malikyar | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[60] | |||
| Mines | Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[50] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950 | |||
| Agriculture | Muhammad Atiq Rafiq | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[61] | |||
| Press[48] | Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[62] | 9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[63] | |||
Second Mahmud cabinet (1950–1953)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Shah Mahmud Khan[41] | 14 October 1950 – 7 September 1953 | |||
| vacant[65] | 7 – 20 September 1953 | ||||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Ali Muhammad[29] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdur Rahim Khan[44] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Ali Muhammad[29] | 14 October 1950 – 18 March 1953[66] | |||
| Sultan Ahmad Khan Sherzoy[67] | 18 March – 20 September 1953[68] | ||||
| Defense | Mohammad Daoud Khan | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[69][70] | |||
| Interior | Abdul Ahad Malikyar[71] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[72] | |||
| Justice | Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qasim[73] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Finance | Muhammad Nauruz | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[74][75] | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| National Economy | Mir Muhammad Haidar Husaini[57] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[76] | |||
| Education | Abdul Majid[59] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[77] | |||
| Public Works | Muhammad Akram Parwanta[78] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[79] | |||
| Public Health | Ghulam Faruq[80] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Post and Telegraph/ Communications | Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[50] | 14 October 1950 – 1951 | |||
| Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[47] | 1951 – 1952 | ||||
| Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[50] | 1952 – 20 September 1953 | ||||
| Mines | Muhammad Naim Ziai | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Agriculture | Amiruddin Shansab | 14 October 1950 – 1951 | |||
| Muhammad Zaman Taraki | 1951 – 20 September 1953 | ||||
| Press & Information[48] | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953 | |||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[82] | 14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[83] | |||
First Daoud cabinet (1953–1963)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 20 September 1953 – 10 March 1963 | |||
| vacant[86] | 10 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Ali Muhammad[29] | 20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963 | |||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Muhammad Naim | 20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Muhammad Naim | 20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963 | |||
| Defense | Mohammad Aref Khan[87] | 20 September 1953 – 6 December 1955[88] | |||
| vacant | 6 December 1955 – 1958[89] | ||||
| Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 1958 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Interior | Abdul Ahad Malikyar[71] | 20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[90] | |||
| Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[91] | 24 January 1956 – 1958[92] | ||||
| Sayyid Abdullah | 1958 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Justice | Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qasim[73] | 20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[93] | |||
| Sayyid Abdullah (acting) | 24 January 1956 – 14 March 1963[94] | ||||
| Finance | Abdul Malik Abdul-Rahim-Zai[95] (acting) | 20 September 1953 – 1957[75] | |||
| Abdullah Malikyar | 1957 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| National Economy | Abdul Rauf Haidar[96] | 20 September 1953 – 1954 | |||
| Abdul Malik Abdul-Rahim-Zai[95] (acting) | 1954 – 1956 | ||||
| Abdullah Malikyar | 1956 – 1957 | ||||
| Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[50] | 1957 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Education | Abdul Majid[59] | 20 September 1953 – 1957 | |||
| Ali Ahmad Popal[97] | 1957 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Public Works | Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[91] | 20 September 1953 – 1955 | |||
| Mohammed Kabir Ludin[35] | 1955 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Health | Ghulam Faruq[80] | 20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[98] | |||
| Abdul Zahir[99] (acting) | 24 January 1956 – 14 March 1963[100] | ||||
| Post and Telegraph/ Communications | Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[91] | 20 September 1953 – 1954 | |||
| Muhammad Murid | 1954 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Mines | Mohammad Yusuf[101] | 20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963 | |||
| Agriculture | Mir Muhammad Yusuf | 20 September 1953 – 1958 | |||
| Ghulam Haidar Adalat | 1958 – 1962 | ||||
| Muhammad Nasir Keshawarz[102] | 1962 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Press[48] | Salahuddin Saljuqi | 20 September 1953 – 1955 | |||
| Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] | 1955 – 1956 | ||||
| Abdul Satar Shalizi[103] (acting) | 1956 – 1958 | ||||
| Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[62] | 1958 – 1960 | ||||
| Muhammad Asef Suhail[104] | 1960 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[82] | 20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963 | |||
| Planning | did not exist until 1957 | ||||
| Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 1957 – 14 March 1963 | ||||
Interim Yusuf cabinet (1963–1965)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Yusuf[101] | 14 March 1963 – 29 October 1965 | |||
| vacant[109] | 29 October – 2 November 1965 | ||||
| (First) Deputy Prime Minister | Abdullah Malikyar (First Deputy) | 14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964 | |||
| vacant | 7 July – 30 September 1964 | ||||
| Abdul Zahir[99] (Deputy) | 30 September 1964 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[82] (Deputy) | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Ali Ahmad Popal[97] | 14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964 | |||
| position was discarded on 7 July 1964 | |||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Yusuf[101] | 14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965[110] | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965[110] | |||
| Interior | Sayyid Abdullah | 14 March – 23 May 1963 | |||
| Abdul Kayeum[112] | 23 May 1963 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| Mohammad Husain Messa[113] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Justice | Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[82] | 14 March 1963 – 25 October 1965 | |||
| vacant | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Finance | Abdullah Malikyar | 14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964 | |||
| Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[62] | 7 July 1964 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | vacant | 14 March – 20 October 1963 | |||
| Mohammad Sawar Omar[115] | 20 October 1963 – 2 November 1965 | ||||
| Nour Ali[116] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Education | Ali Ahmad Popal[97] | 14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964 | |||
| Mohammad Anas[117] | 7 July 1964 – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Public Works | Mohammad Azim[118] | 14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965 | |||
| Ghulam Dastagir Azizi | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Public Health | Abdur Rahim[119] | 14 March 1963 – 30 September 1964 | |||
| Abdul Zahir[99] | 30 September 1964 – 2 November 1965 | ||||
| Abdul Majid[59] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Communications | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 14 March – 12 November 1963 | |||
| Mohammad Haider[120] | 12 November 1963 – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Yusuf[101] | 14 March – 12 November 1963 | |||
| Mohammad Husain Messa[113] | 12 November 1963 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| vacant | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Agriculture | Mohammad Nasir Keshawarz[121] | 14 March 1963 – 25 October 1965 | |||
| Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[122] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Press and Information | Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[62] | 14 March 1963 – 19 December 1964 | |||
| Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] | 19 December 1964 – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[82] | 14 March – 25 April 1963[123] | |||
| Gul Pacha Ulfat | 25 April 1963 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| vacant | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
| Planning | Abdul Hai Aziz | 14 March – 20 October 1963 | |||
| Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 20 October 1963 – 25 October 1965 | ||||
| Abdul Samad Hamed[124] | 25 October – 2 November 1965[110] | ||||
Maiwandwal cabinet (1965–1967)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] | 2 November 1965 – 11 October 1967 | |||
| Abdullah Yaftali[114] (acting)[127] | 11 October – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | vacant | 2 November 1965 – 20 June 1966 | |||
| Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 20 June 1966 – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | vacant | 2 November 1965 – 20 June 1966 | |||
| Abdul Satar Shalizi[103] | 20 June 1966 – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
| Interior | Abdul Satar Shalizi[103] | 2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967 | |||
| Ahmadullah[128] | 26 January – 15 November 1967[129] | ||||
| Justice | Abdul Hakim Tabibi[130] | 2 November 1965 – 17 August 1966 | |||
| Mohammad Haider[120] | 17 August 1966 – 27 July 1967 | ||||
| Mohammad Ehsan Taraki[131] | 17 July – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Finance | Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967 | |||
| Abdul Karim Hakimi | 26 January – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Nour Ali[116] | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
| Education | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] | 2 November – 1 December 1965 | |||
| Mohammad Osman Anwari[132] | 1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Public Works | Ahmadullah[128] | 2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967 | |||
| Mohammad Husain Messa[113] | 26 January – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Public Health | Mohammad Osman Anwari[132] | 2 November – 1 December 1965 | |||
| Kubra Noorzai[133] | 1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Communications | Mohammad Haider[120] | 2 November 1965 – 17 August 1966[134] | |||
| Abdul Karim Hakimi | 17 August 1966 – 26 January 1967 | ||||
| Mohammad Azim Gran[135] (acting) | 26 January – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Samad Salim[136] | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
| Agriculture | Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[122] | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
| Press and Information/ Information and Culture | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[81] (Press and Information) | 2 November – 1 December 1965 | |||
| Mohammad Osman Sidqi[137] (Press and Information) | 1 December 1965 – 13 June 1967 | ||||
| Abdul Rauf Benawa (Information and Culture) | 13 June – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | vacant | 2 November – 1 December 1965 | |||
| Mohammed Khalid Roashan[138] | 1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Planning | vacant | 2 November – 1 December 1965 | |||
| Abdul Hakim Ziayee[139] | 1 December 1965 – 27 July 1967 | ||||
| Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 27 July – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Minister without portfolio | Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 26 January – 27 July 1967 | |||
| Mohammad Anas[117] | 27 July – 15 November 1967 | ||||
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhadi[140] | 2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967 | |||
First Etemadi cabinet (1967–1969)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Ali Ahmad Popal[97] | 15 November 1967 – 28 June 1969 | |||
| vacant | 28 June – 2 December 1969 | ||||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Interior | Mohammad Omar Wardak[144] | 15 November 1967 – 23 June 1969 | |||
| Mohammad Bashir Lodin[145] (acting) | 23 June – 2 December 1969 | ||||
| Justice | Mohammad Asghar[146] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Finance | Mohammad Anwar Ziayee[147] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Nour Ali[116] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Education | Ali Ahmad Popal[97] | 15 November 1967 – 19 November 1968 | |||
| vacant | 19 November 1968 – 3 March 1969 | ||||
| Mohammad Akram[148] | 3 March – 2 December 1969 | ||||
| Public Works | Mohammad Husain Messa[113] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Public Health | Kubra Noorzai[133] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Communications | Mohammad Azim Gran[135] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Samad Salim[136] | 15 November 1967 – Summer 1968 | |||
| Mohammad Husain Messa[113] | Summer 1968 – 2 December 1969 | ||||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[122] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mohammad Anas[117] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Sayyid Masood Pohanyar[149] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Planning | Abdul Samad Hamed[124] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969 | |||
Second Etemadi cabinet (1969–1971)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971[151][152] | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Abdullah Yaftali[114] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Nur Ahmad Etemadi | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Interior | Mohammad Bashir Lodin[145] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Justice | Abdul Satar Sirat[153] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Finance | Mohammad Aman[154] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Akbar Omar | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Education | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Public Works | Mohammad Yaqub Lali[155] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Public Health | Ibrahim Majid Seraj[156] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Communications | Mohammad Azim Gran[135] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Amanullah Mansoori | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Abdul Hakim | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mahmoud Habibi[157] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Sayyid Masood Pohanyar[149] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Planning | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Shafiqa Ziayee | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | |||
| Ghulam Ali Ayeen | 2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971 | ||||
Zahir cabinet (1971–1972)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Abdul Zahir[99] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972[161] | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Samad Hamed[124] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Musa Shafiq[162] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Interior | Amanullah Mansoori[163] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Justice | Mohammad Anwar Arghandiwal[164] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Finance | Ghulam Haidar Dawar[165] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Aref Ghausi[166] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Education | Hamidullah Enayat Seraj | 26 July 1971 – 12 April 1972[167] | |||
| Mohammad Yasin Azim[168] (acting) | 12 April – 12 December 1972[169] | ||||
| Public Works | Khwazak Zalmai[170] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Public Health | Ibrahim Majid Seraj[156] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Communications | Nasratullah Malikyar[171] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Yaqub Lali[155] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Abdul Hakim | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mohammad Ibrahim Abbasi[172] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972[173] | |||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Abdul Samad Hamed[124] (temporarily) | 26 July 1971 – 15 April 1972 | |||
| Mohammad Ayub Aziz | 15 April – 12 December 1972[174] | ||||
| Planning | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Shafiqa Ziayee | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | |||
| Abdul Wakil[175][176] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | ||||
| Abdul Satar Sirat[153] | 26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972 | ||||
Shafiq cabinet (1972–1973)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Musa Shafiq[162] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973[179] | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | vacant | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Musa Shafiq[162] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| National Defense | Khan Mohammad Khan[111] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Interior | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Justice | Samiuddin Zhwand[181][182] (caretaker) | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Finance | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Ali Nawaz[184][182] (caretaker) | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Education | Mohammad Yasin Azim[168] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973[185] | |||
| Public Works | Khwazak Zalmai[170] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Public Health | Muhammad Akhtar Khoshbin[186][182] (caretaker) | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Communications | Nasratullah Malikyar[171] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Ghulam Dastagir Azizi[187] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Abdul Wakil[175] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Information and Culture | Sabahuddin Kushkaki[188] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Tribal Affairs[48] | Mohammad Gulab Nangarhari[189] (caretaker) | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Planning | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | vacant | 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973 | |||
Republic (1973–1978)
Second Daoud cabinet (1973–1975)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President and Prime Minister[193] | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 17 July 1973 – 28 September 1975[194] | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mohammad Hasan Sharq[195] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| National Defense | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Interior | Faiz Mohammed[196] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Justice | Abdul Majid[59] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Finance | Sayyid Abdulillah[197] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975[198] | |||
| Education | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | 2 August 1973 – 19 December 1974[199] | |||
| Abdul Kayeum[112] | 19 December 1974 – 28 September 1975[199] | ||||
| Public Works | Ghausuddin Fayeq[200] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Public Health | Nazar Mohammad Sekandar[201] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Communications | Abdul Hamid Mohtat[202] | 2 August 1973 – 22 April 1974[203] | |||
| Azizullah Zayer [204](acting)[205] | 22 April 1974 – 28 September 1975 | ||||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Ghulam Jilani Bakhtari[206] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Information and Culture | Abdul Rahim Nevin[207] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975 | |||
| Frontier Affairs | Pacha Gul Wafadar[208] | 2 August 1973 – 24 March 1974 | |||
| vacant | 24 March 1974 – 28 September 1975 | ||||
| Planning | Ali Ahmad Khurram[209] | 2 August 1973 – 28 September 1975[210] | |||
Third Daoud cabinet (1975–1977)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President and Prime Minister[193] | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977[211][212] | |||
| (First) Deputy Prime Minister | Mohammad Hasan Sharq[195] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister[213] | Sayyid Abdulillah[197] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| National Defense | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Interior | Abdul Qadir Nuristani[214] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Justice | Abdul Majid[59] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Finance | Sayyid Abdulillah[197] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Education | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Public Works | Ghausuddin Fayeq[200] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Public Health | Nazar Mohammad Sekandar[201] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Communications | Abdul Karim Atayi | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Tawab Asefi | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Azizullah Wasefi | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Information and Culture | Abdul Rahim Nevin[207] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Frontier Affairs | Faiz Mohammed[196] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
| Planning | Ali Ahmad Khurram[209] | 28 September 1975 – 19 March 1977 | |||
Fourth Daoud cabinet (1977–1978)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President and Prime Minister[193] | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mohammad Hasan Sharq[195] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Daoud Khan[54] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| National Defense | Ghulam Haidar Rasuli[216] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Interior | Abdul Qadir Nuristani[214] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Justice | Wafiullah Samyee[217] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Finance | Sayyid Abdulillah[197] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Education | Ibrahim Majid Seraj[156] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Higher Education | Ghulam Siddiq Muhibbi[218] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Public Works | Ghausuddin Fayeq[200] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Public Health | Abdullah Omar[219] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Communications | Abdul Karim Atayi[220] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Tawab Asefi[221] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Agriculture and Irrigation | Azizullah Wasefi[222] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Water and Energy | Juma Muhammad Muhammadi[223] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Information and Culture | Abdul Rahim Nevin[207] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Border Affairs | Abdul Kayeum[112] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
| Planning | Ali Ahmad Khurram[209] | 19 March – 16 November 1977 | |||
| Abdul Aziz Ferough[224] (acting)[225] | 16 November 1977 – 28 April 1978 | ||||
| Minister without portfolio and Minister of State | Abdul Majid[59] | 19 March 1977 – 28 April 1978 | |||
Democratic Republic / Second Republic (1978–1992)
Taraki Council of Ministers (1978–1979)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Nur Muhammad Taraki | 30 April 1978 – 27 March 1979 | |||
| Hafizullah Amin | 27 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Babrak Karmal | 30 April – 5 July 1978 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hafizullah Amin | 30 April 1978 – 27 March 1979 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Hafizullah Amin | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| National Defense | Abdul Qadir[229] | 30 April – 17 August 1978 | |||
| Nur Ahmad Taraki | 17 August 1978 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Interior | Nur Ahmed Nur[230] | 30 April – 5 July 1978 | |||
| Justice | Abdul Hakim Sharayee Jauzjani[231] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Finance | Abdul Karim Misaq[232] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Abdul Quddus Ghorbandi | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Education | Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri[233] | 30 April – 28 August 1978 | |||
| Abdul Rashid Jalili | 28 August 1978 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Higher Education | Mahmud Suma[234] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Public Works | Mohammed Rafie[235] | 30 April – 23 August 1978 | |||
| vacant | 23 – 28 August 1978 | ||||
| Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri[233] | 28 August 1978 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Public Health | Akbar Shah Wali[236] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Communications | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Ismail Danish[237][238] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Agriculture | Saleh Mohammad Zeary[239] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Water and Power | Mohammad Mansur Hashemi[240] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mohammed Hassan Bareq Shafiee[241] | 30 April 1978 – 31 March 1979 | |||
| Radio and Television | Sulaiman Layeq[242] | 30 April – 29 November 1978[243] | |||
| was merged with the Ministry of Information and Culture on 29 November 1978[243] | |||||
| Frontier Affairs | Nizamuddin Tahzib[244] | 30 April – 28 August 1978 | |||
| Sahibjan Sahrayi | 28 August 1978 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Planning | Sultan Ali Keshtmand | 30 April – 23 August 1978 | |||
| Muhammad Sediq Alemyar[245] | 23 August 1978 – 31 March 1979 | ||||
| Social | Anahita Ratebzad[246] | 30 April – 12 July 1978[247] | |||
| was discarded on 12 July 1978[247] | |||||
Amin Council of Ministers (1979)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| First Minister | Hafizullah Amin | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Deputy First Minister | Akbar Shah Wali[236] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Hafizullah Amin | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Akbar Shah Wali[236] | 28 July – 27 December 1979[252] | ||||
| Defense | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Hafizullah Amin (caretaker)[253] | 28 July – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Interior | Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 28 July – 14 September 1979 | ||||
| Faqir Mohammad Faqir[255] | 14 September – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Justice | Abdul Hakim Sharayee Jauzjani[231] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Finance | Abdul Karim Misaq[232] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Abdul Quddus Ghorbandi | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Education | Abdul Rashid Jalili | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Muhammad Salim Masudi | 28 July – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Higher Education | Mahmud Suma[234] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Public Works | Ghulam Dastagir Panjsheri[233] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Public Health | Akbar Shah Wali[236] | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Saleh Mohammad Zeary[239] | 28 July – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Communications[256] | Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy[257] | 31 March – 14 September 1979 | |||
| Mohammad Zarif[258] | 14 September – 27 December 1979[259][260] | ||||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Ismail Danish[237] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | Saleh Mohammad Zeary[239] | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Abdul Rashid Jalili | 28 July – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Water and Power | Mohammad Mansur Hashemi[240] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mohammad Katawazi[261] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Frontier Affairs | Sahib Jan Sahraee[262] | 31 March – 28 July 1979 | |||
| Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 28 July – 14 September 1979 | ||||
| Sahib Jan Sahraee[262] | 14 September – 27 December 1979 | ||||
| Planning Affairs | Muhammad Sediq Alemyar[245] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Transport | Mohammed Hassan Bareq Shafiee[241] | 31 March – 27 December 1979 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | did not exist until 28 July 1979[253] | ||||
| Sahib Jan Sahraee[262] | 28 July – 14 September 1979 | ||||
| was dissolved on 14 September 1979[260] | |||||
Karmal Council of Ministers (1979–1981)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Babrak Karmal | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Assadullah Sarwari | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Sultan Ali Keshtmand[270] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Rashid Arian[271] | 16 August 1980 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Shah Mohammad Dost | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Defense | Mohammed Rafie[235] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Interior | Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy[257] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Justice | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Abdul Rashid Arian[271] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Finance | Abdul Wakil[175] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Education | Anahita Ratebzad[246] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Higher Education | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Gul Dad[272] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Public Works | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Nazar Mohammad[273] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Public Health | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Mohammad Ibrahim Azim[274] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Communications | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Mines and Industries | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Mohammad Ismail Danish[237] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Fazl Rahim Mohmand[275] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Water and Power | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Information and Culture | vacant | 27 December 1979 – 10 January 1980 | |||
| Abdul Majid Sarbuland[277] | 10 January 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Border Affairs | Faiz Mohammed[196] | 27 December 1979 – 11 September 1980 | |||
| unknown | 11 September 1980 – 11 June 1981 | ||||
| Planning Affairs | Sultan Ali Keshtmand[270] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
| Transport | Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981 | |||
First Keshtmand Council of Ministers (1981–1988)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Sultan Ali Keshtmand[270] | 11 June 1981 – 26 May 1988 | |||
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | 26 May – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| First Deputy Chairman | did not exist until 4 December 1986 | ||||
| Nazar Mohammad[273][282] | 4 December 1986 – 16 June 1988[283][284] | ||||
| Deputy Chairman | Gul Dad[272] | 11 June 1981 – November 1986;[285] before 7 July 1987 – 16 June 1988[286] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Majid Sarbuland[277] | 11 June 1981 – September 1986[287] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Khalil Ahmad Abawi | 1 April 1982 – 18 October 1983[288] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Rashid Arian[271] | before 13 October 1982 – 16 June 1988[289] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammed Rafie[235] | 25 September 1982 – after 15 September 1986[290][291] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Sarwar Mangal[292] | 18 October 1983 – after 10 January 1986[293][294][291] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Sayed Mohammad Nasim Mayhanparast[295] | 30 November 1985 – 16 June 1988[296] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Sayed Amanuddin Amin[297] | 26 December 1985 – 16 June 1988[298][299] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammad Aziz[300] | before 15 September 1986 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammad Hakim[301] | before 8 January 1987 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Hamid Mohtat | June 1987 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | June 1987 – 26 May 1988[302] | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mahbubullah Koshani | before 2 November 1987 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Shah Mohammad Dost | 11 June 1981 – 4 December 1986[283] | |||
| Abdul Wakil[175] | 4 December 1986 – 16 June 1988[283][284] | ||||
| Defense | Mohammed Rafie[235] | 11 June 1981 – January 1982[303] | |||
| Abdul Qadir[229] | January 1982 – 4 December 1984[303] | ||||
| Nazar Mohammad[273] | 4 December 1984 – 4 December 1986[304] | ||||
| Mohammed Rafie[235] | 4 December 1986 – 16 June 1988[284][283] | ||||
| Interior | Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy[257] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| State Security | did not exist until 4 May 1986 | ||||
| Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi[305] | 4 May 1986 – 16 June 1988[306] | ||||
| Justice | Abdul Wahab Safi[307] | 11 June 1981 – 18 October 1983[293] | |||
| Muhammad Bashir Baghlani[308] | 18 October 1983 – 16 June 1988[309] | ||||
| Finance | Abdul Wakil[175] | 11 June 1981 – July 1984 | |||
| Mohammad Kabir | July 1984 – 16 June 1988[310] | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | was founded between 16 March and 12 April 1984 | ||||
| Mohammad Aziz[300] | before 12 April 1984 – after 10 January 1986 | ||||
| Lemar Ahmad Lemar[311] | June 1986 – before 4 January 1988[312][313] | ||||
| Najibullah Masir | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Domestic Trade | was not established before 2 November 1987 | ||||
| vacant | before 2 November 1987 – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Foreign Trade | was not established before 2 November 1987 | ||||
| vacant | before 2 November 1987 – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Education | Faqir Mohammad Yaqubi[314] | 11 June 1981 – 7 April 1983 | |||
| Abdul Samad Qayumi[315] | 7 April 1983 – 16 June 1988[316] | ||||
| Higher and Vocational Education/ Higher Education | Gul Dad[272] | 11 June 1981 – 12 September 1982[317] | |||
| Sarwar Mangal[292] | 12 September 1982 – 18 October 1983[293][318] | ||||
| Burhanuddin Ghiasi[319] | 18 October 1983 – before 4 January 1988[309] | ||||
| Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Vocational Education | split up from the Ministry of Higher and Vocational Education before 2 November 1987 | ||||
| vacant | before 2 November 1987 – before 4 January 1988 | ||||
| Mohammad Israel Rasi | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Public Works[320] | Nazar Mohammad[273][282] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Public Health | Mohammad Ibrahim Azim[274] | 11 June 1981 – May 1982[321] | |||
| Ghulam Nabi Kamyar[322] | May 1982 – March 1987[323][324] | ||||
| Sher Bahadur[325] | March 1987 – 16 June 1988[323] | ||||
| Communications | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Ismail Danish[237] | 11 June 1981 – before 17 July 1985 | |||
| Najibullah Masir | before 17 July 1985 – 30 October 1987 | ||||
| Mohammad Ishaq Kawa[326] | 30 October 1987 – 16 June 1988[327] | ||||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | Fazl Rahim Mohmand[275] | 11 June 1981 – 28 August 1982 | |||
| Abdul Ghafar Lakanwal[328] | 28 August 1982 – before 7 July 1987 | ||||
| Ghulam Faruq Kobakiwal | before 7 July 1987 – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Irrigation | was founded between 12 May and 15 July 1982 | ||||
| Ahmad Shah Sorkhabi[329] | before 15 July 1982 – 16 June 1988[330] | ||||
| Water and Power[331] | Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Information and Culture | Abdul Majid Sarbuland[277] | 11 June 1981 – 12 September 1982 | |||
| was dissolved on 12 September 1982 | |||||
| Tribes and Nationalities/ Tribal and Border Affairs | Sulaiman Layeq[242] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Nationalities | split up from the Ministry of Tribes and Nationalities on 29 October 1987[327] | ||||
| vacant | 29 October 1987 – before 4 January 1988 | ||||
| Mohammad Akbar Shormach[332] | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Returnees Affairs | did not exist before June 1987 | ||||
| Mohammad Hasan Sharq | June 1987 – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Planning Affairs | Sultan Ali Keshtmand[270] | 11 June 1981 – 18 October 1983[333] | |||
| Sarwar Mangal[292] | 18 October 1983 – 16 June 1988[333] | ||||
| Transport | Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 11 June 1981 – 16 June 1988 | |||
| Civil Aviation | did not exist before 29 August 1986 | ||||
| Mohammad Aziz Negahban[300] | 29 August 1986 – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment | was founded in April 1985[334][335] | ||||
| Abdul Wali Hojat[336] | April 1985 – October 1986[334][337] | ||||
| Abdul Jamil Zarifi | October 1986 – 16 June 1988[334] | ||||
| Minister without portfolio | Faqir Mohammad Yaqubi[314] | 7 April 1983 – 16 June 1988[316] | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | January 1987 – 16 June 1988[338] | |||
| Central Bank[48] | not a ministerial post until 1 April 1982[339][340][341] | ||||
| Mehrabuddin Paktiawal[342] | 1 April 1982 – after 8 January 1987[339][343] | ||||
| Abdul Basir Ranjbar | before 7 July 1987 – 16 June 1988[344] | ||||
| Minister of State for Economic Affairs | did not exist until 26 December 1985 | ||||
| Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | 26 December 1985 – 16 June 1988[298][345] | ||||
| Minister of State for Islamic Affairs | did not exist until 26 December 1985 | ||||
| Abdul Ghafur Baher[346][347] | 26 December 1985 – 16 June 1988[298] | ||||
| Minister of State for Social and Cultural Affairs | did not exist until 26 December 1985 | ||||
| Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 26 December 1985 – before 4 January 1988[298] | ||||
| vacant | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
| Minister of State for Nationalities and Tribal Affairs | did not exist until 26 December 1985 | ||||
| Sarjang Khan Jaji[348] | 26 December 1985 – 16 June 1988[298] | ||||
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | did not exist until 4 December 1986 | ||||
| Shah Mohammad Dost | 4 December 1986 – 16 June 1988[283] | ||||
| Minister of State for Direct Cooperation | did not exist until before 4 January 1988 | ||||
| Sayed Akran Paiger | before 4 January – 16 June 1988 | ||||
Sharq Council of Ministers (1988–1989)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Chairman | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | 16 June 1988 – 20 February 1989 | |||
| vacant | 20 – 21 February 1989[352] | ||||
| Deputy Chairman | Sayed Amanuddin Amin[297] | before 1 July 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mahbubullah Koshani | before 1 July 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Sarwar Mangal[292] | before 1 July 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdul Wakil[175] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Defense | vacant | 16 June – 17 August 1988 | |||
| Shahnawaz Tanai[353] | 17 August 1988 – 21 February 1989[354] | ||||
| Interior | Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy[257] | 16 June – 8 November 1988 | |||
| vacant | 8 – 16 November 1988 | ||||
| Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 16 November 1988 – 21 February 1989[355][356] | ||||
| Justice | Muhammad Bashir Baghlani[308] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| State Security | Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi[305] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Finance | Hamidullah Tarzi | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Mohammad Khan Jalalar[183] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Burhanuddin Ghiasi[319] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | Dost Mohammad Fazl[357] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Abdul Bahar[358][347] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Education and Training | Ghulam Rasul Rasuli[359] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Higher and Vocational Education | Nur Ahmad Barits[360] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Khudadad Ismail Danesh[361][238] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Construction Affairs[362] | Nazar Mohammad[273][282] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Public Health | Abdul Fatah Najm[363] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Sayyed Amin Zara[364] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Communications | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 16 June – 16 November 1988 | |||
| vacant | 16 November – 19 December 1988 | ||||
| Mir Azmuddin[365] | 19 December 1988 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Ishaq Kawa[326] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | Mohammad Ghofran[366] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Water and Power[367] | Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Information and Culture | was re-established on 5 July 1988[368] | ||||
| vacant | 5 – 9 July 1988 | ||||
| Ahmad Bashir Ruigar[369] | 9 July 1988 – 21 February 1989[354] | ||||
| Revival and Rural Development | Asif Zahir[370] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Tribal Affairs/Border Affairs[371] | Sulaiman Layeq[242] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Returnees Affairs | Abdul Ghafar Farahi[372][347] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Sayed Akram Paigir[373] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Planning Affairs | Sultan Hussain[374] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Transport | Mohammad Aziz | 16 June – 19 December 1988 | |||
| Khalilullah[375] | 19 December 1988 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Civil Aviation | Pacha Gul Wafadar[208] | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment | vacant | 16 June 1988 – 18 February 1989 | |||
| Abdul Ghafur Baher[346][347] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | ||||
| Central Bank[48] | Abdul Basir Ranjbar | 16 June 1988 – before 1 January 1989 | |||
| Mohammad Kabir | before 1 January – 21 February 1989[376] | ||||
| Minister without portfolio[377] | Nur Ahmad Barits[360] | 18 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Faqir Mohammad Yaqubi[314] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Sarjang Khan Jaji[348] | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Shah Mohammad Dost | 16 June 1988 – 21 February 1989 | |||
Second Keshtmand Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers (1989–1990)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Ethnicity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Chairman | Sultan Ali Keshtmand[270] | 21 February 1989 – 7 May 1990[382][383] | |||
| Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | 7 – 21 May 1990[383] | ||||
| First Deputy Chairman | was re-established on 24 June 1989 | ||||
| Mahmood Baryalai[384] | 24 June 1989 – 21 May 1990[385][386] | ||||
| Deputy Chairman | Sayed Amanuddin Amin[297] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mahbubullah Koshani | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | Tajik[387] | ||
| Deputy Chairman | Sarwar Mangal[292] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammad Hakim[301] | before 3 November 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdul Wakil[175] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Defense | Shahnawaz Tanai[353] | 21 February 1989 – 6 March 1990 | |||
| Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 6 March – 21 May 1990 | ||||
| Interior | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 21 February 1989 – 6 March 1990 | |||
| Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 6 March – 21 May 1990 | ||||
| State Security | Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi[305] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Justice | Muhammad Bashir Baghlani[308] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | Tajik[387] | ||
| Finance | Hamidullah Tarzi | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Burhanuddin Ghiasi[319] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | Abdul Bahar[358][347] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Education and Training | Ghulam Rasul Rasuli[359] | 21 February – before 3 November 1989 | |||
| Khodaidad Basharmal[388] | before 3 November 1989 – 21 May 1990 | ||||
| Higher and Vocational Education | Khudadad Ismail Danesh[361][238] | 21 February – before 3 November 1989 | |||
| Mehr Mohammad Ejazi[389] | before 3 November 1989 – 21 May 1990 | ||||
| Construction Affairs | Nazar Mohammad[273][282] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Public Health | Sayyed Amin Zara[364] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Communications | Mir Azmuddin[365] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Ishaq Kawa[326] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | Tajik[387] | ||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | Mohammad Ghofran[366] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Water and Power | Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 21 February 1989 – 6 March 1990 | |||
| vacant | 6 March – 21 May 1990 | ||||
| Information and Culture | Ahmad Bashir Ruigar[369] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Revival and Rural Development | Asif Zahir[370] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Border Affairs | Sulaiman Layeq[242] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990[390] | |||
| Returnees Affairs | Sayed Akram Paigir[373] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Planning Affairs | Sultan Hussain[374] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Transport | Khalilullah[375] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Civil Aviation | Sherjan Mazdooryar[254] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment | Abdul Ghafur Baher[346][347] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Central Bank[48] | Mohammad Kabir | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nur Ahmad Barits[360] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Faqir Mohammad Yaqubi[314] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | 21 February 1989 – 7 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Sarjang Khan Jaji[348] | 21 February 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Shah Mohammad Dost | 21 February 1989 – before 3 November 1989 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nur Ahmed Nur[230] | before 3 November 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Akbar Shah Wali[236] | before 3 November 1989 – 21 May 1990 | |||
Khaliqyar Council of Ministers (1990–1992)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Chairman | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| First Deputy Chairman | Mahmood Baryalai[384] | 21 May 1990 – after 7 January 1991 | |||
| vacant | before 8 July 1991 – 16 April 1992 | ||||
| Deputy Chairman | Mahbubullah Koshani | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | Tajik[387] | ||
| Deputy Chairman | Nematullah Pazhwak[180] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Qayyum Nurzai[398] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Sarwar Mangal[292] | 21 May – after 7 September 1990 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 21 May – after 7 September 1990 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammad Anwar Arghandiwal[164] | before 8 July 1991 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Deputy Chairman | Abdul Samad Salim[136] | before 8 July 1991 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdul Wakil[175] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Defense | Mohammad Aslam Watanjar[228] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Interior | Raz Mohammad Paktin[276] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| State Security | Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi[305] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Justice | Ghulam Mohaiuddin Darez[399] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Finance | Mohammad Hakim[301] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Zakim Shah | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | Mohammad Anwar Dost[400] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Education and Training | Masuma Esmati-Wardak[401] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Higher and Vocational Education | Mohammad Anwar Shams[402] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Construction Affairs | Faqir Mohammad Nekzad[403] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Public Health | Mehr Mohammad Ejazi[389] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Communications | Sayed Nasim Alawi[404] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Abdul Samad Saleh[405] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | Mohammad Ghofran[366] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Water and Power | Abdul Ghafur Rahim[406] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Information and Culture | Ahmad Bashir Ruigar[369] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Revival and Rural Development | Hayatullah Azizi[407] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Border Affairs | Sarjang Khan Jaji[348] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Returnees Affairs[408] | Fateh Muhammad Tarin[409] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Planning Affairs | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 21 May – after 7 September 1990 | |||
| vacant | before 7 January – 7 February 1991 | ||||
| Ghulam Mahiyuddin Shahbaz[410] | 7 February 1991 – 16 April 1992 | ||||
| Transport | Khalilullah[375] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Civil Aviation[411] | Hamidullah Tarzi | 21 May 1990 – 7 February 1991 | |||
| Wadir Safi | 7 February 1991 – 16 April 1992 | ||||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment | Muhammad Siddiq Sailani[412] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Central Statistics[413] | Ghulam Mahiyuddin Shahbaz[410] | 21 May 1990 – 7 February 1991 | |||
| Nazir Ahmad Shahidi[414] | 7 February 1991 – 16 April 1992 | ||||
| Social Security[415] | Saleha Farooq Etemadi[416] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Central Bank[48][417] | Mohammad Kabir | 21 May – after 7 September 1990 | |||
| Abdul Wahab Asefi[418] | before 7 January – before 8 July 1991 | ||||
| Khalilullah Sediq[419] | before 8 July 1991 – 16 April 1992 | ||||
| Minister without portfolio | Hamidullah Tarzi | before 6 March – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Nur Ahmad Barits[360] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Faqir Mohammad Yaqubi[314] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Sayed Akram Paigir[230] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State | Akbar Shah Wali[236] | 21 May 1990 – 16 April 1992 | |||
Post-Najibullah interim government (1992)
Beginning on 18 March 1992 when President Mohammed Najibullah announced that he would resign as soon as a transitional authority was formed and especially since 10 April when a UN-backed plan of a pre-transition council composed of impartial personalities was presented,[420] the government of the Republic of Afghanistan began to deteriorate quickly as government members were beginning to defect to the different mujahedin parties, offering assistance to each of the parties entering Kabul. The dynamics of these defections were heavily influenced by ethnic identity. Most Pashtun officials and police officers in the Ministry of Interior Affairs around Mohammad Aslam Watanjar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs[420] around Raz Mohammad Paktin and other members from the Khalq faction sought to build alliances with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, commander of the Hizb-e Islami, while Tajik officers in the military and government, being mostly Parchamites, were defecting to Ahmad Shah Massoud, commander of the Jamiat-e Islami, and Turkmen and Uzbek officials were siding with Abdul Rashid Dostum, formerly aligned with the government but recently defected himself forming the Junbish-i Milli. On 16 April, Najibullah resigned after coming under pressure from an alliance of rebel leaders and dissident army officers. He tried to flee the country, but was intercepted by the dissident army unit of Dostum at the Kabul International Airport, and his whereabouts remained unclear.
Between 16 and 28 April 1992, though still officially in charge of the executive,[421] the Khaliqyar Council of Ministers de facto did not exist anymore. In the wake of his resignation, Najibullah handed over power to a council composed of senior members of the executive committee of his ruling Watan Party, namely the four Vice Presidents Abdul Rahim Hatif (as acting president),[422] Abdul Hamid Mohtat, Mohammed Rafie and Abdul Wahid Sorabi.[423][424] But amid reports of escalating fighting and troop defections in and around Kabul, the new council's control of the capital appeared tenuous and divided. According to some sources, the actual power in the government was held by four Tajik ex-PDPA generals allied with Massoud who were backed by army leaders in the capital and northern Afghanistan. Among those four were Deputy Defense Minister Mohammad Nabi Azimi,[425] the commander of the Kabul Garrison Baba Jan Zahid and Chief of Staff of the army Muhammad Asif Delawar.[424][426] Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil, himself being a dissident,[424][422] stated that the insurgents were open to transferring power to a UN-sponsored interim government if one could be established. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session to address the Afghan crisis, and UN envoy Benon Sevan extended his stay in Kabul for further discussions. Additionally, Wakil reported that Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi, the head of the KHAD, had committed suicide and was replaced by Osman Sultani.[427][428][429][430][431][432]
On 24 April, the Peshawar Accords were signed, and different mujahideen groups took over control: while the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the Arg were occupied by Hekmatyar's forces, most of the other government ministries were conquered by Massoud's and Dostum's forces. [420] By 25 April, the city center of Kabul, which was the last part of the city still in the hands of the government,[433] fell into the hands of the different mujahideen rebel groups.[434]
At a press conference in Peshawar, the leaders of six rebel parties named a 50-member interim council, composed of five representatives from each of the ten major rebel groups. The council was to be under the leadership of the Afghan National Liberation Front leader and former Afghan Interim Government president Sibghatullah Mojaddedi and was to move to Kabul within two days to rule for two months. After two months of rule by Mojaddedi, Jamiat-e Islami leader Burhanuddin Rabbani was to take over as president of the transitional government for four months before a permanent government was to replace it.[425] In Rabbani's government, according to some reports, Hekmatyar was to be prime minister, Massoud defense minister, Ittehad-e-Islami leader Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf interior minister and Mahaz-e-Melli leader Seyyed Ahmad Gailani foreign minister. The transitional government was to remain in power for four months after which a grand assembly of tribal elders would arrange and schedule national elections. Hekmatyar immediately expressed his opposition to the plan.[433]
On 27 April 1992, Hekmatyar and his allies were forced out of the ministries and institutions that they occupied by the Northern Alliance forces,[435] an on 28 April, the Islamic State of Afghanistan was officially declared, ending communist rule over Afghanistan exactly 14 years after the Saur Revolution. On this day, members of the old government, including the former Prime Minister Fazal Haq Khaliqyar, the leaders of the old Senate and House of Representatives, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Abdul Karim Shahdan,[423] handed power to Mojaddedi in a formal ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[421]
Islamic State (1992–1996)
Afghan Mujahideen Transitional Council (1992)
On 5 May 1992, at least 36 Mujahideen leaders were named as members of the transitional administration;[436] among those were the Interim Council President Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, President-designate Burhanuddin Rabbani, Prime Minister nominee Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani, three Deputy Prime Minister designates, 28 ministers, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Maulawi Abdullah, Attorney General Mohammad Qasim, the President of the Central Bank[437] and Minister advisor Maulawi Mohammad Mir.[438] Many government officials in less important positions are not known by name.[438]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi | 28 April – 28 June 1992 | |||
| Prime Minister | vacant[440] | 28 April – 28 June 1992 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Sayed Sulaiman Gailani[441] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Defense | Ahmad Shah Massoud[442] | 28 April – 28 June 1992 | |||
| Home Affairs[443] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] | 5 May – 28 June 1992[445] | ||||
| National Security[446] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Yahya Nawroz[447] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Justice | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Jalaluddin Haqqani[448] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Finance | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Hamidullah Rahimi[449] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce[450] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Wakil Shahbaz[451] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Sulaiman Yari[452] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Education and Training | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Higher and Vocational Education[453] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Musa Tawana[454] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Construction Affairs | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Yaser[455] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Public Health | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Najibullah Mojaddedi[456] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Communications[457] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Akram[458] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Mines and Industries | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Water and Power[459] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Faruq Azam[460][461] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Information and Culture | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Wala Jan Waseq[462] (Deputy) | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Revival and Rural Development[463] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Zabihullah Hadi[464] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| City Construction | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Abdul Hafez Beg[465] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Border Affairs[466] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Abdul Ahad Karzai[467] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Returnees Affairs[468] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Rahmatullah Wahidyar[469] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Planning Affairs | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Transport | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Civil Aviation[411] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment[470] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Arsala Rahmani[471] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Central Statistics | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Labor and Social Security[472] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Abdul Manan Abed[473] | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Observation of Martyrs and Disabled | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| Anwar | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
| Central Bank[48][417] | vacant | 28 April – 5 May 1992 | |||
| unknown | 5 May – 28 June 1992 | ||||
Afghan Interim Leadership Council (1992–1993)
The Leadership Council took over power on 28 July 1992 and according to the Peshawar Accord, the mandate for the interim government was intended to expire after four months on 28 October. For an orderly transition, according to the Afghan News Agency, President Burhanuddin Rabbani, Hezb-e Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Ittehad-i Islami leader Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf and Harakat-i Inqilab-e Islami leader Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi agreed to call a shura before that date to elect a new government.[474] However, on 24 October, the Leadership Council ratified the generalities of a resolution bill to establish a Resolution and Settlement Council of 1,335 members from all provinces and powerful groups to elect a president for a term of 18 months, and on 27 October, the Leadership Council elected to extend Rabbani's term by one and a half months until 15 December 1992.[475][476] But when a first meeting of this Resolution and Settlement Council failed to convene on 12 December, Rabbani announced that he would stay interim president until a successor was chosen.[476] On 30 December, the Council once again met in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to appoint an interim president, but most mujahideen groups boycotted the meeting because of bribery allegations.[475] At the end, even though 360 council members chose not to participate, the Council voted to keep Rabbani in power who was sworn in as president for 18 month on 3 January 1993.[476] Until he named a new cabinet, members of the Interim Leadership Council stood in their roles as caretaker ministers.[477]
On 7 March 1993, after six days of negotiations, Rabbani and Hekmatyar and other major Mujahideen representatives signed the Islamabad Accord, agreeing on a ceasefire.[478] The agreement designated the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Mujahideen representatives as monitors of the ceasefire and, among other points, designated Hekmatyar to be the prime minister and Rabbani to continue as president. They also were to jointly appoint the cabinet, but because of differences between the parties on the nomination of Ahmad Shah Massoud as Defense Minister, the appointment was decided to be done on 22 March 1993.[479] This was first postponed until 29 March and then again until 2 April 1993 when a list of candidates for the ministries was presented to Rabbani.[479] It was not announced who Hekmatyar proposed as candidates.[480] Rabbani refused to accept the list and told that it was ″subject to change″. Even though Hekmatyar then unilaterally tried to dissolve the cabinet,[481] the former cabinet remained in place as most government ministers reported to work as usual.[481][479] On 15 April, Hekmatyar presented a second list which, unlike the first one, included Massoud, but as Foreign Minister instead of Defense Minister. Rabbani rejected Hekmatyar's proposal for the second time.[479] On 30 April, Rabbani, Hekmatyar and other mujahideen leaders met up in Jalalabad to once again discuss the formation of a cabinet, but without reaching a result.[479] In a second meeting on 17 May, government and Mujahideen representatives agreed to a plan giving Rabbani control of the Defense Ministry while Hekmatyar would control the Interior Ministry for two months.[479] On 20 May it was deciced that two members from each of the Mujahideen parties were assigned to a cabinet position and that Massoud would resign as Defense Minister. A new Defense and Interior Minister were to be appointed by a council led by Rabbani.[479]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Burhanuddin Rabbani | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Prime Minister | vacant[486] | 28 June – 6 July 1992 | |||
| Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani[487] | 6 July – 16 August 1992[488] | ||||
| vacant[489] | 16 August 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Sayed Sulaiman Gailani[441] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Din Mohammad[490] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Sayed Sulaiman Gailani[441] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Defense | Ahmad Shah Massoud[442] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Interior[491] | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| National Security[446] | Khodadad Khan[492] | 28 June – after 6 July 1992 | |||
| was dissolved before 8 September 1992 | |||||
| Justice | Jalaluddin Haqqani[448] | 28 June – after 8 September 1992 | |||
| vacant | before 7 January – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Finance | Hamidullah Rahimi[449] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce[450] | Wakil Shahbaz[451] | 28 June – 25 September 1992 | |||
| Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 25 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Light Industries and Foodstuffs | Sulaiman Yari[452] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Education and Training | Abdul Qayum[493] | 28 June – after 6 July 1992 | |||
| Din Mohammad[490] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Higher and Vocational Education[453] | Mohammad Musa Tawana[454] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Construction Affairs | Mohammad Yaser[455] | 28 June – after 8 September 1992 | |||
| Abdul Rahim Karimi[494][495] | before 7 January – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Public Health | Najibullah Mojaddedi[456] | 28 June – 2 August 1992[474] | |||
| vacant | 2 August – 25 September 1992 | ||||
| Mohammad Yaqub Barakzai[496] | 25 September 1992 – 17 June 1993[474] | ||||
| Communications[457] | Mohammad Akram[458] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammad Yaqub Lali[155] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993[497] | |||
| Agriculture and Land Reforms | unknown | 28 June – after 6 July 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Hadi Hadi[498] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Water and Power[459] | Faruq Azam[460][461] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Information and Culture | Mohammad Siddiq Chakari[499] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Revival and Rural Development[463] | Zabihullah Hadi[464] | 28 June – 25 September 1992 | |||
| Ishaq Gowhari[500] | 25 September 1992 – 17 June 1993[474] | ||||
| City Construction | Abdul Hafez Beg[465] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Border Affairs[466] | Abdul Ahad Karzai[467] | 28 June – after 8 September 1992 | |||
| Naim Kuchi[501] | before 7 January – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Returnees Affairs[468] | Rahmatullah Wahidyar[469] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Planning | Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid[502] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993[503] | |||
| Development and Inspection | Abdul Wahid Sorabi[150] | 28 June – 25 September 1992 | |||
| was dissolved on 25 September 1992 | |||||
| Transport | unknown | 28 June – after 6 July 1992 | |||
| Mohammad Khalil Zuhad[504] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Civil Aviation[411] | Abdul Rahman | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Islamic Affairs and Endowment[470] | Arsala Rahmani[471] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Central Statistics | unknown | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Labor and Social Security[472] | Abdul Manan Abed[473] | 28 June – 25 September 1992 | |||
| Ahmad Nazar Balkhi[505] | 25 September 1992 – 17 June 1993[474] | ||||
| Observation of Martyrs and Disabled | Anwar | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Central Bank[48][417] | Mir Najibullah Sahu | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Minister without portfolio | Mohammad Nadir Khurram[506] | before 7 January – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Minister of State | Taqaddosi | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Sadiq Saljuqi | 28 June – after 6 July 1992 | |||
| Najibullah Lafraie[507] | before 8 September 1992 – 17 June 1993 | ||||
| Minister of State for Government Affairs | Abdul Hai Elahi[508] | 28 June 1992 – 17 June 1993 | |||
First Hekmatyar cabinet and power struggles (1993–1996)
On 17 June 1993, Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his cabinet were sworn in by President Burhanuddin Rabbani.[479][509] On 8 September, Hekmatyar called on Rabbani and the cabinet to resign to allow for the establishment of a "neutral interim government" to be chosen in a free general election, but was denied.[510] On 11 December, Rabbani allegedly approved the resignation of Hekmatyar and the transfer of power to Communications Minister Mohammad Amin Waqad, however, the Hezb-e Islami denied that he had stepped down as Prime Minister.[511] On 19 December, Radio Afghanistan announced that Qutbuddin Hilal had assumed the duties of Prime Minister, which again was denied by Hekmatyar.[511]
Since 1 January 1994 when Rabbani's and Hekmatyar's forces openly went to war against each other,[512] the real power that the cabinet had at that point was heavily put under question because the ministers loyal to each side where only commanding to the President or Prime Minister respectively.[513]
Rabbani refused to step down at the end of his term on 28 June 1994[512] and then again half a year later on 28 December 1994, and on 1 January 1995, United Nations peace envoy Mahmoud Mestiri returned to Kabul.[514] On 10 January 1995, Rabbani offered to step down and turn over power to a 23-member UN interim administration if Hekmatyar agreed to withdraw. On 12 February, the many parties agreed to a multi-party council which would take over on 20 February.[515] On that date though, the scheduled transfer of power was disrupted by demands from Rabbani for assurances that the new government includes the newly emerging Taliban.[514][516] Hence, Rabbani further delayed his resignation stating he would not resign before 21 March.[514] On 18 March however, Rabbani announces that hewould not step down on the UN-appointed date because the "mechanism for the transfer of power had not been established",[517] and that the transfer of power to an interim government was delayed for another 15 days, which also did not happen.[514] At that point, Hekmatyar already had to abandon his headquarters in Chahar Asyab due to the overwhelming force of the Taliban, further diminishing or de facto[518] (but until November 1995 not de jure)[519] ending his power as Prime Minister.[520] On 14 November 1995, Mistiri reported that Rabbani had agreed to step down and to transfer power to a 25-member transitional council, but the Taliban rejected that proposal.[521]
On 20 May 1996, President Burhanuddin Rabbani met with ex-Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to discuss an alliance between Hekmatyar's Hezb-e Islami and the Rabbani's government, and on 24 May they agreed to end hostilities between their two groups to move toward an elected government.[522] On 26 June 1996, Hekmatyar was sworn in as Prime Minister for a second time, keeping the ministers of the old government as acting ministers until a new cabinet was elected.[523][522]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Burhanuddin Rabbani | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996[525] | |||
| Prime Minister | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar[526] | 17 June 1993 – 28 June 1994[527] | |||
| disputed (de facto) | 28 June 1994 – before 14 February 1995[528] | ||||
| Arsala Rahmani[471] (caretaker; de facto) | before 14 February – before 16 November 1995[528][529] | ||||
| Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] (acting; de facto) | before 16 November 1995 – 26 June 1996[529] | ||||
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar[526] | 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Qutbuddin Hilal[530] | before 10 September 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Arsala Rahmani[471] | before 10 September 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Hedayat Amin Arsala[531] | 17 June 1993 – after 1 November 1995 | |||
| Najibullah Lafraie[507] (caretaker) | before 2 January – before 26 June 1996 | ||||
| vacant | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Defense | Ahmad Shah Massoud[442] (de facto)[532] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Interior | vacant[533] | 17 June 1993 – 26 June 1996 | |||
| Munshi Abdul Majid[534] (acting) | 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Justice | Jalaluddin Haqqani[448] | 17 June 1993 – before 28 June 1996 | |||
| vacant | before 28 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Finance | Karim Khalili[535] | 17 June 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| Karimi[536][495] | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Hayatullah Belaghi | 17 June 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| Alami Balkhi[537] | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Education | Jalluddin Zada[538] | 17 June 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| Mohammad Fazel | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Higher Education | Syed Omar Monib[539] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Reconstruction | Faiz Mohammad[540] | 17 June 1993 – before 28 June 1996 | |||
| vacant | before 28 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Public Health | Mohammad Amin Fatimi | 17 June 1993 – before 20 May 1996 | |||
| Mohammad Yusuf Barakzai[541] | before 20 May – 3 July 1996[542] | ||||
| Communications | Mohammad Amin Waqad[543] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Agriculture | Sayed Nurullah Emad[544] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Water and Power | Mohammad Ayub[545] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Information[546] | Din Mohammad[490] | 17 June 1993 – 26 June 1996 | |||
| Sayed Ishaq Diljo Hussaini (acting) | 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| City Planning | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Frontiers | Sayed Sulaiman Gailani[441] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Tribal Affairs | was established after 1 September 1994 | ||||
| Mohammad Siddiq Chakari[499] (acting) | before 2 December 1994 – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Refugees | Faruq Azam[460] | 17 June 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| vacant | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Planning | Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid[502] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Transportation | unknown | 17 June – after 11 August 1993 | |||
| Mohammad Khalil Zuhad[504] | before 10 September 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | ||||
| Abdul Ghafar Sayem | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Civil Aviation | Hashmatullah Mojaddedi | 17 June 1993 – after 31 January 1994 | |||
| Abdul Rahman | before 1 April 1994 – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Haj and Auqaf | Arsala Rahmani[471] | 17 June 1993 – before 26 June 1996 | |||
| vacant | before 26 June – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Labor and Social Affairs[547] | Sayed Hussein Anwari[548] | 17 June 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Central Bank[48] | Ghulam Mohammad Yelaqi[549] | 17 June – after 11 August 1993 |
|
Hazara (Balkh) | |
| Zabihullah Eltizam | before 10 September 1993 – after 1 September 1994 | ||||
| Mohammad Hakim[301] | before 2 December 1994 – 3 July 1996 | ||||
| Minister without portfolio Minister of State for State Affairs[550] | Abdul Hai Elahi[508] | before 5 January 1994 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Minister of State for Financial Affairs[551] | Hamidullah Tarzi | before 10 September 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Najibullah Lafraie[507] | before 10 September 1993 – 3 July 1996 | |||
Second Hekmatyar cabinet (1996)
On 26 September 1996, it was reported that the Taliban have captured Kabul, although this was denied by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai.[552][553] The next day, the government fled north of Kabul to Charikar and Jabal Saraj[554] at the gateway to the Panjshir Valley, considering the inevitable conquer of the city by the guerilla forces.[553] The Rabbani government tried to reconquer the capital for a year, but where weakened and lost even more land,[555] so that on 21 August 1997, when Hekmatyar already fled to Iran and his successor Ghafoorzai died, the cabinet, which already de facto lost control over the country, was dissolved.[556]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar[526] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Qutbuddin Hilal[530] | 20 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai (caretaker) | 3 July – 27 September 1996[558] | |||
| Defense | Waheedullah Sabawoon[559] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Interior | Yunus Qanuni[560] | 3 July – 27 September 1996[561] | |||
| Justice | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Finance | Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal[562] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Alami Balkhi[563] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Education | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai[444] | 3 July – 27 September 1996[564] | |||
| Higher Education | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Reconstruction | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Public Health | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Communications | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Agriculture | vacant | 3 – 20 July 1996 | |||
| Sikander Qiam[565] | 20 July – 27 September 1996 | ||||
| Water and Power | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Information and Culture | Sayed Ishaq Diljo Hussaini (acting) | 3 July – after 3 September 1996[566] | |||
| Ghyasuddin Kashat | after 3 – 27 September 1996 | ||||
| House and City Construction[567] | vacant | 3 – 20 July 1996 | |||
| Abdul Salam Hashemi[568] | 20 July – 27 September 1996 | ||||
| Frontiers | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Tribal Affairs | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Refugees | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Planning | Sayed Mohammad Ali Jawid[502] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Transportation | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Civil Aviation | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Haj and Auqaf | vacant | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Labor and Social Affairs | Sayed Hussein Anwari[548] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Martyrs and Disabled | Samiullah Najibi[569] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Central Bank[48] | Mohammad Hakim[301] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Minister Counselor for Cultural and Social Affairs | Abdul Hai Elahi[508] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs | Hamidullah Tarzi | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | Najibullah Lafraie[507] | 3 July – 27 September 1996 | |||
Islamic Emirate (1996–2001)
Rabbani Provisional Council of Ministers (1996–2001)
On 27 September 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul, forcing the old government to flee from the city.[570] They also set up a six-member provisional council, among them Information and Culture Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi,[555] Foreign Minister Mohammad Ghaus Akhund,[571] Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai,[572] Health Minister Massoumi Afghan[573] and others,[554] to govern the capital and named Mohammad Rabbani, who is not related to Islamic State's president Burhanuddin Rabbani, to lead the Council of Ministers.[570] The Taliban declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was only recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, though Pakistan and the United Emirates later withdrew their recognition after the September 11 attacks. All other states continued to recognize the Islamic State of Afghanistan.
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani | 27 September 1996 – 16 April 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Abdul Kabir[581] (caretaker) | 16 April – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund[582] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Kabir[581] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Ghaus Akhund[583] | 27 September 1996 – 28 May 1997[584] | Taliban | ||
| Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai[585] (acting)[586] | 28 May – after 24 September 1997[587] | Taliban | |||
| Hasan Akhund[582] | after 24 September 1997 – 27 October 1999[588] | Taliban | |||
| Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil[589] | 27 October 1999 – 13 November 2001[590] | Taliban | |||
| Defense | Saadullah Popal (acting) | 27 September 1996 – April 1997[591] | Taliban | ||
| Obaidullah Akhund[592] | April 1997 – 13 November 2001[593] | Taliban | |||
| Interior | unknown | 27 September 1996 – c. 1997 | Taliban | ||
| Khairullah Khairkhwa[594] | c. 1997 – c. 1998 | Taliban | |||
| unknown | c. 1998 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Abdur Razzaq Akhundzada[595] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Security and Intelligence | unknown | 27 September – c. 1996 | Taliban | ||
| Ahmadullah[596] | c. 1996 – 13 November 2001[597] | Taliban | |||
| Justice | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Nooruddin Turabi | before 25 January – 13 November 2001[598] | Taliban | |||
| Finance | unknown | 27 September 1996 – c. 1999 | Taliban | ||
| Mohammad Ahmadi[599] | c. 1999 – before 23 February 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Muhammad Taher Anwari[600] | before – after c. 1999 | Taliban | |||
| Agha Jan Motasim[601] | c. 1999 – 13 November 2001[602] | Taliban | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | unknown | 27 September 1996 – 1999 | Taliban | ||
| Abdul Razak[603][604] | 1999 – 13 November 2001[605][606] | Taliban | |||
| Education | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown | Taliban | ||
| Sayed Ghiasuddin[607] | unknown – February 1999 | Taliban | |||
| Amir Khan Muttaqi[608] | February 1999 – 13 November 2001[609] | Taliban | |||
| Higher Education | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown | Taliban | ||
| Hamdullah Nomani[610] | unknown – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Din Mohammad Hanif[611] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Public Works | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Mohammadullah Mati[612] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Construction | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 1999 | Taliban | ||
| Dadullah[613] | before 1999 – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Public Health | Massoumi Afghan | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001[573] | Taliban | ||
| Mohammad Abbas Akhund[614] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Communications | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown | Taliban | ||
| Mohammadullah Mati[612] | unknown – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Yar Mohammad Rahimi[615] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Mines and Industries | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before c. 1999 | Taliban | ||
| Ahmad Jan[616] | before c. 1999 – before 25 January 2001[617] | Taliban | |||
| Mohammad Essa Akhund[618] | after 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Agriculture | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Abdul Latif Mansur[619] | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Water and Electricity[620] | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Mohammad Essa Akhund[618] | before – after 25 January 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Ahmad Jan[616] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Information and Culture | Amir Khan Muttaqi[608] | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Qudratullah Jamal[621] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Urban Development | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Allah Dad Mati[622] | before – after 31 January 2001[623] | Taliban | |||
| Frontier Affairs | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Jalaluddin Haqqani[448] | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Martyrs and Repatriation | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Abdul Raqib Takhari[624] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Planning | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Din Mohammad Hanif[611] | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Civil Aviation and Transportation[625] | Akhtar Mohammad Mansour[626] | 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001[627] | Taliban | ||
| Haj and Religious Affairs | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Sayed Ghiasuddin[607] | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Mohammad Wali[628] | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Central Bank[48] | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown | Taliban | ||
| Ehsanullah Sarfida[629] | unknown – before 23 February 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Mohammad Ahmadi[599] | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
| Administrative Affairs[34] | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 23 February 2001 | Taliban | ||
| Muhammad Taher Anwari[600] | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 | Taliban | |||
Transitional Islamic State (2001–2004)
Post-Taliban transitional phase (2001)
When Kabul fell to the Northern Alliance on 13 November 2001, former President Burhanuddin Rabbani returned to the Arg on 17 November.[630] While the Taliban government still controlled Kandahar for several weeks, around two dozen prominent Afghans convened at the Bonn Conference to establish an interim administration and set a timeline for adopting a new constitution and holding democratic elections.[631]
Concerns arose that Rabbani might attempt to retain power and marginalize Pashtun and Shia opposition groups,[630] but he ultimately cooperated and supported the formation of a representative government. On 6 December 2001, it was decided that Pashtun leader Hamid Karzai would assume leadership. Until the official transition on 22 December, Rabbani remained de jure president of Afghanistan, as the United Nations had never recognized the Taliban's legitimacy.[632] However, the de facto power rested with the Northern Alliance, which established a "Supreme Military Council" to administer the newly captured territories.[633] The council, which ruled out a return of Rabbani, declared a three-month mandate.[634] Council positions were held by close Massoud-allies: Mohammad Qasim Fahim as head of the council and Defense Minister,[633] Yunus Qanuni as acting Interior Minister[635] and Abdullah Abdullah as acting Foreign Minister.[636]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Head | Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 13 November – 22 December 2001 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdullah Abdullah[638] | 13 November – 22 December 2001 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Defense | Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 13 November – 22 December 2001 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Interior | Yunus Qanuni[560] | 13 November – 22 December 2001 | Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
Karzai interim cabinet (2001–2002)
While the 30-member cabinet lineup was announced on 6 December, Karzai and his ministers were officially sworn in only on 22 December 2001.[632]
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Chairman | Hamid Karzai | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Vice Chairman | Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Vice Chairman | Hedayat Amin Arsala[531] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Vice Chairman | Mohammad Shakir Kargar[642] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | |
| Vice Chairman | Mohammad Mohaqiq[643] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Hazara (Balkh) | ||
| Vice Chairwoman | Sima Samar | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdullah Abdullah[638] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Defense | Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Interior | Yunus Qanuni[560] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Justice | Abdul Rahim Karimi[494] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Uzbek (Takhar) | ||
| Finance | Hedayat Amin Arsala[531] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce | Sayed Mustafa Kazemi[644] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Shiite Sayyid (Parwan) | ||
| Education | Rasul Amin[645][646] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun (Kunar) | ||
| Higher Education | Sharif Fayez[647] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Public Works | Abdul Khaliq Fazal[648] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun | ||
| Reconstruction | Amin Farhang[649] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Kabul) | ||
| Public Health | Sohaila Siddiqi[650] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | none | Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Communications | Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan[651] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Badakhshan) | ||
| Mines and Industries | Mohammed Alim Razm[653] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Uzbek | ||
| Small Industries | Mohammad Arif Noorzai[654] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Agriculture | Sayed Hussain Anwari[548] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Shiite Sayyid (Parwan) | ||
| Water and Energy | Mohammad Shakir Kargar[642] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | |
| Irrigation | Mangal Hussain[656] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun | ||
| Information and Culture | Sayed Makhdoom Raheen[657] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Sunni Sayyid (Kabul) | ||
| Urban Development | Abdul Qadeer[658] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | |
| Rural Development | Abdul Malik Anwar[659] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Kapisa) | ||
| Border Affairs | Amanullah Zadran[660] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun (Paktia) | ||
| Refugee Affairs[661] | Enayatullah Nazari[662] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | |
| Labor and Social Affairs | Mirwais Sadiq[663] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Martyrs and Disabled Affairs | Abdullah Wardak[664] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Pashtun (Wardak) | ||
| Planning | Mohammad Mohaqiq[643] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Hazara (Balkh) | ||
| Transportation | Sultan Hamid Sultan | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Hazara (Kabul) | ||
| Civil Aviation and Tourism[665] | Abdul Rahman | 22 December 2001 – 14 February 2002 | Nuristani[667] | ||
| vacant | 14 February – March 2002 | ||||
| Zalmai Rassoul[668] | March – 24 June 2002 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Haj and Mosques[669] | Mohammad Hanif Balkhi[670] | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | none | Shiite[671] (Balkh) | |
| Women's Affairs | Sima Samar | 22 December 2001 – 24 June 2002 | Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
Karzai transitional cabinet (2002–2004)
The Bonn Agreement of December 2001 had installed an interim government, the 2002 Loya Jirga subsequently elected a transitional administration. From July 2002 until the presidential elections in October 2004, the Transitional Administration governed Afghanistan.
Islamic Republic (2004–2021)
First Karzai cabinet (2004–2010)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Hamid Karzai | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| First Vice President | Ahmad Zia Massoud | 24 December 2004 – 19 November 2009 | Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 19 November 2009 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Second Vice President | Karim Khalili[535] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | Hazara (Wardak) | ||
| Senior Minister | did not exist before 22 March 2006 | ||||
| Hedayat Amin Arsala[531] | 22 March 2006 – 19 November 2009 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| was dissolved after 19 November 2009 | |||||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Abdullah Abdullah[638] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Rangin Dadfar Spanta[706] (acting) | 22 March 2006 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Defense | Abdul Rahim Wardak | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Wardak) | |
| Interior | Ali Ahmad Jalali[676] | 24 December 2004 – 28 September 2005 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Zarar Ahmad Osmani[707] | 28 September 2005 – 12 October 2008 |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Haneef Atmar[691] | 12 October 2008 – 18 January 2010 | none | Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| NDS[34] | Amrullah Saleh | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Justice | Sarwar Danish[708] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Hazara (Daykundi) | |
| Finance | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady[709] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Omar Zakhilwal[710] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | ||
| other ministries | |||||
| Commerce/ Commerce and Industry[711] |
Hedayat Amin Arsala[531] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Mohammad Haidar Reza (acting) | 22 March – 8 August 2006 | unknown | Tajik | ||
| Mohammad Amin Farhang[712] | 8 August 2006 – late 2008 | Tajik (Kabul) | |||
| Wahidullah Shahrani[713] | late 2008 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Uzbek (Badakhshan) | ||
| Mines and Industries/ Mines[711] |
Mir Mohammad Sediq | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | unknown | unknown | |
| Ibrahim Adel[714] | 22 March 2006 – 18 January 2010 | unknown | Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Economy | Mohammad Amin Farhang[712] | 24 December 2004 – 8 August 2006 | Tajik (Kabul) | ||
| Mohammad Jalil Shams[715] | 8 August 2006 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Education | Noor Mohammad Qarqin[692] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Turkmen (Jowzjan) | ||
| Haneef Atmar[691] | 22 March 2006 – 12 October 2008 | none | Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| Ghulam Farooq Wardak[716] | 12 October 2008 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Wardak) | |||
| Higher Education | Amir Shah Hasanyar[717] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 |
|
Hazara (Bamyan) | |
| Mohammad Azam Dadfar[718] | 22 March 2006 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | ||
| Public Works | Suhrab Ali Safari[719] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Hazara (Wardak) | |
| Public Health | Mohammad Amin Fatemi[720] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Sunni Sayyid (Nangarhar) | |
| Communications and IT | Amirzai Sangin[721] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Paktika) | |
| Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock | Obaidullah Rameen[722] | 24 December 2004 – 12 October 2008 | Tajik (Baghlan) | ||
| Mohammad Asif Rahimi | 12 October 2008 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Tajik (Kabul) | ||
| Energy and Water | Ismail Khan[723] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Information and Culture/ Culture and Youth[711] |
Sayed Makhdoom Raheen[657] | 24 December 2004 – 8 August 2006 | Sunni Sayyid (Kabul) | ||
| Karim Khoram[724] | 8 August 2006 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Wardak) | |||
| Youth Affairs | Amina Afzali[725] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| was merged with the Ministry of Information and Culture on 22 March 2006 | |||||
| Urban Development Affairs | Yousef Pashtun[688] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development | Haneef Atmar[691] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | none | Pashtun (Laghman) | |
| Mohammed Ehsan Zia[726] | 22 March 2006 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Borders, Nations and Tribal Affairs | Abdul Karim Brahui[727] | 24 December 2004 – 11 October 2008 | Baloch (Nimroz) | ||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 11 October 2008 – 18 January 2010 | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| Refugees and Repatriates Affairs | Mohammad Azam Dadfar[718] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | |
| Akbar Akbar | 22 March 2006 – 11 October 2008 | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Abdul Karim Brahui[727] | 11 October 2008 – 18 January 2010 | Baloch (Nimroz) | |||
| Labor and Social Affairs/Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled[711] | Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi[730] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Sunni Sayyid (Takhar) | ||
| Noor Mohammad Qarqin[692] | 22 March 2006 – 18 January 2010 | Turkmen (Jowzjan) | |||
| Martyrs and Disabled | Sediqa Balkhi[731] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Shiite Sayyid (Balkh) | ||
| was merged with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on 22 March 2006 | |||||
| Transportation and Civil Aviation | Enayatullah Qasemi[732] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 |
|
Hazara (Helmand) | |
| Gul Hussain Ahmadi[734] (acting) | 22 March – 8 August 2006 | unknown | Hazara (Balkh) | ||
| Nematullah Ehsan Jawid[735] | 8 August 2006 – March 2008 |
|
unknown[736] | ||
| Hamidullah Qaderi[737] | March – 10 November 2008 | unknown | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Omar Zakhilwal[710] (acting) | 10 November 2008 – 7 February 2009 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | ||
| Hamidullah Farooqi[738] | 7 February 2009 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Herat) | ||
| Hajj and Religious Affairs | Nematullah Shahrani[739] | 24 December 2004 – 18 January 2010 | none | Uzbek (Badakhshan) | |
| Women's Affairs | Massouda Jalal[740] | 24 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | none | Tajik (Kapisa) | |
| Soraya Rahim Sobhrang[741] (acting) | 22 March – 8 August 2006 | none | Hazara (Herat) | ||
| Husn Banu Ghazanfar[742] | 8 August 2006 – 18 January 2010 | none | Uzbek (Balkh) | ||
| Counter Narcotics | Habibullah Qaderi[743] | 24 December 2004 – March 2008 | unknown | Pashtun (Kandahar) | |
| Khodaidad[744] | March 2008 – 18 January 2010 |
|
Hazara (Uruzgan) | ||
Second Karzai cabinet (2010–2015)
After winning a second term, President Hamid Karzai nominated 23 ministers in December 2009 to be part of his new administration but only 7 were approved by the National Assembly. All the other candidates that Karzai initially selected were rejected by members of the National Assembly.[745] Karzai presented a second list of 18 candidates to the Wolesi Jirga on 9 January 2010. A week later, the Wolesi Jirga again approved only seven of the candidates.[746] Since then, part of the ministries have been governed by acting ministers who do not held approval of the Afghan legislature. The 14 approved ministers were sworn in on 18 January 2010.[747][748][749] Major changes to the cabinet were made when the Wolesi held votes of confidence for nominated ministers, particularly on 28 June 2010 were five ministers were approved, leaving only six of the 25 ministries left with an acting minister,[750] 5 March 2012,[751] 15 September 2012,[752] 25 September 2013[753] and 25 December 2013.[754]
When Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated as the new President of Afghanistan on 29 September 2014, he kept the ministers of the Karzai cabinet as acting ministers until the new National Unity Government could be formed with Abdullah Abdullah. However, after two months at the end of November 2014, he replaced all acting ministers with their respective deputy ministers to show that he would respect the constitution where it says a minister can only stay in office in an acting role for a maximum of two months. These new cabinet ministers stayed in office until the new government was formed in February 2015.
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Hamid Karzai | 18 January 2010 – 29 September 2014 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Ashraf Ghani[682] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| CEO | Abdullah Abdullah[638] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| First Vice President | Mohammad Qasim Fahim[637] | 18 January 2010 – 9 March 2014 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| vacant | 9 – 18 March 2014 | ||||
| Yunus Qanuni[560] | 18 March – 29 September 2014[755][756] | Tajik (Panjshir) | |||
| Abdul Rashid Dostum[757] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 | Uzbek (Jowzjan) | |||
| Second Vice President | Karim Khalili[535] | 18 January 2010 – 29 September 2014 | Hazara (Wardak) | ||
| Sarwar Danish[708] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Hazara (Daykundi) | ||
| First Deputy CEO | Mohammad Khan[758] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 | Pashtun (Ghazni) | ||
| Second Deputy CEO | Mohammad Mohaqiq[643] | 29 September 2014 – 1 February 2015 | Hazara (Balkh) | ||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Zalmai Rassoul[668] | 18 January 2010 – 28 October 2013 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Zarar Ahmad Osmani[707] | 28 October 2013 – 11 December 2014[759] |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Atiqullah Atifmal[760] (acting) | 11 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| Defense | Abdul Rahim Wardak | 18 January 2010 – 7 August 2012[761][762] | Pashtun (Wardak) | ||
| vacant | 7 – 8 August 2012 | ||||
| Enayatullah Nazari[662] (acting) | 8 August – 15 September 2012[763] |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Bismillah Khan Mohammadi[764] | 15 September 2012 – 1 December 2014 | Tajik (Panjshir) | |||
| Enayatullah Nazari (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Interior | Haneef Atmar[691] | 18 January – 6 June 2010 | none | Pashtun (Laghman) | |
| Munir Mangal[766] (acting) | 6 – 30 June 2010 | none | Pashtun (Paktia) | ||
| Bismillah Khan Mohammadi[764] | 30 June 2010 – 15 September 2012[767][768] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Ghulam Mujtaba Patang[769] | 15 September 2012 – 1 September 2013[770] | Pashtun (Logar) | |||
| Mohammad Omar Daudzai[772] | 1 September 2013 – 1 December 2014[773] | Pashtun (Kabul) | |||
| Mohammad Ayub Salangi[775] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | none | Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| NDS[34] | Amrullah Saleh | 18 January 2010 – 6 June 2010 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Ibrahim Spinzada[776] (acting) | 6 June – 5 July 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Rahmatullah Nabil[777] | 5 July 2010 – 29 August 2012[778] | Pashtun (Wardak) | |||
| vacant | 29 August – 15 September 2012[780] | ||||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 15 September – 7 December 2012 | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| Hisamuddin Hisam[781] (acting) | 7 December 2012 – 3 April 2013[782] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir)[779] | ||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 3 April – 31 August 2013[783] | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| Rahmatullah Nabil[777] (acting) | 31 August 2013 – 14 March 2014[784] | Pashtun (Wardak) | |||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 14 March – 1 December 2014[785] | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| Rahmatullah Nabil[777] | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015[786] | Pashtun (Wardak) | |||
| Finance | Omar Zakhilwal[710] | 18 January 2010 – 11 December 2014 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | |
| Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor[787] (acting) | 11 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Justice | Habibullah Ghaleb | 18 January 2010 – 20 March 2014 |
|
Tajik (Kapisa) | |
| vacant | 20 March – 1 December 2014 | ||||
| Sayed Yousuf Halim[789] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | none | Sunni Sayyid (Nangarhar) | ||
| other ministries | |||||
| Mines[790] | Wahidullah Shahrani[713] | 18 January 2010 – 28 October 2013 |
|
Uzbek (Badakhshan) | |
| Mohammad Akbar Barakzai[791] | 28 October 2013 – 1 December 2014[759] |
|
Pashtun (Baghlan) | ||
| Mir Ahmad Jawid Sadat[792] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Sunni Sayyid (Balkh) | ||
| Economy | Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal[562] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 | Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Hakim Khan Habibi[793] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| Information and Culture | Sayed Makhdoom Raheen[657] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 | Sunni Sayyid (Kabul) | ||
| Ghulam Nabi Farahi[794] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 21 January 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Farah) | ||
| Sayed Mossadeq Khalili[795] (acting) | 21 January – 1 February 2015[796][797] |
|
Shiite Sayyid | ||
| Education | Ghulam Farooq Wardak[716] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 | Pashtun (Wardak) | ||
| Mohammad Asif Nang[798] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 21 January 2015 | none | Pashtun (Paktia) | ||
| Mohammad Shafiq Samim[799] (acting) | 21 January – 1 February 2015[800][797] | none | Pashtun | ||
| Higher Education | Sarwar Danish[708] (acting) | 18 January 2010 – 9 March 2012 |
|
Hazara (Daykundi) | |
| Obaidullah Obaid[801] | 9 March 2012 – 1 December 2014[802] |
|
Tajik (Kabul) | ||
| Muhammad Osman Baburi[803] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | none | Turkmen | ||
| Commerce and Industry | Ghulam Mohammad Yelaqi[549] (acting) | 18 January – 30 June 2010 |
|
Hazara (Balkh) | |
| Anwar ul-Haq Ahady[709] | 30 June 2010 – 28 October 2013[767] | Pashtun (Kabul) | |||
| Mohammad Shakir Kargar[642] | 28 October 2013 – 11 December 2014[759] |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | ||
| Mozammil Shinwari[804] (acting) | 11 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Pashtun | ||
| Energy and Water | Ismail Khan[723] | 18 January 2010 – 28 October 2013[805] | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Mohammad Arif Noorzai[654] | 28 October 2013 – 1 December 2014[759] |
|
Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Ghulam Farooq Qarizada[806] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Transportation and Civil Aviation | Mohammadullah Batash[807] (acting) | 18 January – 30 June 2010 |
|
Uzbek (Kunduz) | |
| Daud Ali Najafi[808] | 30 June 2010 – 1 December 2014[805] | Hazara (Ghazni)[809] | |||
| Ghulam Ali Rasukh[810] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Public Works | Suhrab Ali Safari[719] (acting) | 18 January 2010 – 30 June 2010 |
|
Hazara (Wardak) | |
| Abdul Qudoos Hamidi[811] | 30 June 2010 – 9 March 2012[767] | none[812] | Uzbek (Jowzjan) | ||
| Najibullah Awzhang[813] | 9 March 2012 – 1 December 2014[802] | none | Pashtun (Ghazni)[751] | ||
| Nurgul Mangal[814] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Women's Affairs | Husn Banu Ghazanfar[742] | 18 January 2010 – 11 December 2014[805] | none | Uzbek (Balkh) | |
| Sayeda Mujgan Mustafawi[815] (acting) | 11 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | none | Hazara | ||
| Hajj and Religious Affairs | Yusuf Niazi[816] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 | none | Pashtun (Nangarhar) | |
| Daee-ul-Haq Abed[817] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Public Health | Suraya Dalil | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014[805] | none[818] | Uzbek (Kabul) | |
| Ahmad Jan Naim[819] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock | Mohammad Asif Rahimi | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 |
|
Tajik (Kabul) | |
| Salim Khan Kunduzi (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | none | Pashtun (Kunduz) | ||
| Communications and IT | Amirzai Sangin[721] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014[805] |
|
Pashtun (Paktika) | |
| Baryalai Hassam[820][797] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Tajik (Badakhshan) | ||
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development | Jarullah Mansouri[821] | 18 January 2010 – 9 March 2012 |
|
Tajik (Takhar) | |
| Wais Ahmad Barmak[822] | 9 March 2012 – 1 December 2014[802] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Tareq Osmani (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled | Amina Afzali[725] | 18 January 2010 – 1 December 2014 | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Wasel Nur Mohmand[823] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Borders, Nations and Tribal Affairs | Arsala Jamal[824] (acting) | 18 January – 30 June 2010 |
|
Pashtun (Paktika) | |
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 30 June 2010 – 15 September 2012[767] | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| vacant[825] | 15 September 2012 – 10 July 2013 | ||||
| Mohammad Akram Khpalwak[826] | 10 July 2013 – 1 December 2014[827] |
|
Pashtun | ||
| Sayed Ahmad Haqbin[829] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | Sunni Sayyid (Kapisa) | |||
| Urban Development Affairs | Sultan Hussein Hesari[830][788] (acting) | 18 January 2010 – 9 March 2012 |
|
Hazara[831] (Kabul) | |
| Mirza Hussain Abdullahi[832] | 9 March 2012 – 1 December 2014[802] |
|
Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Hamed Jalil (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Counter Narcotics | Zarar Ahmad Osmani[707] | 18 January 2010 – 28 October 2013 |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | |
| Din Mohammad Mobariz Rashidi[833] | 28 October 2013 – 1 December 2014[759] | Shiite (Sar-e-Pol) | |||
| Haroon Rashid Sherzad[834] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | ||
| Refugees and Repatriates Affairs | Abdul Rahim Sayed Jan[651] (acting) | 18 January – 30 June 2010 | Tajik (Badakhshan) | ||
| Jamahir Anwari | 30 June 2010 – 1 December 2014[767] | none[809] | Turkmen (Faryab) | ||
| Fazl Ahmad Azimi[835] (acting) | 1 December 2014 – 1 February 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
First Ghani cabinet (2015–2020)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Ashraf Ghani[682] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | |
| CEO | Abdullah Abdullah[638] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| First Vice President | Abdul Rashid Dostum[757] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 | Uzbek (Jowzjan) | ||
| Second Vice President | Sarwar Danish[708] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 |
|
Hazara (Daykundi) | |
| First Deputy CEO | Mohammad Khan[758] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 | Pashtun (Ghazni) | ||
| Second Deputy CEO | Mohammad Mohaqiq[643] | 1 February 2015 – 24 January 2019[836] | Hazara (Balkh) | ||
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Salahuddin Rabbani (acting)[837] | 1 February 2015 – 23 October 2019 | Tajik (Badakhshan) | ||
| vacant[838] | 23 – 30 October 2019 | ||||
| Idrees Zaman[839] (acting) | 30 October 2019 – 22 January 2020[840] | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Haroon Chakhansuri[841] (acting) | 22 January – 9 March 2020[842] | pro-Ghani | Pashtun (Nimruz) | ||
| Defense | Enayatullah Nazari (acting) | 1 February – 24 May 2015 |
|
Tajik (Parwan) | |
| Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai[843] (acting) | 24 May 2015 – 5 May 2016 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| Abdullah Khan Habibi[844] | 5 May 2016 – 24 April 2017[845] | pro-Ghani | Pashtun (Kunar) | ||
| Tariq Shah Bahramee[846] | 24 April 2017 – 23 December 2018[847][848] | pro-Ghani | Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] (acting) | 23 December 2018 – 9 March 2020[849] | Pashtun (Ghazni) | |||
| Interior | Nur ul-Haq Ulumi[850] | 1 February 2015 – 6 February 2016 |
|
Pashtun (Kandahar) | |
| vacant | 6 – 24 February 2016 | ||||
| Taj Mohammad Jahed[851] | 24 February 2016 – 14 August 2017[852] | Tajik (Panjshir) | |||
| Wais Ahmad Barmak[822] | 14 August 2017 – 23 December 2018[854][848] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Amrullah Saleh (acting) | 23 December 2018 – 19 January 2019[849] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| vacant[855] | 19 January – 11 February 2019 | ||||
| Massoud Andarabi[856] (acting) | 11 February 2019 – 9 March 2020[857] | pro-Abdullah | Tajik (Baghlan) | ||
| NDS[34] | Rahmatullah Nabil[777] | 1 February – 10 December 2015 | Pashtun (Wardak) | ||
| vacant | 10 – 11 December 2015 | ||||
| Massoud Andarabi[856] (acting) | 11 December 2015 – 5 May 2016 | pro-Abdullah | Tajik (Baghlan) | ||
| Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai[843] (acting) | 5 May 2016 – 5 September 2019[845] |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| vacant[858] | 5 – 11 September 2019 | ||||
| Ahmad Zia Saraj[859] (acting) | 11 September 2019 – 9 March 2020[860] |
|
Tajik (Kapisa) | ||
| Finance | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi[861] | 1 February 2015 – 26 June 2018 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Laghman) | |
| vacant[862] | 26 June – 18 July 2018 | ||||
| Humayoun Qayoumi[863] (acting) | 18 July 2018 – 9 March 2020[864] |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Justice | Sayed Yousuf Halim[789] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | none | Sunni Sayyid (Nangarhar) | |
| Abdul Basir Anwar[865] | 21 April 2015 – 9 March 2020 | pro–Abdullah | Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| other ministries | |||||
| Mines | Daud Shah Saba[866] | 1 February 2015 – 28 March 2016 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Herat) | |
| vacant | 28 March – 16 April 2016 | ||||
| Ghazal Habibyar Safi[867] (acting) | 16 April 2016 – 1 April 2017[868] | unknown | unknown | ||
| Nargis Nehan[869] (acting)[870] | 1 April 2017 – 9 March 2020[871] | unknown | Hazara (Kabul) | ||
| Economy | Hakim Khan Habibi[793] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | |
| Abdul Sattar Murad[872] | 21 April 2015 – 7 August 2017 | Tajik (Parwan) | |||
| Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor[787] | 7 August 2017 – 9 March 2020[873][848] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Information and Culture | Sayed Mossadeq Khalili[795] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 |
|
Shiite Sayyid | |
| Abdul Bari Jahani[874] | 21 April 2015 – 7 November 2016 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Kamal Sadat[875] (acting) | 7 November 2016 – after 6 March 2017[876][877] | pro-Ghani | Sunni Sayyid (Kunar) | ||
| various caretaker ministers[878] | after 6 March 2017 – 25 June 2018[879] | ||||
| Hasina Safi[880] (acting) | 25 June 2018 – 9 March 2020[881] | pro-Ghani | Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| Education | Mohammad Shafiq Samim[799] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | none | Pashtun | |
| Assadullah Hanif Balkhi[882] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 25 March 2018 | pro–Abdullah | Tajik (Balkh) | ||
| Mirwais Balkhi[883] (acting) | 25 March 2018 – 9 March 2020[884] | unknown | Tajik (Balkh) | ||
| Higher Education | Muhammad Osman Baburi[803] (acting) | 1 February – after 17 March 2015 | none | Turkmen | |
| Bari Sediqi[885] (acting) | after 17 March 2015 – 21 April 2015 | unknown | unknown | ||
| Farida Momand[886] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 22 June 2017 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Nangarhar) | ||
| Abdul Latif Roshan[887] (acting) | 22 June – 22 November 2017[888] | pro–Ghani | Tajik | ||
| Najibullah Khwaja Omari[889] | 22 November 2017 – 25 May 2019[890][848] | pro–Ghani | Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Abdul Tawab Balakarzai[891] (acting) | 25 May 2019 – 9 March 2020[892] | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Commerce and Industry | Mozammil Shinwari[804] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 |
|
Pashtun | |
| Humayoon Rasaw[893] | 21 April 2015 – 6 February 2019 | pro–Abdullah | Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Ajmal Ahmady[894] (acting)[895] | 6 February 2019 – 9 March 2020[895] | pro-Ghani | Tajik (Ghazni) | ||
| Energy and Water | Ghulam Farooq Qarizada[806] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | unknown | unknown | |
| Ali Ahmad Osmani | 21 April 2015 – 9 June 2018 | pro–Abdullah | Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Mohammad Gul Khulmi (acting) | 9 June 2018 – 24 May 2019[896] | unknown | Tajik (Samangan) | ||
| Tahir Sharan[897] (acting) | 24 May 2019 – 26 January 2020[898] | unknown | Hazara | ||
| Khan Mohammad Takal[899] (acting) | 26 January – 19 February 2020[900] | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| was dissolved on 19 February 2020[901] | |||||
| Transportation and Civil Aviation | Ghulam Ali Rasukh[810] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | unknown | unknown | |
| Mohammadullah Batash[807] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 25 July 2017 |
|
Uzbek (Kunduz) | ||
| Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi[902] | 25 July 2017 – 29 January 2020[903][848] | pro–Ghani | Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Mohammad Yama Shams[904] (acting) | 29 January – 9 March 2020[905] | unknown | Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Public Works | Nurgul Mangal[814] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | unknown | unknown | |
| Mahmoud Baligh[906] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 7 August 2017 | pro–Ghani | Hazara (Daykundi) | ||
| Yama Yari | 7 August 2017 – 9 March 2020[873][848] | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Herat) | ||
| Women's Affairs | Sayeda Mujgan Mustafawi[815] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | none | Hazara | |
| Delbar Nazari[907] | 21 April 2015 – 9 March 2020 | pro–Abdullah | Uzbek (Balkh) | ||
| Hajj and Religious Affairs | Faiz Mohammad Osmani[908] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 | pro–Ghani | Turkmen (Kunduz) | |
| Public Health | Ferozuddin Feroz[909] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 | pro–Abdullah | Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock | Salim Khan Kunduzi (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | none | Pashtun (Kunduz) | |
| Assadullah Zamir | 21 April 2015 – 21 September 2017 | pro–Ghani | Tajik (Kabul) | ||
| Nasir Ahmad Durrani[910] | 21 September 2017 – 9 March 2020[911][848] | pro–Abdullah | Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| Communications and IT | Baryalai Hassam[820] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 |
|
Tajik (Badakhshan) | |
| Abdul Razaq Wahidi[912] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 2 January 2017 | pro–Abdullah | Hazara (Kabul) | ||
| vacant | 2 – 8 January 2017 | ||||
| Sayed Ahmad Shah Sadaat[913] (acting) | 8 January – 7 August 2017[914] |
|
Sunni Sayyid (Nangarhar)[915] | ||
| Shahzad Gul Aryoubi[916] | 7 August 2017 – 24 May 2019[873][848] | unknown | Pashtun (Khost) | ||
| Fahim Hashimi[917] (acting) | 24 May 2019 – 9 March 2020[918] | pro–Abdullah | Hazara (Kabul) | ||
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development | Nasir Ahmad Durrani[910] | 1 February 2015 – 21 September 2017 | pro–Abdullah | Pashtun (Logar) | |
| Mujib Rahman Karimi[919] | 21 September 2017 – 9 March 2020[911][848] | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Khost) | ||
| Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled/ Labor and Social Affairs[920] |
Wasel Nur Mohmand[823] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | unknown | Pashtun | |
| Nasrin Oryakhil[921] (acting)[837] | 21 April 2015 – 1 May 2017 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Faizullah Zaki | 1 May 2017 – 9 March 2020[922][848] | Uzbek (Jowzjan) | |||
| Borders, Nations and Tribal Affairs | Sayed Ahmad Haqbin[829] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | Sunni Sayyid (Kapisa) | ||
| Mohammad Gulab Mangal[923] | 21 April 2015 – 16 October 2016 | Pashtun (Paktia) | |||
| vacant | 16 October 2016 – 26 May 2017 | ||||
| Abdul Ghafoor Liwal[924] (acting) | 26 May – 25 July 2017[925] | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Gul Agha Sherzai[689] | 25 July 2017 – 9 March 2020[903][848] | Pashtun (Kandahar) | |||
| Urban Development Affairs | Hamed Jalil (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 | unknown | unknown | |
| Sadat Mansoor Naderi[926] | 21 April 2015 – 13 June 2018 |
|
Shiite Sayyid (Baghlan) | ||
| Roshaan Wolusmal[927] (acting) | 13 June – 2 December 2018[928] | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Mohammad Jawad Paikar[929] (acting) | 2 December 2018 – 9 March 2020[930] | unknown | Pashtun | ||
| Counter Narcotics | Haroon Rashid Sherzad[834] (acting) | 1 February – 21 April 2015 |
|
Pashtun (Nangarhar) | |
| Salamat Azimi | 21 April 2015 – 27 January 2019 | pro–Ghani | Uzbek[931] (Faryab) | ||
| was merged into the Ministry of Interior on 27 January 2019[901] | |||||
| Refugees and Repatriates Affairs | Alami Balkhi[537] | 1 February 2015 – 9 March 2020 |
|
Shiite Sayyid (Balkh) | |
| Central Bank[34] | Khan Afzal Hadawal[777] (acting) | 1 February – 8 July 2015 | none | Pashtun | |
| Khalilullah Sediq[933] | 8 July 2015 – 9 March 2020 | pro–Ghani | Pashtun (Logar) | ||
Second Ghani cabinet (2020–2021)
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) | Affiliation | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| President | Ashraf Ghani[682] | 9 March 2020 – 15 August 2021 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | |
| First Vice President | Amrullah Saleh | 9 March 2020 – 15 August 2021 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Second Vice President | Sarwar Danish[708] | 9 March 2020 – 15 August 2021 |
|
Hazara (Daykundi) | |
| Key ministries | |||||
| Foreign Affairs | Haroon Chakhansuri[841] (acting) | 9 March 2020 – 4 April 2020 |
|
Pashtun (Nimruz) | |
| Haneef Atmar[691] | 4 April 2020 – 15 August 2021[934][935] |
none
|
Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| Defense | Asadullah Khalid[728] | 9 March 2020 – 19 March 2021[936][935] |
|
Pashtun (Ghazni) | |
| Yasin Zia[937] (caretaker)[938] | 19 March – 24 May 2021[939] | Tajik (Takhar)[941] | |||
| Asadullah Khalid[728] | 24 May – 19 June 2021[942] |
|
Pashtun (Ghazni) | ||
| Bismillah Khan Mohammadi[764] (acting) | 19 June – 15 August 2021[943] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | ||
| Interior | Massoud Andarabi[856] | 9 March 2020 – 19 March 2021[936][935] |
|
Tajik (Baghlan) | |
| Hayatullah Hayat (acting) | 19 March – 19 June 2021[939] |
none |
Pashtun (Nangarhar)[945] | ||
| Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal[946] (acting) | 19 June – 15 August 2021[943] | none | Pashtun (Paktia) | ||
| NDS[34] | Ahmad Zia Saraj[859] | 9 March 2020 – 15 August 2021[947][948] |
|
Tajik (Kapisa) | |
| Finance | Humayoun Qayoumi[863] (acting) | 9 – 31 March 2020 |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal[562] | 31 March 2020 – 23 January 2021[949][935] |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Khalid Payenda[950] (acting) | 23 January – 10 August 2021[951] |
|
Pashtun | ||
| Alam Shah Ibrahimi (caretaker) | 10 – 15 August 2021[952][953] | unknown | |||
| Justice | Abdul Basir Anwar[865] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 | Tajik (Parwan) | ||
| Fazel Ahmed Manawi[956] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][935] | Tajik (Panjshir) | |||
| other ministries | |||||
| Mines | Nargis Nehan[869] (acting) | 9 March – 11 June 2020 |
|
Hazara (Kabul) | |
| Haroon Chakhansuri[841] | 11 June 2020 – 15 August 2021[958][948] |
|
Pashtun (Nimruz) | ||
| Economy | Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor[787] (acting) | 9 March – 14 September 2020[959] |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Karima Hamed Faryabi[960] | 14 September 2020 – 15 August 2021[961][962] |
|
Uzbek (Faryab) | ||
| Information and Culture | Hasina Safi[880] (acting) | 9 March – 9 June 2020 |
none
|
Pashtun (Laghman) | |
| Tahir Zuhair[963] (acting)[964] | 9 June 2020 – 15 August 2021[965][966] |
none
|
Hazara (Samangan) | ||
| Education | Mirwais Balkhi[883] (acting) | 9 March – 10 June 2020 | Tajik (Balkh) | ||
| Rangina Hamidi[968] (acting)[969] | 10 June 2020 – 15 August 2021[958] |
|
Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Higher Education | Abdul Tawab Balakarzai[891] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 |
|
Pashtun | |
| Abas Basir[970] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][935] |
|
Hazara (Ghazni) | ||
| Commerce and Industry | Ajmal Ahmady[894] (acting) | 9 March – 3 June 2020 |
|
Tajik (Ghazni) | |
| vacant | 3 June – 31 August 2020 | ||||
| Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani[971] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][935] |
none
|
Tajik (Herat) | ||
| Transportation and Civil Aviation | Mohammad Yama Shams[904] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 |
none
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | |
| Qudratullah Zaki | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][948] |
none
|
Uzbek (Takhar) | ||
| Public Works | Yama Yari (acting) | 9 March – 16 June 2020 | Pashtun (Herat) | ||
| Mohammad Yama Shams[904] (acting) | 16 June – 6 October 2020[901][973] |
none
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Najibullah Yamin[974] | 6 October 2020 – 15 August 2021[975][948] |
none
|
Pashtun[976] (Logar) | ||
| Women's Affairs | Delbar Nazari[907] (acting) | 9 March – 18 May 2020 |
|
Uzbek (Balkh) | |
| Hasina Safi[880] (acting)[964] | 18 May 2020 – 15 August 2021[977] |
none
|
Pashtun (Laghman) | ||
| Hajj and Religious Affairs | Faiz Mohammad Osmani[908] (acting) | 9 March – 6 August 2020 |
none
|
Turkmen (Kunduz) | |
| Mohammad Qasim Halimi[978] | 6 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[979][935] |
none |
Pashtun (Logar) | ||
| Public Health | Ferozuddin Feroz[909] (acting) | 9 March – 31 May 2020 |
|
Tajik (Panjshir) | |
| Ahmad Jawed Osmani[982] | 31 May – 31 December 2020[983][962] |
|
Tajik (Balkh) | ||
| vacant[985] | 31 December 2020 – 29 January 2021[986][987] | ||||
| Wahid Majrooh[988] (acting) | 29 January – 15 August 2021[989] |
|
Pashtun (Herat) | ||
| Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock | Nasir Ahmad Durrani[910] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | |
| Anwar ul-Haq Ahady[709] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][948] |
|
Pashtun (Kabul) | ||
| Communications and IT | Fahim Hashimi[917] (acting) | 9 March 2020 – 15 August 2021 | none
|
Hazara (Kabul) | |
| Masooma Khawari[991] | 31 August 2020[957][935] |
|
Hazara (Samangan) | ||
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development | Mujib Rahman Karimi[919] (acting)[969] | 9 March – 15 August 2021[993][994] | none
|
Pashtun (Khost) | |
| Labor and Social Affairs | Faizullah Zaki (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 | Uzbek (Jowzjan) | ||
| Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj[995] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][935] | Uzbek (Faryab) | |||
| Martyrs and Disabled Affairs | was re-established on 25 January 2021[901] | ||||
| Hamidullah Farooqi[996] | 25 January – 15 August 2021[997] |
|
Pashtun (Herat) | ||
| Borders, Nations and Tribal Affairs | Gul Agha Sherzai[689] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 | Pashtun (Kandahar) | ||
| Mohibullah Samim[999] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][962] | none
|
Pashtun (Ghazni) | ||
| Urban Development Affairs | Mohammad Jawad Paikar[929] (acting) | 9 March – 1 June 2020 | none | Pashtun | |
| Mahmud Karzai[1000] | 1 June 2020 – 15 August 2021[1001][948] | Pashtun (Kandahar) | |||
| Refugees and Repatriates Affairs | Alami Balkhi[537] (acting) | 9 March – 31 August 2020 |
|
Shiite Sayyid (Balkh) | |
| Noor Rahman Akhlaqi[1002] | 31 August 2020 – 15 August 2021[957][948] | Tajik (Baghlan) | |||
| Central Bank[34] | Khalilullah Sediq[933] (acting) | 9 March 2020 – 3 June 2020 |
|
Pashtun (Logar) | |
| Ajmal Ahmady[894] (acting)[969] | 3 June 2020 – 15 August 2021[1004] |
|
Tajik (Ghazni) | ||
Islamic Emirate (2021–present)
Post-Republic transitional government (2021)
On the first days of the new regime, tentative nominations to the cabinet were announced until late August 2021,[1005][1006][1007] including the acting ministers of Public Works,[1008] Water and Energy, Education and the acting Head of the Central Bank among other high-ranking officials.[1009] Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada directly appointed the caretaking ministers. Additionally, Wahid Majrooh, a minister of the old regime, stayed in office after cooperating with the Taliban until the end of September.[1010]
Akhund caretaker cabinet (2021–)
On 7 September 2021, a men-only "caretaker cabinet"[1020] was appointed by Akhundzada, headed by Hasan Akhund as Prime Minister.[1021][1022] The Ministry of Women's Affairs was abolished.[1022] This was followed by three more major rounds of appointments on 21 September,[1023] 4 October[1024][1025] and 23 November 2021.[1026] Among those were the nominations of two Taliban veterans as deputy ministers.[1027]