List of governors of Kandahar
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This is a list of the governors of the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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| Muhammad 'Amin Khan | ?-1865 | Governor of Kandahar, revolted against Sher Ali Khan in 1865 but the rebellion was crushed and he was killed.[1] | |||
| Sardar Mir Afzal Khan | ?-1878 | Sardar Mir Afzal Khan (son of Pur Dil Khan and father of Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan - governor of Mazar-i-Sharif in 1914[2]) was the governor of Kandahar up until the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leaving for Persia upon the approach of the British.[3] | |||
| Mohammad Hassan Khan | April 1881-July 1881 | Appointed by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan after withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan after the second Anglo-Afghan war. | [4] | ||
| Mohammad Ayub Khan | July 1881-September 1881 | Defeated Mohammad Hassan Khan and briefly ruled the province for the first time before being defeated by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. | [4] | ||
| Nur ul-Haq Ulumi | 1989 1992 |
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Gul Agha Sherzai | 1992 1994 |
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| Mohammad Hasan Rahmani | 1994 2001 |
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Gul Agha Sherzai | December 2001 16 August 2003 |
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| Yousef Pashtun | August 2003 2005 |
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Asadullah Khalid | 2005 August 2008 |
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| Rahmatullah Raufi | August 2008 4 December 2008 |
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Toryalai Wesa | 4 December 2008 2014 |
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| Hamid Masood | 2014 2015 |
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| Humayun Azizi | 27 April 2015 21 May 2017 |
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Zalmai Wesa | 21 May 2017 18 October 2018 |
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| Hayatullah Hayat | 18 October 2018 3 January 2021 |
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| Rohullah Khanzada | 3 January 2021 12 August 2021 |
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| Muhammad Yousuf Wafa | 12 August 2021 March 2023 |
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| Mullah Shirin Akhund | March 2023 Present |
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