Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
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The Cabinet of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries
. The president
selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly
of the country.
nominated 23 ministers in December 2009 to be part of his new administration but only 7 were approved by the Afghan Parliament
. All the other candidates that Karzai initially selected, including Ismail Khan
and three nominees associated with Abdul Rashid Dostum
, were rejected by members of the parliament. There was no candidate nominated for the post of Foreign Minister because it was alleged that Karzai planned to keep the disputed foreign minister Spanta
until the International Afghanistan Conference in London in January 2010.
Karzai presented a second list of candidates to the Wolesi Jirga in January 2010. Three of the new nominees were women, for the posts of Women's Affairs, Public Health, and Disabled and Martyr portfolios – the only woman on the first list of candidates was rejected. Among the new nominees was Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
, as candidate for the post of economics. Arghandiawal is the chairman of a party that is an offshoot of the Hezb-i-Islami movement, who was accused before of having contacts with warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
. This choice could be in line with Karzai's desire fore reconciliation with insurgents willing to lay down their arms and join the political system. After the second list of candidates was offered, several parliament members expressed discontent about the quality of the nominees, and analysts predicted a new crisis. On 16 January, among the approved nominees were Foreign Minister
Zalmai Rassoul
, Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib, Minister for Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
and Minister for Counter-Narcotics Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani who got 162 vote the highist vote in cabinet, but 10 out of the 17 candidates were voted down. The only woman approved was Amina Afzali as minister for Martyrs and the Disabled
In June 2010, President Karzai submitted 7 names for a third round of confirmation in the parliament. In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).
was the name of a temporary administration of Afghanistan put in place by the Bonn Conference
of 2001. Following the ouster of the Taliban regime
approximately two dozen leading Afghans met in Germany to choose a leadership and set in place a timeline for the adoption of a new constitution
for a new Afghan government, and the timeline for choosing an executive and legislature by democratic election. In the chart below is the list of members of the Interim and Transitional Afghan authority (20 December 2001 – October 2004).
Council of Ministers (Afghanistan)
The Council of Ministers was the governmental organ in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and later the Republic of Afghanistan. The leader of the Council of Ministers choose ministers for the different ministeral posts in the country. Under the leadership of Nur Mohammad Taraki, Hafizullah...
. The president
President of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs...
selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly
House of the People (Afghanistan)
The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga , abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....
of the country.
Current cabinet of ministers
After winning a second term, President Hamid KarzaiHamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...
nominated 23 ministers in December 2009 to be part of his new administration but only 7 were approved by the Afghan Parliament
House of the People (Afghanistan)
The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga , abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....
. All the other candidates that Karzai initially selected, including Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan is a politician and former mujahideen commander from Afghanistan. Born in the western Afghan city of Herat, he rose to become a powerful rebel commander during in the Soviet War in Afghanistan, and then a key member of the Northern Alliance until finally becoming the Governor of Herat...
and three nominees associated with Abdul Rashid Dostum
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Abdul Rashid Dostum is a former pro-Soviet fighter during the Soviet war in Afghanistan and is considered by many to be the leader of Afghanistan's Uzbek community and the party Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan...
, were rejected by members of the parliament. There was no candidate nominated for the post of Foreign Minister because it was alleged that Karzai planned to keep the disputed foreign minister Spanta
Rangin Dadfar Spanta
Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta was the foreign minister of Afghanistan.He was appointed to that position by Hamid Karzai during a cabinet reshuffle on March 21, 2006 and approved by the 249-seat lower house on April 20, 2006. He was previously the Senior Advisor on International Affairs to President...
until the International Afghanistan Conference in London in January 2010.
Karzai presented a second list of candidates to the Wolesi Jirga in January 2010. Three of the new nominees were women, for the posts of Women's Affairs, Public Health, and Disabled and Martyr portfolios – the only woman on the first list of candidates was rejected. Among the new nominees was Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal is Afghanistan's Minister of Economy, and the Head of Hizb-i Islami Afghanistan. He was once allied with islamist warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, but in 2008 he was elected chairman of a moderate breakaway faction of Hekmatyar's party.Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal earned a BA in...
, as candidate for the post of economics. Arghandiawal is the chairman of a party that is an offshoot of the Hezb-i-Islami movement, who was accused before of having contacts with warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is an Afghan Mujahideen leader who is the founder and leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party and paramilitary group. Hekmatyar was a rebel military commander during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan and was one of the key figures in the civil war that followed the...
. This choice could be in line with Karzai's desire fore reconciliation with insurgents willing to lay down their arms and join the political system. After the second list of candidates was offered, several parliament members expressed discontent about the quality of the nominees, and analysts predicted a new crisis. On 16 January, among the approved nominees were Foreign Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MFA - is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing the Foreign relations of Afghanistan.-Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan:-External links:*...
Zalmai Rassoul
Zalmai Rassoul
Dr. Zalmai Rassoul is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the Foreign Minister since January 2010 after receiving the confidence vote of the Afghan National Assembly. He previously served as National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which he held since June 2002...
, Justice Minister Habibullah Ghalib, Minister for Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal is Afghanistan's Minister of Economy, and the Head of Hizb-i Islami Afghanistan. He was once allied with islamist warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, but in 2008 he was elected chairman of a moderate breakaway faction of Hekmatyar's party.Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal earned a BA in...
and Minister for Counter-Narcotics Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani who got 162 vote the highist vote in cabinet, but 10 out of the 17 candidates were voted down. The only woman approved was Amina Afzali as minister for Martyrs and the Disabled
In June 2010, President Karzai submitted 7 names for a third round of confirmation in the parliament. In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).
| Portofolio | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| President | Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001... |
Chosen by electorate |
| First Vice President Vice President of Afghanistan The Vice President of Afghanistan is the second highest political position obtainable in Afghanistan. Vice Presidents are elected in the same ticket as the President. The current Vice Presidents are Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili .-External links:** *List of current Vice Presidents... |
Mohammed Fahim Mohammed Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim is an Afghan military commander, politician and the First Vice President since November 2009. He was the Defense Minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002 and also served as Vice President from June 2002 to December 2004... |
Chosen by electorate |
| Second Vice President Vice President of Afghanistan The Vice President of Afghanistan is the second highest political position obtainable in Afghanistan. Vice Presidents are elected in the same ticket as the President. The current Vice Presidents are Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili .-External links:** *List of current Vice Presidents... |
Karim Khalili Karim Khalili Abdul Karim Khalili is the current second Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai. Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004... |
Chosen by electorate |
| Foreign Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan) The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MFA - is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing the Foreign relations of Afghanistan.-Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan:-External links:*... |
Zalmai Rassoul Zalmai Rassoul Dr. Zalmai Rassoul is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the Foreign Minister since January 2010 after receiving the confidence vote of the Afghan National Assembly. He previously served as National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which he held since June 2002... |
Approved by Parliament |
| Defense Minister | Abdul Rahim Wardak | Approved by Parliament |
| Interior Minister | Bismillah Khan Mohammadi | Approved by Parliament |
| Finance Minister | Omar Zakhilwal Omar Zakhilwal Dr. Omar Zakhilwal , is an economist and a prominent politician in Afghanistan. He is the current Finance Minister as well as the Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Afghanistan. He is also the president of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.-Early life:... |
Approved by Parliament |
| Economic Minister | Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal is Afghanistan's Minister of Economy, and the Head of Hizb-i Islami Afghanistan. He was once allied with islamist warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, but in 2008 he was elected chairman of a moderate breakaway faction of Hekmatyar's party.Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal earned a BA in... |
Approved by Parliament |
| Justice Minister | Habibullah Ghaleb | Approved by Parliament |
| Information and Cultural Affairs Minister | Sayed Makhdum Rahin | Approved by Parliament |
| Education Minister | Ghulam Farooq Wardak | Approved by Parliament |
| Higher Education Minister | Sarwar Danesh | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Trade and Commerce Minister | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady | Approved by Parliament |
| Water and Energy Minister | Ismail Khan Ismail Khan Ismail Khan is a politician and former mujahideen commander from Afghanistan. Born in the western Afghan city of Herat, he rose to become a powerful rebel commander during in the Soviet War in Afghanistan, and then a key member of the Northern Alliance until finally becoming the Governor of Herat... |
Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Transportation and Aviation Minister | Mohammadulla Batash | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Women's Affairs Minister | Husn Bano Ghazanfar | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister | Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi | Approved by Parliament |
| Public Welfare Minister | Sohrab Ali Saffari | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Public Health Minister | Soraya Dalil | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Agriculture Minister | Mohammad Asef Rahimi Mohammad Asef Rahimi Mohammad Asef Rahimi is a politician in Afghanistan, currently serving as Minister of Agriculture. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in 1959 and raised in Kabul, and obtained a degree from Kabul University before completing post-graduate studies at Omaha University in Nebraska... |
Approved by Parliament |
| Mines Minister | Waheedullah Sharani | Approved by Parliament |
| Telecommunications Minister | Amirzai Sangin Amirzai Sangin Amirzai Sangin is a politician in Afghanistan, currently serving as the Minister of Communications. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in the Urgun District of Paktika Province in Afghanistan.-Early life and education:... |
Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development is a ministry of the Afghan government. Its main headquarters is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, but has offices and employees in all the 34 provinces of the country... |
Jarullah Mansoori | Approved by Parliament |
| Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister | Amina Afzali | Approved by Parliament |
| Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs Minister | Arsala Jamal Arsala Jamal Arsala Jamal was appointed the provincial Governor of Khost Province, Afghanistan in August 2006.Arsala had previous experience in rural development, in both the NGO and Government sector.Arsala Jamal was born in Katawaz district of Paktia Province.... |
Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Urban Development Minister | Sultan Hussain | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Counter Narcotics Minister | Zarar Ahmad Moqbel | Approved by Parliament |
| Refugees and Repatriation Minister | Abdul Rahim | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
Previous administrations
Karzai administration 2004–2009
In the line chart below is the list of members of the Afghan Cabinet from 2004 to 2009.| Portfolio | Minister | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| President | Hamid Karzai | |
| First Vice President | Ahmad Zia Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud was the First Vice President of Afghanistan in the first elected administration of President Hamid Karzai, from December 2004 to November 2009... |
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| Second Vice President | Karim Khalili | |
| Senior Minister | Hedayat Amin Arsala | Until 2005 |
| Foreign Minister | Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and a doctor of medicine. He was an adviser and friend to Ahmad Shah Massoud, legendary anti-Taliban leader and commander known as the "Lion of Panjshir". After the fall of the Taliban regime, Dr. Abdullah served as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from 2001... / Rangin Dadfar Spanta Rangin Dadfar Spanta Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta was the foreign minister of Afghanistan.He was appointed to that position by Hamid Karzai during a cabinet reshuffle on March 21, 2006 and approved by the 249-seat lower house on April 20, 2006. He was previously the Senior Advisor on International Affairs to President... |
Spanta assumed post in 2006 |
| Defense Minister | Abdul Rahim Wardak | |
| Interior Minister | Ali Ahmad Jalali Ali Ahmad Jalali Ali Ahmad Jalali is an Afghan American and a Distinguished Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the United States' National Defense University. He is also a former Interior Minister of Afghanistan, serving in that position from January 2003 to September 2005.Jalali... / Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohammad Hanif Atmar was the Interior Minister of Afghanistan. He was removed from MOI by Hamid Karzai in the wake of attacks on the June 2010 Afghan Peace Jirga... |
Ali Ahmad Jalali resigned on 27 September 2005. |
| Finance Minister | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady / Omar Zakhilwal | In 2009 Omar Zakhilwal replaced Anwar ul-Haq Ahady |
| Economic Minister | Mohammad Amin Farhang / Mohammad Jalil Shams | |
| Justice Minister | Sarwar Danish Sarwar Danish Sarwar Danish is the current Afghan Minister of Justice since 2004. He was born in Ashtarlay village of Afghan Province Daykundi in year 1961 to Mohammad Ali-See also:*Hazara people*Cabinet of Afghanistan*Afghan Ministry of Justice... |
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| Culture and Youth Affairs Minister | Sayed Makhdum Rahin Abdul Karim Khoram | |
| Education Minister | Noor Mohammad Qarqeen / Mohamad Hanif Atmar / Ghulam Farooq Wardak | In 2006, Qarqeen switched to ministry of Social Affair. Between 2006 and 2008 Atmar was minister of Education before he switched to ministry of interior. Wardak assumed post in 2008. |
| Higher Education Minister | Ameer Shah Hasanyaar / Mohammad Azam Dadfar | |
| Commerce Minister | Mohammad Amin Farhang / Hedayat Amin Arsala | In 2005 Hedayat Amin Arsala became Commerce minister |
| Water and Energy Minister | Ismial Khan | |
| Transportation and Aviation Minister | Enayatullah Qasemi / Hamidullah Farooqi | |
| Women's Affairs Minister | Husn Bano Ghazanfar | |
| Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister | Nematullah Shahrani Nematullah Shahrani Professor Nematullah Shahrani is one of the most prominent Afghan scholars. He was one of four Vice Presidents of the Afghan Transitional Administration from 2002 to 2004. Shahrani also headed of the Afghan Constitution Commission.... |
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| Public Welfare Minister | Sohrab Ali Saffari | |
| Public Health Minister | Mohammad Amin Fatemi Mohammad Amin Fatemi Dr. Mohammad Amin Fatemi is a noted Afghan physician and politician. He has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland for Mediterranean countries... |
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| Agriculture Minister | Obaidullah Ramin / Mohammad Asef Rahimi Mohammad Asef Rahimi Mohammad Asef Rahimi is a politician in Afghanistan, currently serving as Minister of Agriculture. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in 1959 and raised in Kabul, and obtained a degree from Kabul University before completing post-graduate studies at Omaha University in Nebraska... |
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| Mines Minister | Ibrahim Adel | |
| Communications Minister | Amirzai Sangin Amirzai Sangin Amirzai Sangin is a politician in Afghanistan, currently serving as the Minister of Communications. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in the Urgun District of Paktika Province in Afghanistan.-Early life and education:... |
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| Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister | Mohamad Hanif Atmar / Ehsan Zia | When Mohamad Hanif Atmar in 2006 switched to the ministry of Education, Eshan Zia was his replacement |
| Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister | Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi was born in 1953 in Ashkmash district of Takhar. He is an ethnic Tajik. After graduation from Teacher's Training Faculty in Kunduz he earned a BA inScience from Kabul University. Masoomi has worked as the Director of Enterprises for the Ministry of Finance, as Deputy... / Noor Mohammad Qarqeen |
Qarqeen (till then minister of education) replaced Masoomi in 2006. |
| Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs Minister | Abdul Karim Barahawi | |
| Urban Development Minister | Yousef Pashtun Yousef Pashtun Mohammad Yousef Pashtun is the Minister of Urban Development and Housing for Afghanistan. He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in 2003 replacing Gul Agha Sherzai.-Biography:... |
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| Counter Narcotics Minister | Habibullah Qaderi Habibullah Qaderi Engineer Habibullah Qaderi is a former Minister of Counter Narcotics in Afghanistan, serving between January 2004 and July 2007. Qaderi resigned in July 2007 to take up post as Afghan Counsulate General in Ottawa, Canada... |
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| Refugees and Repatriation Minister | Sher Mohammad Etebari | |
| Attorney General | Mohammad Ishaq Aloko Mohammad Ishaq Aloko Mohammad Ishaq Aloko ) is the Attorney General of Afghanistan since Ausgust 2008. He was appointed by President Hamid Karzai after Abdul Jabar Sabit was forced to resign from the post. An ethnic Pashtun, he was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan.... |
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| Afghan National Security Adviser | Zalmai Rassoul Zalmai Rassoul Dr. Zalmai Rassoul is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the Foreign Minister since January 2010 after receiving the confidence vote of the Afghan National Assembly. He previously served as National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which he held since June 2002... |
Afghan transitional administration
The Afghan Transitional AdministrationAfghan Transitional Administration
The Afghan Transitional Administration was the name of a temporary administration of Afghanistan put in place by the 2002 Loya Jirga and followed the Afghan Interim Administration which was installed after the Bonn Conference.-Background:Following the US Invasion in Afghanistan, a UN sponsored...
was the name of a temporary administration of Afghanistan put in place by the Bonn Conference
Bonn Conference
After Operation Enduring Freedom in which the Taliban government was toppled in Afghanistan, in December 2001, the German city of Bonn hosted a conference of Afghan leaders at Hotel Petersberg, to choose the leader of an Afghan Interim Authority – widely known as the Bonn Conference.The...
of 2001. Following the ouster of the Taliban regime
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was founded in 1996 when the Taliban began their rule of Afghanistan and ended with their fall from power in 2001...
approximately two dozen leading Afghans met in Germany to choose a leadership and set in place a timeline for the adoption of a new constitution
Constitution of Afghanistan
The Constitution of Afghanistan is the supreme law of the state Afghanistan, which serves as the legal framework between the Afghan government and the Afghan citizens...
for a new Afghan government, and the timeline for choosing an executive and legislature by democratic election. In the chart below is the list of members of the Interim and Transitional Afghan authority (20 December 2001 – October 2004).
| Interim Authority Position |
Name | Ethnicity | Transitional Authority Position |
Name | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001... |
Pashtun Pashtun people Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan... |
President | Hamid Karzai | Pashtun |
| Vice-Chair | Hedayat Amin Arsala | Pashtun | Vice President | Hedayat Amin Arsala | Pashtun |
| Vice-Chair | Mohammed Fahim Mohammed Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim is an Afghan military commander, politician and the First Vice President since November 2009. He was the Defense Minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002 and also served as Vice President from June 2002 to December 2004... |
Tajik | Vice President | Mohammed Fahim Mohammed Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim is an Afghan military commander, politician and the First Vice President since November 2009. He was the Defense Minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002 and also served as Vice President from June 2002 to December 2004... |
Tajik |
| Vice–Chair and Women's Affairs | Sima Samar Sima Samar Dr. Sima Samar OC is a politician in Afghanistan, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan from December 2001 to 2003... |
Hazara | Vice President | Karim Khalili Karim Khalili Abdul Karim Khalili is the current second Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai. Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004... |
Hazara |
| Vice-Chair | Mohammed Mohaqqeq | Hazara | Vice President | Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.... |
Pashtun |
| Vice-Chair | Ahmed Shakar Karkar | Uzbek Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China... |
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| Special Advisor on Security | Yunus Qanooni | Tajik | |||
| Defense Minister | Mohammed Fahim Mohammed Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim is an Afghan military commander, politician and the First Vice President since November 2009. He was the Defense Minister of the Afghan Transitional Administration, beginning in 2002 and also served as Vice President from June 2002 to December 2004... |
Tajik | Defense Minister | Mohammed Fahim | Tajik |
| Foreign Minister | Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and a doctor of medicine. He was an adviser and friend to Ahmad Shah Massoud, legendary anti-Taliban leader and commander known as the "Lion of Panjshir". After the fall of the Taliban regime, Dr. Abdullah served as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from 2001... |
Pashtun-Tajik | Foreign Minister | Abdullah Abdullah | Pashtun-Tajik |
| Finance Minister | Hedayat Amin Arsala | Pashtun | Finance Minister | Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai | Pashtun |
| Interior Minister | Yunus Qanooni | Tajik | Interior Minister | Taj Mohammed Wardak | Pashtun |
| Planning Minister | Mohammed Mohaqqeqk | Hazara | Planning Minister | Mohammed Mohaqqeqk | Hazara |
| Communications Minister | Abdul Rahim | Tajik | Communications Minister | Masoom Stanakzai | Pashtun |
| Borders Minister | Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Zadran Amanullah Khan Zadran is a citizen of Afghanistan who has held several prominent positions of power.Amanullah was a Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, and who Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed to his cabinet as Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs in December... |
Borders Minister | Arif Nurzai | Pashtun | |
| Refugees Minister | Intayatullah Nazeri | Tajik | Refugees Minister | Intayatullah Nazeri | Tajik |
| Small Industries Minister | Aref Noozari | Pashtun | Mines Minister | Juma M. Mahammadi | Pashtun |
| Mines and Industry Minister | Mohammed Alim Razm | Uzbek | Light Industries Minister | Mohammed Alim Razm | Uzbek |
| Health Minister | Suhaila Seddiqi Suhaila Seddiqi General Suhaila Seddiqi , often referred to as General Suhaila, is a retired politcian from Afghanistan. She served as the Minister of Public Health from December 2001 to around 2008. Prior to that she worked as a surgeon general in the military of Afghanistan.As a government minister, she is... |
Pashtun | Health Minister | Suhaila Seddiqi | Pashtun |
| Commerce Minister | Sayed Mustafa Kasemi | Shia | Commerce Minister | Sayed Mustafa Kasemi | Shia |
| Agriculture Minister | Sayed Hussain Anwari | Hazara | Agriculture Minister | Sayed Hussain Anwari | Hazara |
| Justice Minister | Abbas Karimi | Uzbek | Justice Minister | Abbas Karimi | Uzbek |
| Information and Culture Minister | Saeed Makhdoom Rahim | Tajik | Information and Culture Minister | Saeed Makhdoom Rahim | Tajik |
| Reconstruction Minister | Mohammed Fahim Farhang | Pashtun | Reconstruction Minister | Mohammed Fahim Farhang | Pashtun |
| Haj and Mosques Minister | Mohammad Hanif Balkhi | Tajik | Haj and Mosques Minister | Mohammed Amin Naziryar | Pashtun |
| Urban Affairs Minister | Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.... |
Pashtun | Urban Affairs Minister | Yusuf Pashtun | Pashtun |
| Public Works Minister | Abdul Khalig Fazal | Pashtun | Public Works Minister | Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir is a male Muslim given name. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Qadir. The name means "servant of the powerful", Al-Qādir being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.... |
Pashtun |
| Social Affairs Minister | Noor Mohammed Karkin | Turkman Turkmen people The Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,... |
Social Affairs Minister | Noor Mohammad Qarqeen (resigned in September 2004 to serve as the Director of the electoral campaign of Hamid Karzai. |
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| Water and Power Minister | Ahmed Shakar Karkar | Uzbek | Water and Power Minister | Ahmed Shakar Karkar | Uzbek |
| Irrigation Minister | Mangal Hussein | Pashtun | Irrigation & Environment Minister | Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani is a politician in Afghanistan. He was the spokesperson for President Hamid Karzai during the interim administration. Subsequently, he was appointed as Water and Energy during the transitional period of Afghan government. In January 2005, he became First Deputy Minister of... |
Pashtun |
| Martyrs and Disabled Minister | Abdullah Wardak Abdullah Wardak Mohammad Jan Abdullah Wardak was an Afghan politician and former Mujahideen commander. He served as a government Minister and Governor of Logar Province.- Biography :... |
Pashtun | Martyrs and Disabled Minister | Abdullah Wardak | Pashtun |
| Higher Education Minister | Sharif Faez | Tajik | Higher Education Minister | Sharif Faez | Tajik |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister | Abdul Rahman | Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister | Mirwais Sadiq Mirwais Sadiq Mirwais Sadiq was the Civil Aviation Minister of Afghanistan and the son of the Ismail Khan, who was then the governor of Herat Province.... |
Tajik | |
| Labor and Social Affairs | Mirwais Sadiq | Tajik | |||
| Transportation Minister | Sultan Hamid Hamid | Hazara | Transportation Minister | Saeed Mohammed Ali Jawad | Shia |
| Education Minister | Abdul Rassoul Amin | Education Minister | Yunus Qanooni | Tajik | |
| Rural Development Minister | Abdul Mailk Anwar | Tajik | Rural Development Minister | Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohamad Hanif Atmar Mohammad Hanif Atmar was the Interior Minister of Afghanistan. He was removed from MOI by Hamid Karzai in the wake of attacks on the June 2010 Afghan Peace Jirga... |
Pashtun |
| Supreme Court Chief Justice | Sheikh Sheikh Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"... Hadi Shinwari |
Pashtun |