Cabinet of Afghanistan explained

Government Name:Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Date Established: (current form)
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State:Afghanistan
Leader Title:Prime Minister
Appointed:Supreme Leader
Ministries:Twenty-six
Responsible:Leadership
Budget: (FY 2022–23)[1]
Address:Arg, Kabul

The Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[2] is the executive body of the government of Afghanistan, responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. It 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.

Islamic Emirate (2021–present)

Following the fall of Kabul to Taliban Forces on 15 August 2021, tentative nominations to the cabinet were announced in late August 2021.

The Taliban said in early September 2021 that women would not be allowed to "work in high-ranking posts" in the government and "ruled out" women in the cabinet. On 24 August 2021, Fawzia Koofi, a former member of the Afghan National Assembly, had said that a men-only government would "not be complete". Early September street protests by women in Herat and Kabul called for women to be included in the new government.

A men-only "caretaker cabinet"[3] was appointed by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on 7 September 2021. BBC News stated that the Ministry of Women's Affairs appeared to have been abolished. Another two veterans were named two weeks later as deputies.[4] Afghanistan's main political parties objected to the choice of acting Cabinet members as non-inclusive, with Jamiat-e Islami describing it as "more monopolist and extremist in politics and power than the previous imposed leaders", and Atta Muhammad Nur seeing it as a "sign of hegemony, monopoly and a return to the past".

As of 29 January 2022, no other country had formally recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the de facto government of Afghanistan.[5]

PortfolioNameYearsStatusRefs
Prime MinisterHasan Akhund2021–presentacting
Abdul KabirMay–July 2023acting pro tempore[6] [7] [8]
First Deputy Prime MinisterAbdul Ghani Baradar2021–presentacting
Second Deputy Prime MinisterAbdul Salam Hanafi2021–presentacting
Third Deputy Prime MinisterAbdul Kabir2021–presentacting[9]
Minister of DefenseAbdul Qayyum Zakir24 August 2021 – 7 September 2021acting[10]
Mullah Yaqoob2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Technology and Logistics at Ministry of DefenseMaulvi Attaullah Omari2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Planning and Policy at Ministry of DefenseMaulvi Mohammad Qasim Farid2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Construction of the Ministry of DefenseMaulvi Abdul Ali Jihadiyar2022–presentacting
Minister of Interior AffairsIbrahim Sadr24 August 2021 – 7 September 2021acting[11]
Sirajuddin Haqqani2021–presentacting
Deputy Interior MinisterNoor Jalal7 September 2021–presentacting[12]
Ibrahim Sadr2021–presentacting[13]
Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi2021–presentacting[14]
Minister of Foreign AffairsAmir Khan Muttaqi2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister for Counter NarcoticsAbdul Haq Akhund2021–presentacting
Minister of FinanceGul Agha Ishakzai2021–30 May 2023acting
Nasir Akhund30 May 2023–Presentacting
Deputy Minister of FinanceNasir Akhund2021–30 May 2023acting[15]
Minister of EducationHemat Akhundzada23 August 2021 – 7 September 2021acting[16]
Noorullah Munir2021–presentacting
Minister of Information and CultureKhairullah Khairkhwa2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Information and CultureZabihullah Mujahid2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of youth affairs at Information and Culture MinistryFaizullah Akhund2021–14 March 2022acting[17]
Abdul Rahim Saqib14 March 2022–presentacting[18]
Deputy Minister of finance and administration at Information and Culture MinistryAtiqullah Azizi2021–presentacting
Minister of EconomyDin Mohammad Hanif2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of EconomyAbdul Latif Nazari2021–presentacting[19]
Minister of Hajj and Religious AffairsNoor Mohammad Saqib2021–presentacting
Minister of JusticeAbdul Hakim Haqqani2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of JusticeMaulvi Abdul Karim14 March 2022–presentacting
Minister of Borders and Tribal AffairsNoorullah Noori2021–presentacting
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and DevelopmentMohammad Younus Akhundzada2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and DevelopmentMaulvi Abdul Rahman Halim2021–presentacting[20]
Mufti Saeed Ahmad Mustaqim2021–presentacting[21]
Qari Salahuddin Ayubi2022–presentacting[22]
Minister of Public WorksAbdul Manan Omari2021–2023acting
Mohammad Esa Thani2023–presentacting[23]
Deputy Minister of Public WorksBakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat2021–14 March 2022acting[24]
Minister of Mines and PetroleumMohammed Isa Akhund7 September 2021–22 November 2021acting
Shahabuddin Delawar23 November 2021–7 July 2024acting[25]
Gul Agha Ishakzai7 July 2024–Presentacting[26]
Deputy Minister of Mines and PetroleumMohammed Isa Akhund23 November 2021acting
Minister of Water and EnergyAbdul Latif Mansoor2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Water and EnergyMujeeb-ur-Rehman Omar2021–presentacting[27]
Arifullah Arif2021–presentacting
Minister of Civil Aviation and TransportHamidullah Akhundzada2021–presentacting[28]
Minister of Higher EducationAbdul Baqi Haqqani2021–2022acting
Neda Mohammad2022–Presentacting
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Technical affairsLutfullah Khairkhwa2021–presentacting[29]
Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration at Ministry of Higher EducationMaulvi Haseebullah Hamid2022–presentacting
Minister of TelecommunicationsNajibullah Haqqani2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of TelecommunicationsSaifuddin Tayeb2021–presentacting
Minister of RefugeesKhalil Haqqani2021–presentacting
Director of IntelligenceAbdul Haq Wasiq2021–presentacting
Deputy Director of IntelligenceTajmir Javad2021–presentacting
Rahmatullah Najeeb2021–presentacting
Governor of the Central BankHaji Mohammad IdrisAugust 2021–October 2021acting
Shakir JalaliOctober 2021–March 2023acting[30]
Gul Agha IshakzaiMarch 2023–July 2024acting
Noor Ahmad AghaJuly 2024–Presentacting
Director of the Administrative Office of the Prime MinisterAhmad Jan Ahmady2021–presentacting
Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of ViceSheikh Mohammad Khalid2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of DefenseAbdul Qayyum Zakir2021–presentacting
Chief of Staff of the Armed ForcesQari Fasihuddin2021–presentacting
Deputy Foreign MinisterSher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai2021–presentacting
Minister of Public HealthQalandar Ibad2021–28 May 2024acting[31]
Maulawi Noor JalalMay 2024–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Public HealthAbdul Bari Omar2021–2022acting
Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi2021–presentacting
Maulvi Mohammad Ishaq Asim2022–presentacting[32]
Minister of Commerce and IndustryNooruddin Azizi2021–presentacting[33]
Deputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryMuhammad Basheer2021–presentacting
Mohammad Azim Sultan Zada2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Disaster ManagementGhulam Ghaus2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Borders and Tribal AffairsGul Zarin2021–presentacting
Haji Gul Mohammad2021–presentacting
Maulvi Ahmad Taha2021–4 March 2022acting
Maulvi Abdul Rahman Haqqani2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of RefugeesArsala Kharoti2021–presentacting
Director of the Central National StatisticsMohammad Faqeer2021–presentacting
Head of the Afghanistan Nuclear Energy AgencyEngr. Najibullah 2021–presentacting
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockAbdul Rahman Rashid2021–presentacting[34]
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockSadar Azam2021–presentacting
Attaullah Omari2021–4 March 2022acting
Shamsuddin Pahlawan2021–presentacting
Minister of Martyrs and Disabled AffairsAbdul Majeed Akhund2021–presentacting[35]
Deputy Minister of Martyrs and Disabled AffairsMullah Abdul Razzaq Akhund2021–4 March 2022acting
Sheikh Maulvi Abdul Hakim2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of EducationMaulvi Sakhaullah2021–presentacting
Saeed Ahmad Shahid Khel2021–presentacting
Minister of Disaster ManagementMohammad Abbas Akhund2021–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Disaster ManagementSharafuddin Taqi2021–presentacting
Maulvi Enayatullah 2021–presentacting
Head of the Afghan passport DepartmentAlam Gul Haqqani2021–presentacting[36]
Minister of Labor and Social AffairsAbdul Wali2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social AffairsMaulvi Makhdoom Abdul Salam Saadat2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of TourismMullah Saaduddin Akhund2022–presentacting
Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration at Ministry of Urban DevelopmentHafiz Mohammad Amin2022–presentacting

Islamic Republic (2004–2021)

From the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan through to the August 2021 Fall of Kabul, Afghanistan had interim and transitional administrations, followed by cabinets of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan starting in 2004. These are listed below from latest to earliest.

During the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the president selected the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly. Candidates for a ministerial position had to be an Afghan citizen, be at least 35 years of age and have higher education.[37] Ministers, unlike the president and vice presidents, could have citizenship of another country, although in 2017 the Wolesi Jirga had rejected ministers who had dual citizenship.[38]

Second Ghani Cabinet (2019–Aug 2021)

See main article: Ghani cabinet.

First Ghani Cabinet (National Unity Government; 2015–2019)

PortfolioNameYearsStatus
PresidentAshraf Ghani2014–2021Chosen by electorate. In exile since August 2021
First Vice President2014–2020
2020-2021		Chosen by electorate. In exile
Second Vice PresidentMohammad Sarwar Danish2014–2021Chosen by electorate. In exile
Chief Executive OfficerAbdullah Abdullah2014–2020Position abolished in 2020.
First Deputy Chief Executive OfficerMohammad Khan2014–2020
Second Deputy Chief Executive OfficerMohammad Mohaqiq2014–2020
Foreign Affairs MinisterSalahuddin Rabbani2015–2019Acting (First Approved by the National Assembly, but later Rejected by them)
National Defense MinisterTariq Shah Bahrami2017–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Interior Affairs MinisterWais Barmak2017–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Finance MinisterEklil Ahmad Hakimi2015–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Economy MinisterMustafa Mastoor2017–2020Approved by the National Assembly
Agriculture MinisterNasir Ahmad Durrani2017–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Energy and Water MinisterAli Ahmad Osmani2015–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of JusticeAbdul Basir Anwar2015–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Information and Culture MinisterAbdul Bari Jahani2015–2017Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of EducationAssadullah Hassan Balkhi2015–2017
Higher Education MinisterNajibullah Khwaja Omari2017–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Industry and CommerceHumayoon Rasaw2015–2017Approved by the National Assembly
Transport MinisterMohammad Yamma Shams2020–2020Approved by the National Assembly
Women's Affairs MinisterDelbar Nazari2015–2017Approved by the National Assembly
Haj and Religious Affairs Minister2015–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Public Health MinisterFerozuddin Feroz2015–2020Approved by the National Assembly
Mines Minister2017–2020Acting
Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyShahzad Gul Ayoubi2017–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and DevelopmentPohanmal Mojib ul-Rahman Karimi 2017–2018
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and DisabledFaizullah Zaki2017–2018Approved by the National Assembly
Frontiers, Nations, and Tribal Affairs MinisterGulagha Sherzai2017–2020Approved by the National Assembly
Urban Development and Housing MinisterMansour Nadery2015–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Counter Narcotics Minister2015–2019Approved by the National Assembly
Refugees and Repatriation MinisterSayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi2015–2020Approved by the National Assembly
Attorney GeneralFarid Hamidi2016–2021In exile
Director of the National Directorate of SecurityMohammed Masoom Stanekzai2016–2019Approved by the National Assembly
National Security AdvisorMohammad Hanif Atmar2015–2019Appointed by Ashraf Ghani

Karzai administration 2009–2014

See main article: Second Karzai cabinet.

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.[39] 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.[40] Since then, part of the ministries have been governed by acting ministers who do not held approval of the Afghan legislature.

In June 2010, after the resignation of Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, President Karzai submitted 7 names for a third round of confirmation in the National Assembly. Five of them were approved by the National Assembly, leaving only six of the 25 ministries left with an 'acting minister.'[41] In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).[42]

PortfolioNameYearsStatus
PresidentHamid Karzai2009–2014Chosen by electorate
First Vice President2009–2014 Chosen by electorate, died March 2014
Yunus Qanuni2014-2014Approved by the National Assembly
Second Vice PresidentKarim Khalili2009–2014Chosen by electorate
Foreign Affairs MinisterZalmai Rassoul2010–2013Resigned in 2013 to run for president
Zarar Ahmad Moqbel2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Defense MinisterAbdul Rahim Wardak2010–2012Voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2012
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi2012–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Interior MinisterMohammad Hanif Atmar2010-2010Resigned June 2010
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi2010–2012Approved by the National Assembly, voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2012
Ghulam Mujtaba Patang2012–2013Was voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2013
Mohammad Omar Daudzai2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Finance MinisterOmar Zakhilwal2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Economic MinisterAbdul Hadi Arghandiwal2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Justice MinisterHabibullah Ghaleb2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly, died in March 2014
Information and Cultural Affairs MinisterSayed Makhdum Raheen2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Education MinisterGhulam Farooq Wardak2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Higher Education MinisterSarwar Danish2010–2012Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Obaidaullah Obaid2012–2014Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, but in 2012 nominated again and approved
Trade and Commerce MinisterGhulam Mohammad Eelaqi2010-2010Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Anwar ul-Haq Ahady2010–2013Approved by the National Assembly, resigned in 2013 to run for president
Mohammad Shakir Kargar2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Water and Energy Minister2010–2013Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as acting minister, approved in 2012. Resigned in 2013 to become running mate of Abdurrab Rasul Sayaf.
Mohammad Arif Noorzai2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Transportation and Aviation MinisterMohammadulla Batash2010-2010Rejected by the National Assembly, served half a year as acting minister
Daoud Ali Najafi2010–2014Rejected in 2010, served as acting minister, approved by the National Assemblyin 2012[43]
Public Works MinisterSohrab Ali Safari2010-2010Never proposed to the National Assembly, acting minister until 2010
Abdul Qadus Hamidi2010–2012Approved by the National Assembly in 2010
Najibullah Aoudjan2012–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Women's Affairs MinisterHusn Bano Ghazanfar2010–2014Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as acting minister and approved in 2012
Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Public Health MinisterSuraya Dalil2010–2014Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as Acting Minister, Approved in 2012
Agriculture MinisterMohammad Asif Rahimi2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Mines Minister2010–2013Approved by the National Assembly, Resigned in 2013 to become running mate to Qayum Karzai.
Mohammad Akbar Barakzai2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyAmirzai Sangin2010–2014Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as Acting Minister, Approved in 2012
Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister2010–2012Approved by the National Assembly
Wais Ahmad Barmak2012–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled MinisterAmina Afzali2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs MinisterArsala Jamal2010-2010Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Assadullah Khalid2010–2012Approved by the National Assembly
Azizullah Din Mohammad2012–2013Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Akram Khpalwak2013–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Urban Development Minister2010–2012Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Hasan Abdullahai2012–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Counter Narcotics Minister2010–2013Approved by the National Assembly, resigned in 2013 to become Foreign Affairs Minister
Mobarez Rashidi2014-2014Approved by the National Assembly
Refugees and Repatriation Minister2010-2010Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Jamahir Anwari2010–2014Approved by the National Assembly
Chief of the National Directorate of SecurityAmrullah Saleh
Ibrahim Spinzada
Asadullah Khalid
Rahmatullah Nabil		Resigned in 2010
Acting head since 2010
National Security AdvisorRangeen Dadfar Spanta

Karzai administration 2004–2009

See main article: First Karzai cabinet.

In the line chart below is the list of members of the Afghan Cabinet from 2004 to 2009.[44] [45]

PortfolioMinisterYearsNotes
PresidentHamid Karzai2004–2009
First Vice PresidentAhmad Zia Massoud2004–2009
Second Vice PresidentKarim Khalili2004–2009
Senior MinisterHedayat Amin Arsala2006–2009Post did not exist prior to 2006
Foreign MinisterAbdullah Abdullah
Rangin Dadfar Spanta		2004–2006
2006–2009[46]
Defense MinisterAbdul Rahim Wardak2004–2009
Interior MinisterAli Ahmad Jalali
Ahmad Moqbel Zarar
Mohamad Hanif Atmar		2004–2005[47]
2005–2008
2008–2009
Finance MinisterAnwar ul-Haq Ahady
Omar Zakhilwal		2005–2009[48]
2009-2009
Economic MinisterMohammad Amin Farhang
Mohammad Jalil Shams		2004–2006
2006–2009		[49]
Justice MinisterSarwar Danish2004–2009
Youth Minister
Information and Culture Minister
Culture and Youth Affairs Minister
.		Amina Afzali
Sayed Makhdum Rahin
Sayed Makhdum Rahin
Abdul Karim Khoram		2004–2006
2004–2006
2006-2006
2006–2009		Position merged with Minister of Culture in 2006
Position merged with Minister of Youth in 2006
Combination of the posts of minister of Youth Affairs and minister of Information and Culture
Education ministerNoor Mohammad Qarqeen
Mohamad Hanif Atmar
Ghulam Farooq Wardak		2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009
Higher Education MinisterAmeer Shah Hasanyaar
Mohammad Azam Dadfar		 2004–2006
2006–2009
Commerce Minister
Commerce and Industries Minister
.
. 		Hedayat Amin Arsala
Mohammad Amin Farhang
Mohammad Haidar Reza
Wahidullah Shahrani		2004–2006
2006–?
?-2008
2008–2009		Industries in 2006 transferred from portofolio of Mines to portofolio of Commerce
Water and Energy MinisterIsmail Khan2004–2009
Transportation and Aviation MinisterEnayatullah Qasemi
Nimatullah Ehsan Jawed
Hamidullah Qaderi
Omar Zakhilwal
Hamidullah Farooqi		2004–2006
2006–2008
2008?–2008
2008–2009
2009-2009
Women's Affairs MinisterMassouda Jalal
Husn Bano Ghazanfar		2004–2006
2006–2009
Haj and Islamic Affairs MinisterNematullah Shahrani2004–2009
Public Welfare MinisterSohrab Ali Saffari2004–2009
Public Health MinisterMohammad Amin Fatemi2004–2009
Agriculture MinisterObaidullah Ramin
Mohammad Asif Rahimi		2004–2008
2008–2009
Mines and Industries Minister
Mines Minister		Mir Mohammad Sediq
Ibrahim Adel
2004–2006
2006–2009
Communications MinisterAmirzai Sangin2004–2009
Rural Rehabilitation and Development MinisterMohamad Hanif Atmar
Ehsan Zia		2004–2006
2006–2009
Work and Social Affairs Minister
Martyrs and Disabled Minister
Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister		Sayed Ikramuddin Masoomi
Sediqa Balkhi
Noor Mohammad Qarqeen		2004–2006
2004–2006
2006–2009		The Ministry of Disabled and Martyrs was merged with the Ministry of Social Affairs in 2006
Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs MinisterAzam Dadfar
Abdul Karim Brahui		2004–2008
2008–2009
Urban Development MinisterYousef Pashtun2004–2009
Counter Narcotics MinisterHabibullah Qaderi
General Khodaydad		2004–2008
2008–2009
Refugees and Repatriation MinisterAzam Dadfar
Sher Mohammad Etebari
Abdul Karim Barahawi
2004–?
?-2009
2009-2009
Attorney GeneralMohammad Ishaq Aloko
Afghan National Security AdviserZalmai Rassoul

Afghan Interim Administration and Afghan Transitional Administration (2001–2004)

Afghan Transitional Administration (2002–2004)

See main article: Afghan Transitional Administration.

The Bonn conference 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.

Transitional Afghan Ministers[50]
Transitional
Authority
Position 		Name Incumbent/New
Incumbent (before chairman)
Incumbent
Vice-President New
Vice-President New (was Finance Minister)
Vice-President and
Public Works Minister		New (was Urban Affairs Minister) (killed on 6 July 2002)
New (Ali only took over the Public Works portfolio after 6 July 2002
New
Incumbent (Special Advisor on Security is new post)
Incumbent
New
New
New (Jalali replaced Wardak in January 2003)
Incumbent (but lost role as vice-chair)
New
New (was Small Industries Minister)
Incumbent
New
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Abbas KarimiIncumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
New
New
New (Sherzai took over on 16 August 2003)
Incumbent (but los role as Vice-chair)
New
Incumbent
Incumbent
New (was Labor and Social Affairs Minister)
New
New

Afghan interim administration (Dec 2001–Jul 2002)

See main article: Afghan Interim Administration.

Following the late 2001 ouster of the Taliban regime approximately two dozen leading Afghans met in Germany at the Bonn Conference 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.[50] In the chart below is the list of members of the Interim Afghan authority. The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA) was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from 22 December 2001 until 13 July 2002.

Interim Ministers
Interim
Administration
Position 		Name Notes
Chairman Independent Pashtun tribal leader in exile in Pakistan
Vice-Chair and
Defense Minister		Defense Minister of the United Islamic Front
Founder of the Shuhada Organization and Shuhada Clinic in Quetta, Rome Group.
Warlord fighting against the Taliban for the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan in the United Islamic Front
Vice-Chair and
Water and Energy Minister		United Islamic Front
Vice-Chair and
Finance Minister		Foreign Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan in the 90s. Rome group.
Foreign Minister of the United Islamic Front
Interior Minister of the United Islamic Front
United Islamic Front
Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, Rome Group
United Islamic Front
United Islamic Front
United Islamic Front
Has been in the governments of king Mohammed Zahir Shah and the communist regime of the 1970s and 1980s. Independent
Spokesmen and leader of United National Front
Chief military commander of the Harakat-e Islami in the United National Front
United Islamic Front
Poet and writer, Rome group
Rome Group
Independent
Leader in the United National Front for the Hezb-e Islami Khalis faction
Rome group
Previously warlord for the Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin, Peshawar group
Leader in the United National Front for the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan
United Islamic Front
Member of United Islamic Front, but he threw his support to former king Zahir Shah and became a member of the Rome Group
Son of Ismail Khan, United Islamic Front
Member of the National Islamic Front and the Rome group.
United Islamic Front

Islamic Emirate (1996–2001)

This government 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.

PortfolioNameYearsStatus
Supreme CommanderMohammed Omar1996–2001Disputed by Burhanuddin Rabbani
Deputy Supreme CommanderMohammad Rabbani1996–2001
Abdul Kabir2001–2001
Education MinisterAbdul Salam HanafiDeputy Minister
Minister of PlanningDin Mohammad Hanif
Mohammad Musa HottakDeputy minister
Chief JusticeAbdul Hakim Haqqani
Ministry of Information and cultureAmir Khan Muttaqi
Abdul Baqi HaqqaniVice Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockAbdul Latif Mansur
Foreign MinisterSher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai1996–1998Acting and Deputy minister
Mohammad Ghous1996–1997
Abdul Jalil1997–1998
Mohammad Hassan1998–1999
Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil1999–2001Disputed
Defense MinisterSaadullah Popal1996–1997Acting
Obaidullah Akhund1997–2001
Mohammad FazlDeputy minister
Abdul Qayyum ZakirFor a short period
Interior MinisterAbdul Samad Khaksar1996–2001Minister or Deputy Minister
Qari Ahmadullah1996–?
Khairullah Khairkhwa1997–1998
Abdur Razzaq
Health MinisterAbdul Rauf Mohammad1996–1999Acting
Sher Mohammad Abbas StanikzaiDeputy minister
Minister of ConstructionDadullah
Finance MinisterMohammad Ahmadi? - 1999 - ?
Agha Jan Motasim? - 1999 - ?
Muhammad Taher Anwari? - 2000 - ?
Minister of Higher EducationHamdullah Nomani
Din Mohammad Hanif
Minister of JusticeNooruddin Turabi1996-2001
Minister of CommerceAbdul Razak1999-2001
Fazal MohammadDeputy minister
Minister of Frontier AffairsAbdul Hakim MunibDeputy minister

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