List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to China explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China
Flag:Flag of the Taliban (Shahada v2).svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Afghanistan
Incumbent:Bilal Karimi
Incumbentsince:1 December 2023
Appointer:Foreign Minister[1]
Inaugural:Habibullah Khan Tarzi
Seat:Beijing

The ambassador of Afghanistan to China is the official representative of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China.

List of representatives[2] [3]

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditationAmbassadorObservationsAfghan head of stateChinese head of stateTerm end
Habibullah Khan TarziMohammed Zahir ShahChiang Kai-shek
Abdul Samad (Afghan envoy)Mao Zedong
Mohamed Shoeb MisskinyarLiu Shaoqi
Mohammad Assef Sohail
Mohammad Osman SidkySoong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu (acting)
Mir Mohammad YussufDong Biwu (acting)
Mohammad Yassin AzimSoong Ching-ling (acting)
Qiamuddin Rai BarlasHamid KarzaiHu Jintao
Eklil Ahmad Hakimi
Sultan Ahmad Baheen
Mohammad Kabir Farahi[4] Ashraf GhaniXi Jinping
Janan Mosazai[5]
Javid Ahmad Qaem[6]
[7] [8] [9] Muhayuddin SadaatChargé d'AffairesHibatullah Akhundzada
Bilal KarimiFirst Taliban-appointed ambassador to receive accreditation.[10] Incumbent
39.9392°N 116.4518°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Muttaqi Meets Ismail Khan, Ahmad Massoud in Tehran . 6 April 2022 . . 10 January 2022.
  2. , German Institute of Global and Area Studies, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, p. 10
  3. http://afghanembassybeijing.com/ Afghan embassy in Beijing
  4. http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=482&task=view&total=3261&start=842&Itemid=2 Mohammad Kabir Farahi
  5. http://afghanembassybeijing.com/316/ambassador-biography Janan Mosazai
  6. Javid Ahmad Qaem . JavidQaem . 1480431455855468547 . 10 January 2022 . Handover note addressed to Mr. Sayed Muhayuddin Saddaat First Secretary, Assigned to Beijing . 6 April 2022 . I am taking leave from 2nd January 2022. Looking to the circumstance and restrictions, it is not very clear when I can return to office. So, I am leaving this hand over note for a smooth transition at the Afghan Embassy in Beijing..
  7. News: Detsch . Jack . Gramer . Robbie . 'You're Very Vulnerable': Afghan Diplomats Fear Violent Taliban Reprisals . 6 April 2022 . . 11 January 2022 . The Taliban had sought to undermine Qaem by tapping their own replacement, another former Afghan diplomat, Mahyuddin Sadat, as the embassy’s first secretary..
  8. News: Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban . 25 April 2022 . . 9 April 2022 . Of those, only four — China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkmenistan — have formally accredited diplomats appointed by the Taliban.
  9. News: China accepts Afghan diplomats appointed by IEA . 25 April 2022 . . 4 April 2022.
  10. News: The Taliban’s new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan’s rulers court foreign investment . 6 December 2023 . . 1 December 2023.