Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Afghanistan) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Commerce and Industries
Nativename:وزارت صنعت و تجارت
Pushto; Pashto: د صنعت او سوداګری وزارت
Seal:Ministry of Commerce and Industry Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.jpg
Subsidiaries:Afghanistan National Standards Authority
Jurisdiction:Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters:Darul Aman Road Kabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates:34.4978°N 69.1427°W
Minister1 Name:Nooruddin Azizi (acting)[1]
Deputyminister1 Name:Mohammad Basheer (acting)
Mohammad Azim Sultanzada (acting)[2]
Website:https://moci.gov.af/

Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Commerce in the Afghan cabinet.[3] The Ministry of Commerce and Industries (وزارت صنعت و تجارت, Pushto; Pashto: د صنعت او سوداګری وزارت) creates the enabling environment for sustainable and equitable economic growth and opportunity for all Afghans by promoting private sector development in a socially responsible free market economy. The Ministry has three basic goals: to promote the establishment and implementation of a legal and regulatory framework necessary for a free market economy; to integrate Afghanistan into the regional and global economy; and to facilitate and promote the development of a dynamic, competitive private sector.[4]

After the fall of the Taliban, the 2001 Bonn Conference formed an interim government for Afghanistan. In this Government, there was one minister for Commerce, one minister for mines and industries and one minister for small industries. In 2004, when the newly elected President Hamid Karzai formed his first official government, the post of small industries was deleted. After 2006, when there was a major cabinet reshuffle, the minister of Commerce became more and more referred to as the minister of Commerce and Industries. The formal portfolio of the minister of mines is now without that of industries, although he still is sometimes referred to as minister of Mines and Industries.

After the reelection of President Karzai he formed a second administration. in January 2010 both of the candidates that Karzai nominated for the post, first Ghulam Mohammad Eylaghi and later Zahir Waheed, were voted down by the National Assembly, Eylaghi functioned for some time as acting minister of Commerce. Only in June 2010, when Karzai nominated Dr. Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahady as the new minister of Commerce, the ministry was led again by someone who was confirmed by the National Assembly.

Ministers

Afghanistan's Minister of Commerce! Portfolio !! Name !! Term !! Appointed by !! Notes
Commerce 1999-December 2001
Commerce
Commerce December 2001 - December 2004
Small Industries December 2001 - June 2002 Bonn Conference,
Small Industries June 2002 - December 2004
Commerce December 2004- March 2006
  • Was in 2006 promoted to the position of Senior Minister
Commerce and Industries March 2006-January 2010 Hamid Karzai
  • Previously served as the nation's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Commerce and Industries January 2010 - June 2010 Hamid Karzai
  • Served only as acting minister
Commerce and Industries June 2010 – November 2013 Hamid Karzai
Commerce and Industries 6 February 2019 - 3 June 2020 Ashraf Ghani
  • Served as Senior Economic Adviser to the President
Commerce and Industries 31 August 2020[7] - 15 August 2021 Ashraf Ghani
Commerce and Industries Nooruddin Azizi (acting) 21 September 2021 - present

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Notes and References

  1. News: James. Mackenzie. Mike. Collett-White. Taliban expand economic team as Afghan crisis deepens. Reuters. 21 September 2021. 21 September 2021. registration.
  2. News: Rajab. Taleb. New Cabinet Members Announced, Inauguration Cancelled. TOLO News. 21 September 2021. 24 September 2021.
  3. News: The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country’s Troubled Past . V . 2 . February 2006 . Thomas H. Johnson . . 2009-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301021824/http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2006/Feb/johnsonFeb06.asp . 2009-03-01 .
  4. http://moci.gov.af/en/page/563 About the Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  5. Web site: Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Razak, Abdul (published September 2007) . 26 October 2004 . pages 37 . OARDEC . OARDEC . . 2008-04-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227131413/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000700-000783.pdf#37 . 27 February 2008.
  6. Web site: [{{DoD detainees ARB|Set_19_1561-1605.pdf#39}} Summarized Statement ]. 39–45. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 2008-04-02.
  7. News: Afghan Govt. Announces more Nominee Ministers for Cabinet Posts. Bakhtar News Agency. 1 September 2020. 21 September 2021.