The Afghan Ministry of Higher Education is the Government ministry that is in charge of regulating, expanding and developing Afghanistan's institutions of higher education. It is responsible for the training of teachers and for establishing a national higher education curriculum as well as special education programmes, in-service training, and promoting further education for university faculty members. It also develops partnerships with international universities, organises seminars and conferences, ensures that residential accommodation is available for students and teachers of universities and provides expertise and training in accounting and management procedures and in computer literacy.[1] On January 2, The National Assembly voted down the candidate minister that President Hamid Karzai had selected, Dr. Obaidullah Obaid. His second candidate, Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi was voted down on the 16 January. Since then, Dr. Sarwar Danish functioned as acting minister, even when he was formally presented to the National Assembly and rejected on 26 June 2010.
Ministers
| Name | Term | Notes |
| Sharif Fayez | 22 December 2001 – 23 December 2004 | |
| Amir Shah Hasanyar | 23 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Previously Member of Educational Council of Kabul University |
| Mohammad Azam Dadfar | 22 March 2006 – January 2010 | Previously Minister of Refugees |
| Obaidullah Obaid | 2 January 2010 | Nomination rejected by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi | 16 January 2010 | Nomination rejected by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Sarwar Danish | January 2010 – ? | Acting Minister, nomination not approved by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Obaidullah Obaid | February 2012 – April 2014 | |
| Farida Momand | April 2015 – 14 November 2016 | dismissed by Wolesi Jirga in November 2016 |
| Abdul Latif Roshan |
22 June 2017 – 22 November 2017 |
Acting Minister[2] |
| Najibullah Khwaja Umari |
22 November 2017 – present |
Acting Minister. Approved by Wolesi Jirga in December 2017[3][4] |
