Cabinet of Afghanistan

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. Candidates for a ministerial position must be an Afghan citizen, be at least 35 years of age and have higher education.[1] Ministers, unlike the president and vice presidents, can have citizenship of another country, but the Wolesi Jirga has in the past rejected ministers for the reason of having dual citizenship.[2]

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Current Cabinet of Ministers

National Unity Government

Portfolio Name Years Status
President Ashraf Ghani 2014–present Chosen by electorate
First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum 2014–present Chosen by electorate
Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish 2014–present Chosen by electorate
Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah 2014–present
First Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Khan 2014–present
Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq 2014–present
Foreign Affairs Minister Salahuddin Rabbani 2015–present Acting (First Approved by the National Assembly, but later Rejected by them)
National Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Interior Affairs Minister Wais Barmak 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Finance Minister Eklil Ahmad Hakimiab 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Economy Minister Mustafa Mastoor 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Agriculture Minister Nasir Ahmad Durrani 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Energy and Water Minister Ali Ahmad Osmani 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Justice Abdul Basir Anwar 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Information and Culture Minister Abdul Bari Jahani 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Education Assadullah Hassan Balkhi 2015–present
Higher Education Minister Najibullah Khwaja Omari 2017–Present Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Industry and Commerce Humayoon Rasaw 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Transportat Minister Mohammad Yamma Shams 2020–present Approved by the National Assembly
Women's Affairs Minister Delbar Nazari 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Haj and Religious Affairs Minister Faiz Mohammad Osmani 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Mines Minister Nargis Nehan 2017–Present Acting
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shahzad Gul Ayoubi 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Pohanmal Mojib ul-Rahman Karimi 2017–present
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled Faizullah Zaki 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Frontiers, Nations, and Tribal Affairs Minister Gulagha Sherzai 2017–present Approved by the National Assembly
Urban Development and Housing Minister 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Counter Narcotics Minister Salamat Azimi 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Refugees and Repatriation Minister Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi 2015–present Approved by the National Assembly
Attorney General Farid Hamidi 2016–present
Director of the National Directorate of Security Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai 2016–present Approved by the National Assembly
National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar 2015–present Appointed by Ashraf Ghani

Previous Administrations

Karzai administration 2009–2014

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.' [5] In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).[6]

Portfolio Name Years Status
President Hamid Karzai 2009–2014 Chosen by electorate
First Vice President Mohammed Fahim 2009–2014 Chosen by electorate, died March 2014
Yunus Qanuni 2014-2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Second Vice President Karim Khalili 2009–2014 Chosen by electorate
Foreign Affairs Minister Zalmai Rassoul 2010–2013 Resigned in 2013 to run for president
Zarar Ahmad Moqbel 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak 2010–2012 Voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2012
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi 2012–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar 2010-2010 Resigned June 2010
Bismillah Khan Mohammadi 2010–2012 Approved by the National Assembly, voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2012
Ghulam Mujtaba Patang 2012–2013 Was voted out of office by the National Assembly in 2013
Mohammad Omar Daudzai 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Economic Minister Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Justice Minister Habibullah Ghaleb 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly, died in March 2014
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sayed Makhdum Raheen 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Education Minister Ghulam Farooq Wardak 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Higher Education Minister Sarwar Danish 2010–2012 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Obaidaullah Obaid 2012–2014 Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, but in 2012 nominated again and approved
Trade and Commerce Minister Ghulam Mohammad Eelaqi 2010-2010 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Anwar ul-Haq Ahady 2010–2013 Approved by the National Assembly, resigned in 2013 to run for president
Mohammad Shakir Kargar 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Water and Energy Minister Ismail Khan 2010–2013 Rejected 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 Noorzai 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Transportation and Aviation Minister Mohammadulla Batash 2010-2010 Rejected by the National Assembly, served half a year as acting minister
Daoud Ali Najafi 2010–2014 Rejected in 2010, served as acting minister, approved by the National Assemblyin 2012 [7]
Public Works Minister Sohrab Ali Safari 2010-2010 Never proposed to the National Assembly, acting minister until 2010
Abdul Qadus Hamidi 2010–2012 Approved by the National Assembly in 2010
Najibullah Aoudjan 2012–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Women's Affairs Minister Husn Bano Ghazanfar 2010–2014 Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as acting minister and approved in 2012
Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister Mohammad Yousef Niazi 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Public Health Minister Suraya Dalil 2010–2014 Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as Acting Minister, Approved in 2012[7]
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Asif Rahimi 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Mines Minister Waheedullah Sharani 2010–2013 Approved by the National Assembly, Resigned in 2013 to become running mate to Qayum Karzai.
Mohammad Akbar Barakzai 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Amirzai Sangin 2010–2014 Rejected by the National Assembly in 2010, served as Acting Minister, Approved in 2012
Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister Jarullah Mansouri 2010–2012 Approved by the National Assembly
Wais Ahmad Barmak 2012–2014 Approved by the National Assembly[7]
Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister Amina Afzali 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs Minister Arsala Jamal 2010-2010 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Assadullah Khalid 2010–2012 Approved by the National Assembly
Azizullah Din Mohammad 2012–2013 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Akram Khpalwak 2013–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Urban Development Minister Sultan Hussain 2010–2012 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Hasan Abdullahai 2012–2014 Approved by the National Assembly[7]
Counter Narcotics Minister Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani 2010–2013 Approved by the National Assembly, resigned in 2013 to become Foreign Affairs Minister
Mobarez Rashidi 2014-2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Refugees and Repatriation Minister Abdul Rahim 2010-2010 Rejected by the National Assembly, served as acting minister
Jamahir Anwari 2010–2014 Approved by the National Assembly
Chief of the National Directorate of Security Amrullah Saleh
Ibrahim Spinzada
Asadullah Khalid
Rahmatullah Nabil
Resigned in 2010
Acting head since 2010
National Security Advisor Rangeen Dadfar Spanta

Karzai administration 2004–2009

In the line chart below is the list of members of the Afghan Cabinet from 2004 to 2009.[8][9]

Portfolio Minister Years Notes
President Hamid Karzai 2004–2009
First Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud 2004–2009
Second Vice President Karim Khalili 2004–2009
Senior Minister Hedayat Amin Arsala 2006–2009 Post did not exist prior to 2006
Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah
Rangin Dadfar Spanta
2004–2006
2006–2009[10]
Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak 2004–2009
Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali
Ahmad Moqbel Zarar
Mohamad Hanif Atmar
2004–2005[11]
2005–2008
2008–2009
Finance Minister Anwar ul-Haq Ahady
Omar Zakhilwal
2005–2009[12]
2009-2009
Economic Minister Mohammad Amin Farhang
Mohammad Jalil Shams
2004–2006
2006–2009
[10][13]
Justice Minister Sarwar Danish 2004–2009
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 minister Noor Mohammad Qarqeen
Mohamad Hanif Atmar
Ghulam Farooq Wardak
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–2009[10]
Higher Education Minister Ameer Shah Hasanyaar
Mohammad Azam Dadfar
[11][13] 2004–2006
2006–2009
Commerce Minister
Commerce and Industries Minister
.
.
Hedayat Amin Arsala
Mohammad Amin Farhang
Mohammad Haidar Reza
Wahidullah Shahrani
2004–2006[10]
2006–?
?-2008
2008–2009
Industries in 2006 transferred from portofolio of Mines to portofolio of Commerce
Water and Energy Minister Ismail Khan 2004–2009
Transportation and Aviation Minister Enayatullah Qasemi
Nimatullah Ehsan Jawed
Hamidullah Qaderi
Omar Zakhilwal
Hamidullah Farooqi
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008?–2008
2008–2009
2009-2009
[10][13]
Women's Affairs Minister Massouda Jalal
Husn Bano Ghazanfar
2004–2006
2006–2009
Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister Nematullah Shahrani 2004–2009
Public Welfare Minister Sohrab Ali Saffari 2004–2009
Public Health Minister Mohammad Amin Fatemi 2004–2009
Agriculture Minister Obaidullah Ramin
Mohammad Asif Rahimi
2004–2008
2008–2009
[10][13]
Mines and Industries Minister
Mines Minister
Mir Mohammad Sediq
Ibrahim Adel
2004–2006
2006–2009
Communications Minister Amirzai Sangin 2004–2009
Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister Mohamad Hanif Atmar
Ehsan Zia
2004–2006
2006–2009
[10]
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 Minister Azam Dadfar
Abdul Karim Brahui
2004–2008
2008–2009
Urban Development Minister Yousef Pashtun 2004–2009
Counter Narcotics Minister Habibullah Qaderi
General Khodaydad
2004–2008
2008–2009
Refugees and Repatriation Minister Azam Dadfar
Sher Mohammad Etebari
Abdul Karim Barahawi
2004–?
?-2009
2009-2009
Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Aloko
Afghan National Security Adviser Zalmai Rassoul

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[14]
Transitional
Authority
Position
NameIncumbent/New
PresidentHamid KarzaiIncumbent (before chairman)
Vice-President and
Defense Minister
Mohammed FahimIncumbent
Vice-PresidentKarim KhaliliNew
Vice-PresidentHedayat Amin ArsalaNew (was Finance Minister)
Vice-President and
Public Works Minister
Abdul Qadir
Abdul Ali
New (was Urban Affairs Minister) (killed on July 6, 2002)
New (Ali only took over the Public Works portfolio after July 6, 2002
Vice-President and
head of the Afghan Constitution Commission
Nematullah ShahraniNew
Special Advisor on Security and
Education Minister
Yunus QanuniIncumbent (Special Advisor on Security is new post)
Foreign MinisterAbdullah AbdullahIncumbent
Finance MinisterMohammad Ashraf GhaniNew
Interior MinisterTaj Mohammed Wardak
Ali Ahmad Jalali
New
New (Jalali replaced Wardak in January 2003)
Planning MinisterMohammad MohaqiqIncumbent (but lost role as vice-chair)
Communications MinisterMohammad Masoom StanekzaiNew
Borders MinisterArif NurzaiNew (was Small Industries Minister)
Refugees MinisterIntayatullah NazeriIncumbent
Mines MinisterJuma Muhammad MuhammadiNew
Light Industries MinisterMohammed Alim RazmIncumbent
Health MinisterSohaila SiddiqiIncumbent
Commerce MinisterSayed Mustafa KasemiIncumbent
Agriculture MinisterSayed Hussain AnwariIncumbent
Justice MinisterAbbas KarimiIncumbent
Information and Culture MinisterSaeed Makhdoom RahimIncumbent
Reconstruction MinisterMohammed Fahim FarhangIncumbent
Haj and Mosques MinisterMohammed Amin NaziryarNew
Urban Affairs MinisterYousef Pashtun
Gul Agha Sherzai
New
New (Sherzai took over on August 16, 2003)
Water and Power MinisterMohammad Shakir KarkarIncumbent (but los role as Vice-chair)
Irrigation & Environment MinisterAhmed Yusuf NuristaniNew
Martyrs and Disabled MinisterAbdullah WardakIncumbent
Higher Education MinisterSharif FaezIncumbent
Civil Aviation & Tourism MinisterMirwais SadiqNew (was Labor and Social Affairs Minister)
Transportation MinisterSayed Mohammed Ali Jawad
Rural Development MinisterHanif AsmarNew
Labor and Social Affairs MinisterNoor Mohammad Qarqin
Woman's Affairs MinisterHabiba SorabiNew
Supreme Court Chief JusticeHadi Shinwari
Security AdvisorZalmai Rassoul
State or Advisor-Minister for Women's AffairsMahbooba Hoquqmal
Governor of the Afghan Central BankAnwar ul-Haq Ahadi

Afghan interim administration

Following the 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.[14] 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[14]
Interim
Administration
Position
NameNotes
ChairmanHamid KarzaiIndependent Pashtun tribal leader in exile in Pakistan
Vice-Chair and
Defense Minister
Mohammed FahimDefense Minister of the United Islamic Front
Vice–Chair and
Women's Affairs
Sima SamarFounder of the Shuhada Organization and Shuhada Clinic in Quetta, Rome Group.
Vice-Chair and
Planning Minister
Mohammed MohaqqeqWarlord 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
Ahmed Shakar KarkarUnited Islamic Front
Vice-Chair and
Finance Minister
Hedayat Amin ArsalaForeign Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan in the 90s. Rome group.
Foreign MinisterAbdullah AbdullahForeign Minister of the United Islamic Front
Interior MinisterYunus QanuniInterior Minister of the United Islamic Front
Communications MinisterAbdul RahimUnited Islamic Front
Borders MinisterAmanullah ZadranTaliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, Rome Group
Refugees MinisterIntayatullah NazeriUnited Islamic Front
Small Industries MinisterAref NoozariUnited Islamic Front
Mines and Industry MinisterMohammed Alim RazmUnited Islamic Front
Health MinisterSohaila SiddiqiHas been in the governments of king Mohammed Zahir Shah and the communist regime of the 1970s and 1980s. Independent
Commerce MinisterSayed Mustafa KasemiSpokesmen and leader of United National Front
Agriculture MinisterSayed Hussain AnwariChief military commander of the Harakat-e Islami in the United National Front
Justice MinisterAbbas KarimiUnited Islamic Front
Information and Culture MinisterSaeed Makhdoom RahimPoet and writer, Rome group
Reconstruction MinisterMohammed Fahim FarhangRome Group
Haj and Mosques MinisterMohammad Hanif BalkhiIndependent
Urban Affairs MinisterAbdul QadirLeader in the United National Front for the Hezb-e Islami Khalis faction
Public Works MinisterAbdul Khaliq FazalRome group
Irrigation MinisterMangal HusseinPreviously warlord for the Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin, Peshawar group
Martyrs and Disabled MinisterAbdullah WardakLeader in the United National Front for the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan
Higher Education MinisterSharif FaezUnited Islamic Front
Civil Aviation & Tourism MinisterAbdul RahmanMember of United Islamic Front, but he threw his support to former king Zahir Shah and became a member of the Rome Group
Labor and Social AffairsMirwais SaddiqSon of Ismail Khan, United Islamic Front
Transportation MinisterSultan Hamid Sultan
Education MinisterAbdul Rassoul AminMember of the National Islamic Front and the Rome group.
Rural Development MinisterAbdul Malik AnwarUnited Islamic Front

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