Cabinet of Afghanistan

Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Overview
Established	7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) (current form) 28 February 1919 (1919-02-28) (original)
State	Afghanistan
Leader	Prime Minister
Appointed by	Supreme Leader
Ministries	Twenty-six
Responsible to	Leadership
Annual budget	231,400,000,000 Afghan afghanis (FY 2022–23)[1]
Headquarters	Arg, Kabul

The Cabinet of Afghanistan is the executive body of the government of the country, responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. In his modern form it exists since the beginning of the reign of Emir Amanullah Khan in 1919.

The current Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan^[2] 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.

Predecessors to a cabinet

18th century

When Ahmad Shah Durrani started ruling over his empire in 1747, he had no administrative experience, nor did much of his closest advisors. As a result, he chose to adopt a government style similar to the Mughals and Safavids, with his main idea of a government based off an absolute monarchy. A tribal council ruled in hand with Ahmad Shah as well, serving as a form of cabinet. However, Ahmad Shah had made the positions of his cabinet hereditary, thus making it difficult to dismiss advisors without causing conflict. Their roles, however, were mostly purely de-jure, and tasks were delegated to subordinates.^[3]

His grandson Zaman Shah had wanted a ministry and cabinet that would be loyal to him and of his people, as a result he had replaced the old ministry of his father Timur Shah and replaced them with loyal Pashtuns devoted to himself, strengthening his position on the throne.

19th century

When Emir Abdur Rahman Khan came to power in Kabul in 1880, the central administration consisted of only ten clerks overseen by a single official. Using the military branch as a supervisory body, he established a civil administration that, in a modified form, remains in place today. He introduced institutions that were precursors to modern ministries, such as the Treasury Board, Board of Trade, Bureau of Justice and Police, Department of Public Works, Office of Posts and Communications, Department of Education, and Department of Medicine. Despite his autocratic rule, Abdur Rahman Khan created a Supreme Council, similar to a modern cabinet.^[4][5]

However, this council had no prime minister and no real power, serving only in an advisory capacity. Its members included high-ranking officials like the Lord Chamberlain ('Ishik Aghasi' or Shahghasi), the Seal Keeper, the Chief Secretary, secretaries appointed by the Amir, officers of the Royal Guard, the Treasurer of the Amir’s private wealth, the Secretary of State for War, regional Secretaries of State, the Postmaster General, the Commander-in-Chief, the Master of the Horse, the Kotwal (equivalent to an Interior Minister), the Accountant General, the Chief Chamberlain, the Superintendent of the Armory, and heads of the Trade and Education Boards.^[6]

Early 20th century

In 1914, counselors advised Emir Habibullah Khan on different political issues and had some form of authority.^[7][8] With Emir Amanullah Khan's ascension to the throne on 28 February 1919, amidst numerous political reforms, the Council of Ministers, headed by Amanullah himself, was established, creating the first well-structured cabinet in the history of Afghanistan.^[9][10]

Emirate of Afghanistan under Habibullah Khan (1901–1919)

Habibullah State Council (1914–1919)

^[7][8]

Emirate/Kingdom of Afghanistan under Amanullah Khan (1919–1929)

Amanullah cabinet (1919–1929)

Amanullah Cabinet^[11]^[12]^[9]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Abdul Quddus Khan[13]	28 February 1919 – 25 October 1927[14][15][16]
	Shir Ahmad Khan[17]	25 October 1927 – 14 January 1929[18]
President of Assembly	did not exist until April 1924
	Shir Ahmad Khan[17]	April 1924 – December 1927
	Muhammad Yaqub	December 1927 – 14 January 1929
Foreign Minister	Mahmud Tarzi[19]	28 February 1919 – June 1922
	Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[20]	June 1922 – April 1924
	Shir Ahmad Khan[17] (acting)	April – September 1924
	Mahmud Tarzi[19]	September 1924 – January 1927
	Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi[21] (acting)	January – November 1927
	Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[20] (acting)	November 1927 – November 1928[22]
	Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi[21]	November 1928 – 14 January 1929[22]
War Minister	did not exist until May 1919
	Mohammad Nadir Khan[23]	May 1919 – January 1922
	Mohammad Hashim Khan[24]	January – September 1922
	Muhammad Nadir Khan[23]	September 1922 – April 1924
	Muhammad Wali Khan Darwazi[20] (acting)	April – June 1924
	Abdul Aziz Barakzai	June 1924 – 14 January 1929
Interior Minister	did not exist until August 1919
	Ali Ahmad Khan[25]	August 1919 – June 1925
	Abdul Aziz Barakzai	June 1925 – 1928
	Abdul Ahad Wardak[26]	1928 – 14 January 1929
Commerce Minister	did not exist until March 1919
	Ghulam Muhammad Wardak	March 1919 – April 1924
	Abdul Hadi Dawi[27]	April 1924 – 1928
	Ali Muhammad[28]	1928 – 14 Januar 1929
Frontier Tribes Minister	did not exist until 1938
	Haji Muhammad Akbar	March 1926 – 14 January 1929
Justice Minister	Muhammad Ibrahim	1919 – 1924
	Hayatullah Khan	1924 – 14 January 1929
Education Minister	Abdur Rahman	1919
	Habibullah Khan	1919
	Muhammad Sulaiman	?
	Hayatullah Khan	?
	Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[29]	1924 – 14 January 1929
Revenue Minister	Mirza Mahmud	?
	Mir Muhammad Hashim	1922 – 14 January 1929
Director General of Health	did not exist until 1923
	Mohammed Kabir Ludin[30]	1923 – 14 January 1929

Kingdom of Afghanistan under Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah (1929–1973)

^[31]

First Hashim cabinet (1929–1933)

Hashim Cabinet^[31]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hashim Khan[24]	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
Foreign Minister	Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[29]	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
War Minister	Shah Mahmud Khan[32]	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
Interior Minister	Mohammad Hashim Khan[24]	9 November 1929 – 1930
	Mohammad Gul Khan Momand[33]	1930 – 8 November 1933
Justice Minister	Fazl Umar Mujaddidi	9 November 1929 – 1932
	Fazl Ahmad Mujaddidi	1932 – 8 November 1933
Finance Minister	Muhammad Ayyub	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
Commerce Minister	Haji Muhammad Akbar	9 November 1929 – 1931
	Mirza Muhammad Yaftali	1931 – 8 November 1933
Education Minister	Ali Muhammad[28]	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
Health General Director	Muhammad Akbar	9 November 1929 – 8 November 1933
Posts, Telegraph and Telephone Director	did not exist until 1932
	Rahimullah	1932 – 8 November 1933

Second Hashim cabinet (1933–1946)

Hashim Cabinet^[34]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hashim Khan[24]	8 November 1933 – 9 May 1946
First Deputy Prime Minister	did not exist until 1938
	Abdur Rahim Khan[35]	1938 – 1940
	Muhammad Naim	1940 – 9 May 1946
Second Deputy Prime Minister	did not exist until 1940
	Abdur Rahim Khan[35]	1940 – 9 May 1946
Foreign Minister	Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria[29]	8 November 1933 – 1939
	Ali Muhammad[28]	1939 – 9 May 1946
War Minister	Shah Mahmud Khan[32]	8 November 1933 – 9 May 1946
Interior Minister	Mohammad Gul Khan Momand[33]	8 November 1933 – 1939
	Ghulam Faruq Usman[36]	1939 – 1942
	Muhammad Nauruz	1942 – 1945
	Ghulam Faruq Usman[36]	1945 – 9 May 1946
Justice Minister	Fazl Ahmad Mujaddidi	8 November 1933 – 1935
	Aminullah Khan	1935 – 1945
	Mir Ata Muhammad Husaini	1945 – 9 May 1946
Finance Minister	Mirza Muhammad Yaftali	8 November 1933 – 1945
	Muhammad Nauruz	1945 – 9 May 1946
National Economy/ Commerce Minister	Mirza Muhammad Yaftali (Commerce)	8 November 1933 – 1938
	Abdul Majid Zabuli[37] (National Economy)	1938 – 9 May 1946
Education Minister	Ahmad Ali Sulaiman	8 November 1933 – 1938
	Muhammad Naim	1938 – 9 May 1946
Public Works Minister	Allah Nawaz	8 November 1933 – 1934
	Abdur Rahim Khan[35]	1934 – 1938
	Abdul Hussain Aziz	1938 – 1941
	Rahimullah Khan	1941 – 1942
	Mohammed Kabir Ludin[30]	1942 – 9 May 1946
Health Minister	Muhammad Akbar	8 November 1933 – 1934
	Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[38]	1934 – 1939
	vacant (First Deputy: Zulfiqar Khan)	1939 – 1945
	Sultan Ahmad	1945 – 9 May 1946
Posts, Telegraph and Telephone Director/President/Minister	Rahimullah (Director until 1934, President and Minister since 1934)	8 November 1933 – 1939
	Abdul Hussain Aziz (Minister)	1939 – 1942
	vacant (First Deputy: Muhammad Hussain Daftari)	1942 – 1945
	Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[38]	1945 – 9 May 1946
Mines Minister	did not exist until 1937
	Muhammad Karim	1937 – 1939
	Rahimullah Khan	1939 – 1945
	Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[39]	1945 – 9 May 1946
Agriculture President	did not exist until 1937
	Mir Muhammad Yusuf Khan	1937 – 9 May 1946
Press President	did not exist until 1939
	Salahuddin Saljuqi	1939 – 9 May 1946

First Mahmud cabinet (1946–1950)

Mahmud Cabinet^[31]^[40]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Shah Mahmud Khan[32]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
First Deputy Prime Minister	Muhammad Naim	9 May 1946 – 1948
	Asadullah Seraj[41]	1948 – 1949
	Ali Muhammad[28]	1949 – 14 October 1950
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdur Rahim Khan[35]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
Foreign Minister	Ali Muhammad[28]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
War/Defense Minister	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	9 May 1946 – 1948[43]
	Muhammad Umar[44]	1948 – 14 October 1950
Interior Minister	Ghulam Faruq Usman[36]	9 May 1946 – 1948
	Asadullah Seraj[41]	1948 – 1949
	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	1949 – 14 October 1950
Justice Minister	Mir Ata Muhammad Husaini	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
Finance Minister	Mir Muhammad Haidar Husaini[45]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
National Economy Minister	Abdul Majid Zabuli[37]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
Education Minister	Najibullah Torwayana[46]	9 May 1946 – 1949
	Abdul Hussain Aziz	1949 – 14 October 1950
Public Works Minister	Mohammed Kabir Ludin[30]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
Health Minister	Ahmad Ali Sulaiman	9 May 1946 – 1947
	Abdul Majid[47]	1947 – 14 October 1950
Information Minister	Abdullah Malikyar	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[48]
Mines Minister	Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[39]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950
Agriculture Minister	Muhammad Atiq Rafiq	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[49]
Press President	Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[50]	9 May 1946 – 14 October 1950[51]

Second Mahmud cabinet (1950–1953)

Mahmud Cabinet^[31]^[52]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Shah Mahmud Khan[32]	14 October 1950 – 7 September 1953
	vacant[53]	7 – 20 September 1953
First Deputy Prime Minister	Ali Muhammad[28]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdur Rahim Khan[35]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Foreign Minister	Ali Muhammad[28]	14 October 1950 – 18 March 1953[54]
	Sultan Ahmad Khan Sherzoy[55]	18 March – 20 September 1953[56]
Defense Minister	Mohammad Daoud Khan	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[57][58]
Interior Minister	Abdul Ahad Malikyar[59]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[60]
Justice Minister	Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qasim[61]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Finance Minister	Muhammad Nauruz	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[62][63]
National Economy Minister	Mir Muhammad Haidar Husaini[45]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[64]
Education Minister	Abdul Majid[47]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[65]
Public Works Minister	Muhammad Akram Parwanta[66]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[67]
Public Health Minister	Ghulam Faruq[68]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Post and Telegraph/ Communications Minister	Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[39]	14 October 1950 – 1951
	Ghulam Yahya Tarzi[38]	1951 – 1952
	Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[39]	1952 – 20 September 1953
Mines Minister	Muhammad Naim Ziai	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Agriculture Minister	Amiruddin Shansab	14 October 1950 – 1951
	Muhammad Zaman Taraki	1951 – 20 September 1953
Press & Information President	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953
Tribal Affairs President	Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[70]	14 October 1950 – 20 September 1953[71]

First Daoud cabinet (1953–1963)

Daoud Cabinet^[31]^[72]^[73]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	20 September 1953 – 10 March 1963
	vacant[74]	10 – 14 March 1963
First Deputy Prime Minister	Ali Muhammad[28]	20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Muhammad Naim	20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963
Foreign Minister	Muhammad Naim	20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963
Defense Minister	Muhammad Arif[75]	20 September 1953 – 6 December 1955[76]
	vacant	6 December 1955 – 1958[77]
	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	1958 – 14 March 1963
Interior Minister	Abdul Ahad Malikyar[59]	20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[78]
	Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[79]	24 January 1956 – 1958[80]
	Sayyid Abdullah	1958 – 14 March 1963
Justice Minister	Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qasim[61]	20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[81]
	Sayyid Abdullah (acting)	24 January 1956 – 14 March 1963[82]
Finance Minister	Abdul Malik Abdul-Rahim-Zai[83] (acting)	20 September 1953 – 1957[63]
	Abdullah Malikyar	1957 – 14 March 1963
National Economy Minister	Abdul Rauf Haidar[84]	20 September 1953 – 1954
	Abdul Malik Abdul-Rahim-Zai[83] (acting)	1954 – 1956
	Abdullah Malikyar	1956 – 1957
	Ghulam Muhammad Sherzad[39]	1957 – 14 March 1963
Education Minister	Abdul Majid[47]	20 September 1953 – 1957
	Ali Ahmad Popal[85]	1957 – 14 March 1963
Public Works Minister	Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[79]	20 September 1953 – 1955
	Mohammed Kabir Ludin[30]	1955 – 14 March 1963
Health Minister	Ghulam Faruq[68]	20 September 1953 – 24 January 1956[86]
	Abdul Zahir[87] (acting)	24 January 1956 – 14 March 1963[88]
Post and Telegraph/ Communications Minister	Abdul Hakim Shah Alami[79]	20 September 1953 – 1954
	Muhammad Murid	1954 – 14 March 1963
Mines Minister	Mohammad Yusuf[89]	20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963
Agriculture Minister	Mir Muhammad Yusuf	20 September 1953 – 1958
	Ghulam Haidar Adalat	1958 – 1962
	Muhammad Nasir Keshawarz[90]	1962 – 14 March 1963
Press President	Salahuddin Saljuqi	20 September 1953 – 1955
	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69]	1955 – 1956
	Abdul Satar Shalizi[91] (acting)	1956 – 1958
	Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[50]	1958 – 1960
	Muhammad Asef Suhail[92]	1960 – 14 March 1963
Tribal Affairs President	Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[70]	20 September 1953 – 14 March 1963
Planning Minister	did not exist until 1957
	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	1957 – 14 March 1963

Interim Yusuf cabinet (1963–1965)

Yusuf Cabinet^[93]^[94]^[95]^[96]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Yusuf[89]	14 March 1963 – 29 October 1965
	vacant[97]	29 October – 2 November 1965
(First) Deputy Prime Minister	Abdullah Malikyar (First Deputy)	14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964
	vacant	7 July – 30 September 1964
	Abdul Zahir[87] (Deputy)	30 September 1964 – 25 October 1965
	Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[70] (Deputy)	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Ali Ahmad Popal[85]	14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964
	position was discarded on 7 July 1964
Foreign Minister	Mohammad Yusuf[89]	14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965[98]
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965[98]
Interior Minister	Sayyid Abdullah	14 March – 23 May 1963
	Abdul Kayeum[100]	23 May 1963 – 25 October 1965
	Mohammad Husain Messa[101]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Justice Minister	Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[70]	14 March 1963 – 25 October 1965
	vacant	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Finance Minister	Abdullah Malikyar	14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964
	Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[50]	7 July 1964 – 25 October 1965
	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Commerce Minister	vacant	14 March – 20 October 1963
	Mohammad Sawar Omar[103]	20 October 1963 – 2 November 1965
	Nour Ali[104]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Education Minister	Ali Ahmad Popal[85]	14 March 1963 – 7 July 1964
	Mohammad Anas[105]	7 July 1964 – 2 November 1965[98]
Public Works Minister	Mohammad Azim	14 March 1963 – 2 November 1965
	Ghulam Dastagir Azizi	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Public Health Minister	Abdur Rahim[106]	14 March 1963 – 30 September 1964
	Abdul Zahir[87]	30 September 1964 – 2 November 1965
	Abdul Majid[47]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Communications Minister	Abdul Kayeum[100]	14 March – 12 November 1963
	Mohammad Haider[107]	12 November 1963 – 2 November 1965[98]
Mines and Industries Minister	Mohammad Yusuf[89]	14 March – 12 November 1963
	Mohammad Husain Messa[101]	12 November 1963 – 25 October 1965
	vacant	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Agriculture Minister	Mohammad Nasir Keshawarz[108]	14 March 1963 – 25 October 1965
	Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[109]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Press and Information Minister	Sayyid Qasim Rishtiya[50]	14 March 1963 – 19 December 1964
	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69]	19 December 1964 – 2 November 1965[98]
Tribal Affairs President	Sayyid Shamsuddin Majruh[70]	14 March – 25 April 1963[110]
	Gul Pacha Ulfat	25 April 1963 – 25 October 1965
	vacant	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]
Planning Minister	Abdul Hai Aziz	14 March – 20 October 1963
	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	20 October 1963 – 25 October 1965
	Abdul Samad Hamed[111]	25 October – 2 November 1965[98]

Maiwandwal cabinet (1965–1967)

Maiwandwal Cabinet^[112]^[113]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69]	2 November 1965 – 11 October 1967
	Abdullah Yaftali[102] (acting)[114]	11 October – 15 November 1967
First Deputy Prime Minister	vacant	2 November 1965 – 20 June 1966
	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	20 June 1966 – 15 November 1967
Second Deputy Prime Minister	vacant	2 November 1965 – 20 June 1966
	Abdul Satar Shalizi[91]	20 June 1966 – 15 November 1967
Foreign Minister	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967
Interior Minister	Abdul Satar Shalizi[91]	2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967
	Ahmadullah[115]	26 January – 15 November 1967[116]
Justice Minister	Abdul Hakim Tabibi[117]	2 November 1965 – 17 August 1966
	Mohammad Haider[107]	17 August 1966 – 27 July 1967
	Mohammad Ehsan Taraki[118]	17 July – 15 November 1967
Finance Minister	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967
	Abdul Karim Hakimi	26 January – 15 November 1967
Commerce Minister	Nour Ali[104]	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967
Education Minister	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69]	2 November – 1 December 1965
	Mohammad Osman Anwari[119]	1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967
Public Works Minister	Ahmadullah[115]	2 November 1965 – 26 January 1967
	Mohammad Husain Messa[101]	26 January – 15 November 1967
Public Health Minister	Mohammad Osman Anwari[119]	2 November – 1 December 1965
	Kubra Noorzai[120]	1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967
Communications Minister	Mohammad Haider[107]	2 November 1965 – 17 August 1966[121]
	Abdul Karim Hakimi	17 August 1966 – 26 January 1967
	Mohammad Azim Gran[122] (acting)	26 January – 15 November 1967
Mines and Industries Minister	Abdul Samad Salim[123]	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967
Agriculture Minister	Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[109]	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967
Press and Information/ Information and Culture Minister	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal[69] (Press and Information)	2 November – 1 December 1965
	Mohammad Osman Sidqi[124] (Press and Information)	1 December 1965 – 13 June 1967
	Abdul Rauf Benawa (Information and Culture)	13 June – 15 November 1967
Tribal Affairs President	vacant	2 November – 1 December 1965
	Mohammed Khalid Roashan[125]	1 December 1965 – 15 November 1967
Planning Minister	vacant	2 November – 1 December 1965
	Abdul Hakim Ziayee[126]	1 December 1965 – 27 July 1967
	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	27 July – 15 November 1967
Minister without portfolio	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	26 January – 27 July 1967
	Mohammad Anas[105]	27 July – 15 November 1967
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhadi[127]	2 November 1965 – 15 November 1967

First Etemadi cabinet (1967–1969)

Etemadi Cabinet^[112]^[128]^[129]^[130]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
First Deputy Prime Minister	Ali Ahmad Popal[85]	15 November 1967 – 28 June 1969
	vacant	28 June – 2 December 1969
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Foreign Minister	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Interior Minister	Mohammad Omar Wardak[131]	15 November 1967 – 23 June 1969
	Mohammad Bashir Lodin[132] (acting)	23 June – 2 December 1969
Justice Minister	Mohammad Asghar[133]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Finance Minister	Mohammad Anwar Ziayee[134]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Commerce Minister	Nour Ali[104]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Education Minister	Ali Ahmad Popal[85]	15 November 1967 – 19 November 1968
	vacant	19 November 1968 – 3 March 1969
	Mohammad Akram[135]	3 March – 2 December 1969
Public Works Minister	Mohammad Husain Messa[101]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Public Health Minister	Kubra Noorzai[120]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Communications Minister	Mohammad Azim Gran[122]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Mines and Industries Minister	Abdul Samad Salim[123]	15 November 1967 – Summer 1968
	Mohammad Husain Messa[101]	Summer 1968 – 2 December 1969
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister	Mir Mohammad Akbar Reza[109]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Information and Culture Minister	Mohammad Anas[105]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Tribal Affairs President	Sayyid Masood Pohanyar[136]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Planning Minister	Abdul Samad Hamed[111]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969
Minister without portfolio	Abdul Wahid Sorabi[137]	15 November 1967 – 2 December 1969

Second Etemadi cabinet (1969–1971)

Etemadi Cabinet^[112]^[130]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971[138][139]
First Deputy Prime Minister	Abdullah Yaftali[102]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Kayeum[100]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Foreign Minister	Nur Ahmad Etemadi	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Interior Minister	Mohammad Bashir Lodin[132]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Justice Minister	Abdul Satar Sirat[140]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Finance Minister	Mohammad Aman[141]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Commerce Minister	Mohammad Akbar Omar	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Education Minister	Abdul Kayeum[100]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Public Works Minister	Mohammad Yaqub Lali[142]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Public Health Minister	Ibrahim Majid Seraj[143]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Communications Minister	Mohammad Azim Gran[122]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Mines and Industries Minister	Amanullah Mansoori	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister	Abdul Hakim	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Information and Culture Minister	Mahmoud Habibi[144]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Tribal Affairs President	Sayyid Masood Pohanyar[136]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Planning Minister	Abdul Wahid Sorabi[137]	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
Minister without portfolio	Shafiqa Ziayee	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971
	Ghulam Ali Ayeen	2 December 1969 – 26 July 1971

Zahir cabinet (1971–1972)

Zahir Cabinet^[112]^[145]^[146]^[147]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Abdul Zahir[87]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972[148]
Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Samad Hamed[111]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Foreign Minister	Mohammad Musa Shafiq[149]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Interior Minister	Amanullah Mansoori[150]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Justice Minister	Mohammad Anwar Arghandiwal[151]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Finance Minister	Ghulam Haidar Dawar[152]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Commerce Minister	Mohammad Aref Ghausi[153]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Education Minister	Hamidullah Enayat Seraj	26 July 1971 – 12 April 1972[154]
	Mohammad Yasin Azim[155] (acting)	12 April – 12 December 1972[156]
Public Works Minister	Khwazak Zalmai[157]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Public Health Minister	Ibrahim Majid Seraj[143]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Communications Minister	Nasratullah Malikyar[158]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Mines and Industries Minister	Mohammad Yaqub Lali[142]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister	Abdul Hakim	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Information and Culture Minister	Mohammad Ibrahim Abbasi[159]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972[160]
Tribal Affairs President	Abdul Samad Hamed[111] (temporarily)	26 July 1971 – 15 April 1972
	Mohammad Ayub Aziz	15 April – 12 December 1972[161]
Planning Minister	Abdul Wahid Sorabi[137]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
Minister without portfolio	Shafiqa Ziayee	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
	Abdul Wakil[162][163]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972
	Abdul Satar Sirat[140]	26 July 1971 – 12 December 1972

Shafiq cabinet (1972–1973)

Shafiq Cabinet^[164]^[165]^[146]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
Prime Minister	Mohammad Musa Shafiq[149]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973[166]
Deputy Prime Minister	vacant	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Foreign Minister	Mohammad Musa Shafiq[149]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
National Defense Minister	Khan Mohammad Khan[99]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Interior Minister	Nematullah Pazhwak[167]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Justice Minister	Samiuddin Zhwand[168][169] (caretaker)	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Finance Minister	Mohammad Khan Jalalar[170]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Commerce Minister	Ali Nawaz[171][169] (caretaker)	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Education Minister	Mohammad Yasin Azim[155]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973[172]
Public Works Minister	Khwazak Zalmai[157]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Public Health Minister	Muhammad Akhtar Khoshbin[173][169] (caretaker)	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Communications Minister	Nasratullah Malikyar[158]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Mines and Industries Minister	Ghulam Dastagir Azizi[174]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister	Abdul Wakil[162]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Information and Culture Minister	Sabahuddin Kushkaki[175]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Tribal Affairs President	Mohammad Gulab Nangarhari[176] (caretaker)	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Planning Minister	Abdul Wahid Sorabi[137]	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973
Minister without portfolio	vacant	12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973

Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)

Second Daoud cabinet (1973–1975)

Daoud Cabinet^[177]^[178]^[179]

Portfolio	Name	Year(s)
President and Prime Minister[180]	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	17 July 1973 – 21 November 1975[181]
Deputy Prime Minister	Mohammad Hasan Sharq[182]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Foreign Minister	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
National Defense Minister	Mohammad Daoud Khan[42]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Interior Minister	Faiz Mohammed[183]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Justice Minister	Abdul Majid[47]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Finance Minister[184]	Sayyid Abdulillah[185]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Commerce Minister	Mohammad Khan Jalalar[170] (acting)[186]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Education Minister	Nematullah Pazhwak[167]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Public Works Minister	Ghausuddin Fayeq[187]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Public Health Minister	Nazar Mohammad Sekandar[188]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Communications Minister	Abdul Hamid Mohtat[189]	2 August 1973 – 22 April 1974
Mines and Industries Minister	Abdul Kayeum[100]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Agriculture and Irrigation Minister	Ghulam Jilani Bakhtari[190]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Information and Culture Minister	Abdul Rahim Nevin[191]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Frontier Affairs Minister	Pacha Gul Wafadar[192]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975
Planning Minister	Ali Ahmad Khurram[193] (acting)[194]	2 August 1973 – 21 November 1975

Third Daoud cabinet (1975–1977)

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Fourth Daoud cabinet (1977–1978)

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Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)

Taraki cabinet (1978–1979)

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Amin cabinet (1979)

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Karmal cabinet (1979–1986)

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First Najibullah cabinet (1986–1988)

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Second Najibullah cabinet (1988–1990)

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Khaliqyar cabinet (1990–1992)

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Islamic State of Afghanistan (1989–1996)

Interim Sayyaf shadow cabinet (1989–1992)

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Mujaddedi cabinet (1992)

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Rabbani cabinet (1992–1996)

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Hekmatyar cabinet (1996)

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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)

See also: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) § Government

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.

Portfolio	Name	Years	Status
Supreme Commander	Mohammed Omar	1996–2001	Disputed by Burhanuddin Rabbani
Deputy Supreme Commander	Mohammad Rabbani	1996–2001
	Abdul Kabir	2001–2001
Education Minister	Abdul Salam Hanafi		Deputy Minister
Minister of Planning	Din Mohammad Hanif
	Mohammad Musa Hottak		Deputy minister
Chief Justice	Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Ministry of Information and culture	Amir Khan Muttaqi
	Abdul Baqi Haqqani		Vice Minister[222]
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock	Abdul Latif Mansur
Foreign Minister	Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai	1996–1998	Acting and Deputy minister
	Mohammad Ghous	1996–1997
	Abdul Jalil	1997–1998
	Mohammad Hassan	1998–1999
	Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil	1999–2001	Disputed
Defense Minister	Saadullah Popal	1996–1997	Acting
	Obaidullah Akhund	1997–2001
	Mohammad Fazl		Deputy minister
	Abdul Qayyum Zakir		For a short period
Interior Minister	Abdul Samad Khaksar	1996–2001	Minister or Deputy Minister
	Qari Ahmadullah	1996–?
	Khairullah Khairkhwa	1997–1998
	Abdur Razzaq
Health Minister	Abdul Rauf Mohammad	1996–1999	Acting
	Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai		Deputy minister
Minister of Construction	Dadullah
Finance Minister	Mohammad Ahmadi	? - 1999 - ?
	Agha Jan Motasim	? - 1999 - ?
	Muhammad Taher Anwari	? - 2000 - ?
Minister of Higher Education	Hamdullah Nomani
	Din Mohammad Hanif
Minister of Justice	Nooruddin Turabi	1996-2001
Minister of Commerce	Abdul Razak	1999-2001
	Fazal Mohammad		Deputy minister
Minister of Frontier Affairs	Abdul Hakim Munib		Deputy minister

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

Afghan interim administration (Dec 2001–Jul 2002)

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.^[223] 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^[223]

Interim Administration Position	Name	Notes
Chairman	Hamid Karzai	Independent Pashtun tribal leader in exile in Pakistan
Vice-Chair and Defense Minister	Mohammed Fahim	Defense Minister of the United Islamic Front
Vice–Chair and Women's Affairs	Sima Samar	Founder of the Shuhada Organization and Shuhada Clinic in Quetta, Rome Group.
Vice-Chair and Planning Minister	Mohammed Mohaqqeq	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	Ahmed Shakar Karkar	United Islamic Front
Vice-Chair and Finance Minister	Hedayat Amin Arsala	Foreign Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan in the 90s. Rome group.
Foreign Minister	Abdullah Abdullah	Foreign Minister of the United Islamic Front
Interior Minister	Yunus Qanuni	Interior Minister of the United Islamic Front
Communications Minister	Abdul Rahim	United Islamic Front
Borders Minister	Amanullah Zadran	Taliban leader, who defected after the American invasion, Rome Group
Refugees Minister	Intayatullah Nazeri	United Islamic Front
Small Industries Minister	Aref Noozari	United Islamic Front
Mines and Industry Minister	Mohammed Alim Razm	United Islamic Front
Health Minister	Sohaila Siddiqi	Has been in the governments of king Mohammed Zahir Shah and the communist regime of the 1970s and 1980s. Independent
Commerce Minister	Sayed Mustafa Kasemi	Spokesmen and leader of United National Front
Agriculture Minister	Sayed Hussain Anwari	Chief military commander of the Harakat-e Islami in the United National Front
Justice Minister	Abbas Karimi	United Islamic Front
Information and Culture Minister	Saeed Makhdoom Rahim	Poet and writer, Rome group
Reconstruction Minister	Mohammed Fahim Farhang	Rome Group
Haj and Mosques Minister	Mohammad Hanif Balkhi	Independent
Urban Affairs Minister	Abdul Qadir	Leader in the United National Front for the Hezb-e Islami Khalis faction
Public Works Minister	Abdul Khaliq Fazal	Rome group
Irrigation Minister	Mangal Hussein	Previously warlord for the Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin, Peshawar group
Martyrs and Disabled Minister	Abdullah Wardak	Leader in the United National Front for the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan
Higher Education Minister	Sharif Faez	United Islamic Front
Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister	Abdul Rahman	Member 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 Affairs	Mirwais Saddiq	Son of Ismail Khan, United Islamic Front
Transportation Minister	Sultan Hamid Sultan
Education Minister	Abdul Rassoul Amin	Member of the National Islamic Front and the Rome group.
Rural Development Minister	Abdul Malik Anwar	United Islamic Front

Afghan Transitional Administration (2002–2004)

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^[223]

Transitional Authority Position	Name	Incumbent/New
President	Hamid Karzai	Incumbent (before chairman)
Vice-President and Defense Minister	Mohammed Fahim	Incumbent
Vice-President	Karim Khalili	New
Vice-President	Hedayat Amin Arsala	New (was Finance Minister)
Vice-President and Public Works Minister	Abdul Qadir Abdul Ali	New (was Urban Affairs Minister) (killed on 6 July 2002) New (Ali only took over the Public Works portfolio after 6 July 2002
Vice-President and head of the Afghan Constitution Commission	Nematullah Shahrani	New
Special Advisor on Security and Education Minister	Yunus Qanuni	Incumbent (Special Advisor on Security is new post)
Foreign Minister	Abdullah Abdullah	Incumbent
Finance Minister	Mohammad Ashraf Ghani	New
Interior Minister	Taj Mohammed Wardak Ali Ahmad Jalali	New New (Jalali replaced Wardak in January 2003)
Planning Minister	Mohammad Mohaqiq	Incumbent (but lost role as vice-chair)
Communications Minister	Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai	New
Borders Minister	Arif Nurzai	New (was Small Industries Minister)
Refugees Minister	Intayatullah Nazeri	Incumbent
Mines Minister	Juma Muhammad Muhammadi	New
Light Industries Minister	Mohammed Alim Razm	Incumbent
Health Minister	Sohaila Siddiqi	Incumbent
Commerce Minister	Sayed Mustafa Kasemi	Incumbent
Agriculture Minister	Sayed Hussain Anwari	Incumbent
Justice Minister	Abbas Karimi	Incumbent
Information and Culture Minister	Saeed Makhdoom Rahim	Incumbent
Reconstruction Minister	Mohammed Fahim Farhang	Incumbent
Haj and Mosques Minister	Mohammed Amin Naziryar	New
Urban Affairs Minister	Yousef Pashtun Gul Agha Sherzai	New New (Sherzai took over on 16 August 2003)
Water and Power Minister	Mohammad Shakir Karkar	Incumbent (but los role as Vice-chair)
Irrigation & Environment Minister	Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani	New
Martyrs and Disabled Minister	Abdullah Wardak	Incumbent
Higher Education Minister	Sharif Faez	Incumbent
Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister	Mirwais Sadiq	New (was Labor and Social Affairs Minister)
Transportation Minister	Sayed Mohammed Ali Jawad
Rural Development Minister	Hanif Asmar	New
Labor and Social Affairs Minister	Noor Mohammad Qarqin
Woman's Affairs Minister	Habiba Sorabi	New
Supreme Court Chief Justice	Hadi Shinwari
Security Advisor	Zalmai Rassoul
State or Advisor-Minister for Women's Affairs	Mahbooba Hoquqmal
Governor of the Afghan Central Bank	Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (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.^[224] 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.^[225]

Karzai administration 2004–2009

Main article: First Karzai cabinet

In the line chart below is the list of members of the Afghan Cabinet from 2004 to 2009.^[226][227]

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[228]
Defense Minister	Abdul Rahim Wardak	2004–2009
Interior Minister	Ali Ahmad Jalali Ahmad Moqbel Zarar Mohamad Hanif Atmar	2004–2005[229] 2005–2008 2008–2009
Finance Minister	Anwar ul-Haq Ahady Omar Zakhilwal	2005–2009[230] 2009-2009
Economic Minister	Mohammad Amin Farhang Mohammad Jalil Shams	2004–2006 2006–2009	[228][231]
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[228]
Higher Education Minister	Ameer Shah Hasanyaar Mohammad Azam Dadfar	[229][231] 2004–2006 2006–2009
Commerce Minister Commerce and Industries Minister . .	Hedayat Amin Arsala Mohammad Amin Farhang Mohammad Haidar Reza Wahidullah Shahrani	2004–2006[228] 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	[228][231]
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	[228][231]
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	[228]
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

Karzai administration 2009–2014

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.^[232] 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.^[233] 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.'^[234] In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).^[235]

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[236]
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[236]
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[236]
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[236]
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

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

Main article: Ghani cabinet

Portfolio	Name	Years	Status
President	Ashraf Ghani	2014–2021	Chosen by electorate. In exile since August 2021
First Vice President	Abdul Rashid Dostum Amrullah Saleh	2014–2020 2020-2021	Chosen by electorate. In exile
Second Vice President	Mohammad Sarwar Danish	2014–2021	Chosen by electorate. In exile
Chief Executive Officer	Abdullah Abdullah	2014–2020	Position abolished in 2020.
First Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Mohammad Khan	2014–2020
Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Mohammad Mohaqiq	2014–2020
Foreign Affairs Minister	Salahuddin Rabbani	2015–2019	Acting (First Approved by the National Assembly, but later Rejected by them)
National Defense Minister	Tariq Shah Bahrami	2017–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Interior Affairs Minister	Wais Barmak	2017–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Finance Minister	Eklil Ahmad Hakimi	2015–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Economy Minister	Mustafa Mastoor	2017–2020	Approved by the National Assembly
Agriculture Minister	Nasir Ahmad Durrani	2017–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Energy and Water Minister	Ali Ahmad Osmani	2015–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Justice	Abdul Basir Anwar	2015–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Information and Culture Minister	Abdul Bari Jahani	2015–2017	Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Education	Assadullah Hassan Balkhi	2015–2017
Higher Education Minister	Najibullah Khwaja Omari	2017–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Humayoon Rasaw	2015–2017	Approved by the National Assembly
Transport Minister	Mohammad Yamma Shams	2020–2020	Approved by the National Assembly
Women's Affairs Minister	Delbar Nazari	2015–2017	Approved by the National Assembly
Haj and Religious Affairs Minister	Faiz Mohammad Osmani	2015–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Public Health Minister	Ferozuddin Feroz	2015–2020	Approved by the National Assembly
Mines Minister	Nargis Nehan	2017–2020	Acting
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Shahzad Gul Ayoubi	2017–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development	Pohanmal Mojib ul-Rahman Karimi	2017–2018
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled	Faizullah Zaki	2017–2018	Approved by the National Assembly
Frontiers, Nations, and Tribal Affairs Minister	Gulagha Sherzai	2017–2020	Approved by the National Assembly
Urban Development and Housing Minister	Mansour Nadery	2015–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Counter Narcotics Minister	Salamat Azimi	2015–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
Refugees and Repatriation Minister	Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi	2015–2020	Approved by the National Assembly
Attorney General	Farid Hamidi	2016–2021	In exile
Director of the National Directorate of Security	Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai	2016–2019	Approved by the National Assembly
National Security Advisor	Mohammad Hanif Atmar	2015–2019	Appointed by Ashraf Ghani

Second Ghani Cabinet (2019–Aug 2021)

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (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.^{[237][238][239]}

The Taliban said in early September 2021 that women would not be allowed to "work in high-ranking posts" in the government^[240] and "ruled out" women in the cabinet.^[241] 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".^[242] Early September street protests by women in Herat and Kabul called for women to be included in the new government.^{[243][244][240]}

A men-only "caretaker cabinet"^[245] was appointed by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on 7 September 2021.^[246][247] BBC News stated that the Ministry of Women's Affairs appeared to have been abolished.^[247] Another two veterans were named two weeks later as deputies.^[248] 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".^[249]

As of 29 January 2022, no other country had formally recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the de facto government of Afghanistan.^[250]

Portfolio	Name	Years	Status	Refs
Prime Minister	Hasan Akhund	2021–present	acting	[239]
	Abdul Kabir	May–July 2023	acting pro tempore	[251][252][253]
First Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Ghani Baradar	2021–present	acting	[239]
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Salam Hanafi	2021–present	acting	[239]
Third Deputy Prime Minister	Abdul Kabir	2021–present	acting	[254]
Minister of Defense	Abdul Qayyum Zakir	24 August 2021 – 7 September 2021	acting	[255]
	Mullah Yaqoob	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Technology and Logistics at Ministry of Defense	Maulvi Attaullah Omari	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Planning and Policy at Ministry of Defense	Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Farid	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Construction of the Ministry of Defense	Maulvi Abdul Ali Jihadiyar	2022–present	acting	[256]
Minister of Interior Affairs	Ibrahim Sadr	24 August 2021 – 7 September 2021	acting	[257]
	Sirajuddin Haqqani	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Interior Minister	Noor Jalal	7 September 2021–present	acting	[258]
	Ibrahim Sadr	2021–present	acting	[259]
	Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi	2021–present	acting	[260]
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Amir Khan Muttaqi	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister for Counter Narcotics	Abdul Haq Akhund	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister of Finance	Gul Agha Ishakzai	2021–30 May 2023	acting	[239]
	Nasir Akhund	30 May 2023–present	acting
Deputy Minister of Finance	Nasir Akhund	2021–30 May 2023	acting	[261]
Minister of Education	Hemat Akhundzada	23 August 2021 – 7 September 2021	acting	[262]
	Noorullah Munir	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister of Information and Culture	Khairullah Khairkhwa	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Information and Culture	Zabihullah Mujahid	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of youth affairs at Information and Culture Ministry	Faizullah Akhund	2021–14 March 2022	acting	[263]
	Abdul Rahim Saqib	14 March 2022–present	acting	[264]
Deputy Minister of finance and administration at Information and Culture Ministry	Atiqullah Azizi	2021–present	acting	[263]
Minister of Economy	Din Mohammad Hanif	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Economy	Abdul Latif Nazari	2021–present	acting	[265]
Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs	Noor Mohammad Saqib	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister of Justice	Abdul Hakim Haqqani	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Justice	Maulvi Abdul Karim	14 March 2022–present	acting	[264]
Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs	Noorullah Noori	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development	Mohammad Younus Akhundzada	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development	Maulvi Abdul Rahman Halim	2021–present	acting	[266]
	Mufti Saeed Ahmad Mustaqim	2021–present	acting	[267]
	Qari Salahuddin Ayubi	2022–present	acting	[256]
Minister of Public Works	Abdul Manan Omari	2021–2023	acting	[239]
	Mohammad Esa Thani	2023–present	acting	[268]
Deputy Minister of Public Works	Bakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat	2021–14 March 2022	acting	[269]
Minister of Mines and Petroleum	Mohammed Isa Akhund	7 September 2021–22 November 2021	acting	[239]
	Shahabuddin Delawar	23 November 2021–7 July 2024	acting	[270]
	Gul Agha Ishakzai	7 July 2024–present	acting	[271]
Deputy Minister of Mines and Petroleum	Mohammed Isa Akhund	23 November 2021	acting	[270]
Minister of Water and Energy	Abdul Latif Mansoor	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Water and Energy	Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Omar	2021–present	acting	[272]
	Arifullah Arif	2021–present	acting	[261]
Minister of Civil Aviation and Transport	Hamidullah Akhundzada	2021–present	acting	[273][239]
Minister of Higher Education	Abdul Baqi Haqqani	2021–2022	acting	[274][239]
	Neda Mohammad	2022–present	acting
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Technical affairs	Lutfullah Khairkhwa	2021–present	acting	[275]
Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration at Ministry of Higher Education	Maulvi Haseebullah Hamid	2022–present	acting	[256]
Minister of Telecommunications	Najibullah Haqqani	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Minister of Telecommunications	Saifuddin Tayeb	2021–present	acting	[270]
Minister of Refugees	Khalil Haqqani	2021–present	acting	[239]
Director of Intelligence	Abdul Haq Wasiq	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Director of Intelligence	Tajmir Javad	2021–present	acting	[239]
	Rahmatullah Najeeb	2021–present	acting	[239]
Governor of the Central Bank	Haji Mohammad Idris	August 2021–October 2021	acting	[239]
	Shakir Jalali	October 2021–March 2023	acting	[276]
	Gul Agha Ishakzai	March 2023–July 2024	acting
	Noor Ahmad Agha	July 2024–present	acting	[271]
Director of the Administrative Office of the Prime Minister	Ahmad Jan Ahmady	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice	Sheikh Mohammad Khalid	2021–present	acting	[239][246][277]
Deputy Minister of Defense	Abdul Qayyum Zakir	2021–present	acting	[259]
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	Qari Fasihuddin	2021–present	acting	[239]
Deputy Foreign Minister	Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai	2021–present	acting	[239]
Minister of Public Health	Qalandar Ibad	2021–28 May 2024	acting	[278]
	Maulawi Noor Jalal	May 2024–present	acting	[271]
Deputy Minister of Public Health	Abdul Bari Omar	2021–2022	acting	[278]
	Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi	2021–present	acting	[278]
	Maulvi Mohammad Ishaq Asim	2022–present	acting	[279]
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Nooruddin Azizi	2021–present	acting	[280]
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry	Muhammad Basheer	2021–present	acting	[278]
	Mohammad Azim Sultan Zada	2021–present	acting	[278]
Deputy Minister of Disaster Management	Ghulam Ghaus	2021–present	acting	[272]
Deputy Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs	Gul Zarin	2021–present	acting	[278]
	Haji Gul Mohammad	2021–present	acting	[272]
	Maulvi Ahmad Taha	2021–4 March 2022	acting	[263]
	Maulvi Abdul Rahman Haqqani	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Refugees	Arsala Kharoti	2021–present	acting	[272]
Director of the Central National Statistics	Mohammad Faqeer	2021–present	acting	[278]
Head of the Afghanistan Nuclear Energy Agency	Engr. Najibullah	2021–present	acting	[278]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock	Abdul Rahman Rashid	2021–present	acting	[281]
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock	Sadar Azam	2021–present	acting	[281]
	Attaullah Omari	2021–4 March 2022	acting	[281]
	Shamsuddin Pahlawan	2021–present	acting	[282]
Minister of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs	Abdul Majeed Akhund	2021–present	acting	[282]
Deputy Minister of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs	Mullah Abdul Razzaq Akhund	2021–4 March 2022	acting	[282]
	Sheikh Maulvi Abdul Hakim	2021–present	acting	[270]
Deputy Minister of Education	Maulvi Sakhaullah	2021–present	acting	[282]
	Saeed Ahmad Shahid Khel	2021–present	acting	[266]
Minister of Disaster Management	Mohammad Abbas Akhund	2021–present	acting	[270]
Deputy Minister of Disaster Management	Sharafuddin Taqi	2021–present	acting	[270]
	Maulvi Enayatullah	2021–present	acting	[270]
Head of the Afghan passport Department	Alam Gul Haqqani	2021–present	acting	[283]
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs	Abdul Wali	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs	Maulvi Makhdoom Abdul Salam Saadat	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Tourism	Mullah Saaduddin Akhund	2022–present	acting	[256]
Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration at Ministry of Urban Development	Hafiz Mohammad Amin	2022–present	acting	[256]

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13. alternative name(s): Sardar Abdul Quddus Khan, Abdul Quddus Etemadi, Abdul Quddus.
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16. https://web.archive.org/web/20040215135946/http://www.indiana.edu/~league/ministerafghan.htm
17. alternative name(s): (Sardar) Shir Ahmad, Shir Ahmad Sura-i-Milli.
18. some sources say Shir Ahmad Khan assumed office in September 1928: [10].
19. alternative name(s): Sirdar-i-‘Ala’ Mahmud Beg Khan Tarzi.
20. alternative name(s): Muhammad Wali, Sirdar-i-‘Ala’ Muhammad Wali Khan.
21. alternative name(s): Ghulam Siddiq Charkhi, Sirdar-i-‘Ala’ Gulam Siddiq Khan.
22. League of Nations: Afghanistan Ministers
23. alternative name(s): Muhammad Nadir, Mohammad Nadir Shah.
24. alternative name(s): Muhammad Hashim Khan, Muhammad Hashim.
25. alternative name(s): Ali Ahmad Loinab.
26. alternative name(s): Abdul Ahad.
27. alternative name(s): Abdul Hadi Dawai.
28. alternative name(s): Ali Mohammad Khan.
29. alternative name(s): Faiz Muhammad; titles Sardar and Haji, multiple spellings of Zikeria, including Zakaria, Zakria and Zikria, and Mohammad, including Muhammad.
30. alternative name(s): (Eng.) Muhammad Kabir Ludin, Muhammad Kabir Lodin, Muhammad Kabir.
31. [11] until [12]
32. alternative name(s): Shah Mahmud Ghazi, Shah Mahmud, Shah Mahmoud Khan.
33. alternative name(s): Muhammad Gul Khan, Muhammad Gul Momand.
34. [13]
35. alternative name(s): General Abdul Rahim, Abdul Rahim Kohistani Safi.
36. alternative name(s): Ghulam Faruq Osman.
37. alternative name(s): Abdul Majid.
38. alternative name(s): Ghulam Yahya Khan Tarzi.
39. alternative name(s): Ghulam Muhammad Shirzad.
40. [14]
41. alternative name(s): General Asadullah Seraj.
42. alternative name(s): (General, Sardar) Muhammad Daud.
43. some sources say Shah Mahmud Khan was Defense Minister from 1929 until 1947.
44. alternative name(s): General Muhammad Umar.
45. alternative name(s): Mir Muhammad Haidar.
46. alternative name(s): Dr. Najibullah Torwayana, Najib Ullah.
47. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Majid.
48. some sources say Ghulam Yahya Tarzi was Information Minister from 1945 until 1948.
49. some sources say Mir Muhammad Yusuf was Information Minister from 1937 until 1948.
50. alternative name(s): Said Qassim Rishtya, (Sayed) Qassem Reshtia.
51. some sources say Salahuddin Sajuqi was Press President from 1939 until 1947.
52. [15]
53. on 7 September 1953, King Mohammad Zahir Shah asked Mohammad Daoud Khan to form a new cabinet, which started acting on 20 September 1953.
54. some sources say Ali Muhammad Khan was Foreign Minister from 1939 until 1952.
55. alternative name(s): Sultan Mohammad, Sultan Ahmed Sherzai.
56. some sources say Sultan Ahmad Khan Sherzoy was Foreign Minister from 1952 until 1953.
57. some sources say Muhammad Umar was Defense Minister from 1948 until 1952.
58. some sources say Muhammad Aref was Defense Minister from 1952 until 1958.
59. alternative name(s): General Abdul Ahad Malikyar.
60. some sources say Mohammad Daoud Khan was Interior Minister from 1949 until 1951.
61. alternative name(s): Mir Sayyid Kasim.
62. some sources say Muhammad Nauruz was Finance Minister from 1950 until 1952.
63. some sources say Ghulam Yahya Tarzi was Finance Minister from 1952 until 1954.
64. some sources say Abdul Majid Zabuli was National Economy Minister from 1938 until 1951.
65. some sources say Faiz Mohammad Khan Zikeria was Education Minister from 1950 until 1952.
66. alternative name(s): Eng. Muhammad Akram Parwanta, Muhammad Akram.
67. some sources say Muhammad Naim was Public Works Minister from 1950 until 1952.
68. alternative name(s): Dr. Ghulam Faruq.
69. alternative name(s): Muhammad Hashim Maywandmal, Muhammad Hashem Maiwandwal.
70. alternative name(s): Sayyid Shamsuddin Majrooh, Shamsuddin Majruh.
71. [16]
72. [17]
73. [18]
74. on 10 March 1963, Mohammad Daoud Khan resigned, leaving the post of Prime Minister vacant until four days later when King Mohammad Zahir Shah asked Mohammad Yusuf to form a new cabinet, which started acting on the same day.
75. alternative name(s): (General) Muhammad Aref.
76. [19]
77. some sources say Muhammad Arif was Defense Minister from 1952 until 1958.
78. some sources say Abdul Ahad Malikyar was Interior Minister from 1951 until 1955.
79. alternative name(s): Abdul Hakim Shah-Alami, Abdul Hakim Shahalimi, Abdul Hakim.
80. some sources say Abdul Hakim Shah Alami was Interior Minister from 1955 until 1958.
81. some sources say Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qasim was Justice Minister from 1950 until 1955.
82. some sources say Sayyid Abdullah was Justice Minister from 1955 until 1963.
83. alternative name(s): Abdul Malik.
84. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Rauf Haidar.
85. alternative name(s): Dr. Ali Ahmad Popal.
86. some sources say Ghulam Faruq was Health Minister from 1950 until 1955.
87. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Zahir.
88. some sources say Abdul Zahir was Health Minister from 1955 until 1963.
89. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Muhammad Yusuf, Mohammad Yousuf, Mohammad Yusof.
90. alternative name(s): Dr. Muhammad Nasir Keshawarz.
91. alternative name(s): Abdul Sattar Shalizi.
92. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Mohammad Asef Sohail.
93. [20]
94. [21]
95. [22]
96. [23]
97. on 29 October 1965, Mohammad Yusuf resigned, and King Mohammad Zahir Shah asked Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal to form a new cabinet, which started acting on 2 November 1965.
98. approved by the Wolesi Jirga from 25 October until 2 November 1965, but never served during this one week.
99. alternative name(s): (General) Khan Muhammad (Khan).
100. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Kayeum, Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Qayoum.
101. alternative name(s): Muhammad Husain Masa.
102. alternative name(s): Abdullah Khan Yaftali, Abdullah Yaqta.
103. alternative name(s): Mohammed Sarwar Omar.
104. alternative name(s): Dr. Nour Ali, Nur Ali.
105. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Muhammad Anas.
106. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdur Rahim, Abdul Rahim.
107. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Haider, Muhammad Haidar.
108. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Nasir Keshawarz.
109. alternative name(s): Mir Muhammad Akbar Reza.
110. some sources say Gul Pacha Ulfat was Tribal Affairs President from 14 March 1963 until 25 October 1965.
111. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Abdul Samad Hamid.
112. [24]
113. [25]
114. on 11 October 1967 (or 12 October, depending on the source), Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal resigned, and King Mohammad Zahir Shah named Abdullah Yaftali acting Prime Minister, before asking Nur Ahmad Etemadi to form a new cabinet on 1 November 1967, which started acting on 15 November 1967.
115. alternative name(s): Eng. Ahmadullah.
116. some sources say Mohammad Husain Messa was Interior Minister from 25 January until 15 November 1967.
117. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Hakim Tabibi.
118. alternative name(s): Muhammad Ehsan Rostamel.
119. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Muhammad Osman Anwari.
120. alternative name(s): Kubra Nurzai.
121. some sources say Abdul Samad Salim was Communications Minister from 2 November 1965 until 17 August 1966.
122. alternative name(s): Engineer Mohammad Azim Gran, Muhammad Azim Gran.
123. alternative name(s): Engineer Abdul Samad Salim.
124. alternative name(s): Muhammad Osman Sidqi.
125. alternative name(s): Mohammad Khalid Roashan, Muhammad Khalid Roshan.
126. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Hakim Ziayee, Abdul Hakim Ziayi.
127. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhadi, Ravan A. G. Farhâdi.
128. [26]
129. [27]
130. [28]
131. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Omar Wardak.
132. alternative name(s): Engineer Mohammad Bashir Ludin, Muhammad Bashir Lodin.
133. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Asghar.
134. alternative name(s): Muhammad Anwar Ziayi.
135. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Akram.
136. alternative name(s): Said Masud Pohanyar.
137. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Wahid Sorabi, Abdul Wahed Sarābi, Abdul Wahid Sarabi, Abdul Vahed Serabi.
138. The new cabinet was announced on 17 November 1969 but only started acting on 2 December 1969.
139. on 17 May 1967 (or 16 May, depending on the source), Nur Ahmad Etemadi resigned, and King Mohammad Zahir Shah asked him to stay in office as acting Prime Minister until a new government was formed. On 8 June 1971, Zahir Shah asked Abdul Zahir to form a new cabinet, which he appointed on the same day and which started acting on 26 July 1971 when the National Assembly gave the cabinet the vote of confidence.
140. alternative name(s): Abdul Satar Seerat.
141. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Aman.
142. alternative name(s): (Engineer) Muhammad Yaqub Lali, Mohammad Yaqub Lalee.
143. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Majid Seraj, Professor Ibrahim Majid Seraj, Prof. Mohammad Ibrahim Seraj, Dr. Ibrahim Majid Siraj, Mohammad Ibrah Seraj.
144. alternative name(s): (Dr.) Mahmud Habibi.
145. [29]
146. [30]
147. [31]
148. After Abdul Zahir's first resignation offer was rejected on 25 September 1972, King Mohammad Zahir Shah eventually accepted it on 5 December 1972. He asked him to stay in office as acting Prime Minister until a new government was formed. On 8 December 1972, Zahir Shah asked Mohammad Musa Shafiq to form a new cabinet, which started acting on 12 December 1972.
149. alternative name(s): Muhammad Musa Shafiq.
150. alternative name(s): Amanullah Mansuri.
151. alternative name(s): Muhammad Anwar Arghandiwal, Mohammad Anwar Arghandewal.
152. alternative name(s): Dr. Ghulam Haidar Dawar, Ghulam Haider Dawar.
153. alternative name(s): Muhammad Asef Ghausi, Muhammad Arif Ghausi.
154. The Kabul Times, April 13, 1972, p. 1.
155. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Yasin Azim, Yaseen Azim, Muhammad Yasin Azim.
156. Azim, actually Deputy Education Minister, was acting Education Minister since at least 3 June 1972: The Kabul Times: June 3, 1972, p. 1.
157. alternative name(s): (General) Khwazak Khan, Khwazakkhan.
158. alternative name(s): Engineer Nasratullah Malikyar, Nosratollah Malekyar.
159. alternative name(s): Muhammad Ibrahim Abbasi.
160. some sources say Abbasi resigned on 12 April 1972 but he was still in charge at least on 17 May 1972: The Kabul Times: May 17, 1972, p. 4.
161. [32]
162. alternative name(s): Dr. Abdul Wakil, Abdul Vakil.
163. Minister without portfolio in charge of Afghanistan's Emergency Agricultural Programme: The Kabul Times, June 19, 1972, p. 1.
164. The Afghan Times, December 11, 1972, p. 1–3
165. [33]
166. With the Coup of 17 July 1973, Mohammad Daoud Khan deposes King Mohammad Zahir Shah and proclaims the Republic of Afghanistan, resulting in the end of the Shafiq cabinet.
167. alternative name(s): Nematollah Pazhwak.
168. alternative name(s): Samiuddin Zhowand.
169. Caretaker as he actually was the Deputy Minister and not considered an integral part of the cabinet. Mohammad Musa Shafiq informed the National Assembly that ministries for which a minister has not yet been designated will be headed by the Deputy Ministers, with overall political responsibility for their performance staying with himself as Prime Minister.
170. alternative name(s): Muhammad Khan Jalalar, Muhammad Khan Jalallal.
171. alternative name(s): Dr. (Mohammad) Ali Nawaz.
172. Azim was Deputy and caretaking Education Minister since Shafiq's inauguration as Prime Minister on 12 December 1972 and was officially named Education Minister on 5 March 1973; see The Kabul Times, 6 March 1973, p. 1, link: [34]
173. alternative name(s): Dr. Mohammad Akhtar Khoshbeen.
174. alternative name(s): Gholam Dastegir Azizi.
175. alternative name(s): Sabahoddin Kushkaki.
176. Caretaker as he actually was the Vice President and not considered an integral part of the cabinet. Mohammad Musa Shafiq, who specifically planned to reform the Tribal Affairs Department into a proper ministry, informed the National Assembly that ministries for which a minister has not yet been designated will be headed by the Deputy Ministers (or Vice President as in this case), with overall political responsibility for their performance staying with himself as Prime Minister.
177. [35]
178. [36]
179. The Kabul Times, August 2, 1973, p. 1, link: [37].
180. Official title: President of the State and Prime Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan, as per The Kabul Times, July 21, 1973, p.1, link: [38].
181. With the Coup of 17 July 1973, Mohammad Daoud Khan deposes King Mohammad Zahir Shah and proclaims the Republic of Afghanistan, while the cabinet was approved by the Central Committee of the Republic on 1 August 1973, before officially starting to act on 2 August 1973.
182. alternative name(s): Muhammad Hasan Sharq.
183. alternative name(s): Faiz Muhammad, Faiz Mohammad.
184. some sources say Sayyid Abdullilah was also the Second Deputy Prime Minister.
185. alternative name(s): Sayed Abdul Ellah, Sayyid Abdullah.
186. Acting Commerce Minister while actually being Deputy Commerce Minister; see [39]
187. alternative name(s): (Engineer) Ghausuddin, Ghausuddin Faeq.
188. alternative name(s): (Prof. Dr.) Nazar Muhammad Sikandar, Nazar Mohammad Sikandar.
189. alternative name(s): Engineer Abdul Hameed, Abdul Hamid.
190. alternative name(s): Ghulam Jailani Bakhtary, Ghulam Jalani Bakhtari.
191. alternative name(s): (Prof. Dr.) Abdul Rahim Nawin, Abdul Rahim Navin.
192. alternative name(s): (Engineer) Pacha Gul.
193. alternative name(s): Ali Ahmad Khoram.
194. Acting Planning Minister while actually being Deputy Planning Minister; see The Kabul Times, August 9, 1973, p. 1., and [40]
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