Prime Minister of Afghanistan

Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
د افغانستان د اسلامي امارت لومړی وزیر (Pashto)
*Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat lomři ozīr*
رئیس الوزرای امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari)
*Raʾīs al-ozrāi Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān*
Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ; د افغانستان د اسلامي امارت لومړی وزیر (Pashto); Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat lomři ozīr; رئیس الوزرای امارت اسلامی افغانستان (Dari); Raʾīs al-ozrāi Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān;
	Emblem of Afghanistan
	Incumbent; Hasan Akhund; Acting; since 7 September 2021
	Government of Afghanistan
Type	Head of government
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Leadership
Seat	Kabul
Appointer	Supreme Leader
Term length	At the pleasure of the supreme leader
Constituting instrument	1998 dastur
Formation	25 October 1927 (original); 7 September 2021 (current form);
First holder	Shir Ahmad
Succession	No (Deputy Leader succeeds Supreme Leader)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	؋198,250 monthly
Website	Office of the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان لومړی وزیر, Dari: رئیس‌الوزرای افغانستان) is a post within the cabinet of Afghanistan. It was created in 1927 and later abolished after the US invasion . After the Fall of Kabul, on September 7, 2021 the Taliban officials re-created the office.^[4]

List[change | change source]

Name		Portrait	Lifespan	Term of office			Political party
Name		Portrait	Lifespan	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)
	Shir Ahmad		c. 1885–?	25 October 1927	January 1929	1 year, 2 months	Independent
	Shir Ahmad		c. 1885–?	Prime Minister; Deposed
	Shir Giyan		died 1929	January 1929	1 November 1929	10 months	Independent
	Shir Giyan		died 1929	Prime Minister; Deposed
	Mohammad Hashim Khan		1884–1953	1 November 1929	9 May 1946	16 years, 189 days	Independent
	Mohammad Hashim Khan		1884–1953	Prime Minister; Member of the Barakzai dynasty
	Amanat Lewana		Unknown	c. 1944	c. 1946	c. 2 years	Unknown
	Amanat Lewana		Unknown	Prime Minister under king Salemai; Eastern Province only during the 1944–47 tribal revolts
	Shah Mahmud Khan		1890–1959	9 May 1946	7 September 1953	7 years, 121 days	Independent
	Shah Mahmud Khan		1890–1959	Prime Minister; Member of the Barakzai dynasty
	Mohammed Daoud Khan		1909–1978	7 September 1953	10 March 1963	9 years, 184 days	Independent
	Mohammed Daoud Khan		1909–1978	Prime Minister; Member of the Barakzai dynasty
	Mohammad Yusuf		1917–1998	10 March 1963	2 November 1965	2 years, 237 days	Independent
	Mohammad Yusuf		1917–1998	Prime Minister
	Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal		1919–1973	2 November 1965	11 October 1967	1 year, 343 days	Independent (until 1966)
				2 November 1965	11 October 1967	1 year, 343 days	Progressive Democratic Party
				Prime Minister
	Abdullah Yaqta		1914–2003	11 October 1967	1 November 1967	21 days	Independent
	Abdullah Yaqta		1914–2003	Acting Prime Minister
	Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi		1921–1979	1 November 1967	9 June 1971	3 years, 220 days	Independent
	Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi		1921–1979	Prime Minister
	Abdul Zahir		1910–1982	9 June 1971	12 November 1972	1 year, 156 days	Independent
	Abdul Zahir		1910–1982	Prime Minister
	Mohammad Musa Shafiq		1932–1979	12 November 1972	17 July 1973	247 days	Independent
	Mohammad Musa Shafiq		1932–1979	Prime Minister; Deposed during the 1973 coup d'état^[5]
Post abolished (17 July 1973–27 April 1978)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)
	Nur Muhammad Taraki		1917–1979	1 May 1978	27 March 1979	330 days	People's Democratic Party (Khalq faction)
	Nur Muhammad Taraki		1917–1979	Chairman of the Council of Ministers
	Hafizullah Amin		1929–1979	27 March 1979	27 December 1979	275 days	People's Democratic Party (Khalq faction)
	Hafizullah Amin		1929–1979	Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Assassinated by Soviet special forces during the Operation Storm-333^[6]
	Babrak Karmal		1929–1996	27 December 1979	11 June 1981	1 year, 166 days	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction)
	Babrak Karmal		1929–1996	Chairman of the Council of Ministers
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand		born 1935	11 June 1981	26 May 1988	6 years, 350 days	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction)
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand		born 1935	Chairman of the Council of Ministers; First Tenure
	Mohammad Hasan Sharq		born 1925	26 May 1988	21 February 1989	271 days	Independent
	Mohammad Hasan Sharq		born 1925	Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Appointed as part of the National Reconciliation process
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand		born 1935	21 February 1989	8 May 1990	1 year, 76 days	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction)
	Sultan Ali Keshtmand		born 1935	Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Second Tenure
	Fazal Haq Khaliqyar		1934–2004	8 May 1990	15 April 1992	1 year, 343 days	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction) (until June 1990)
				8 May 1990	15 April 1992	1 year, 343 days	Homeland Party
				Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Resigned
Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2002)
	Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani		1952–2007	6 July 1992	15 August 1992	40 days	Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
	Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani		1952–2007	Prime Minister
Post vacant (15 August 1992–17 June 1993)
	Gulbuddin Hekmatyar		born 1947	17 June 1993	28 June 1994	1 year, 11 days	Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
	Gulbuddin Hekmatyar		born 1947	Prime Minister; First Tenure
	Arsala Rahmani Daulat		1937–2012	28 June 1994	1995	0–1 years	Ittehad-e Islami
	Arsala Rahmani Daulat		1937–2012	Acting Prime Minister
	Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai		1944-2021	1995	26 June 1996	0–1 years	Ittehad-e Islami
	Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai		1944-2021	Acting Prime Minister
	Gulbuddin Hekmatyar		born 1947	26 June 1996	11 August 1997	1 year, 46 days	Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
	Gulbuddin Hekmatyar		born 1947	Prime Minister; Second Tenure; Deposed during the fall of Kabul on 27 September 1996;^[7] Continued to claim the position in rebellion during the 1996–2001 Civil War; The Islamic State remained the internationally recognized government, despite only controlling about 10% of Afghan territory
	Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai		1947–1997	11 August 1997	21 August 1997	10 days	Independent
	Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai		1947–1997	Prime Minister; Claimed the position in rebellion during the 1996–2001 Civil War; Killed in an aircraft crash
Post vacant (21 August 1997–13 July 2002)
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–present)
	Mullah Mohammad Rabbani		1955–2001	27 September 1996	13 April 2001	4 years, 198 days	Taliban
	Mullah Mohammad Rabbani		1955–2001	Head of the Supreme Council; Prime Minister; Deputy leader of the Taliban; Died in office
	Mawlawi Abdul Kabir		born 1958	16 April 2001	13 November 2001	211 days	Taliban
	Mawlawi Abdul Kabir		born 1958	Acting Head of the Supreme Council; Acting Prime Minister; Deposed during the fall of Kabul
Post abolished (13 November 2001–7 September 2021)
	Mullah Hasan Akhund		between 1945 and 1958^[8]	7 September 2021	17 May 2023	1 year, 252 days	Taliban
	Mullah Hasan Akhund		between 1945 and 1958^[8]	Acting Prime Minister
	Mawlawi Abdul Kabir		born 1958	17 May 2023	17 July 2023	61 days	Taliban
	Mawlawi Abdul Kabir		born 1958	Acting Prime Minister
	Mullah Hasan Akhund		between 1945 and 1958^[8]	17 July 2023	Incumbent	275 days	Taliban
	Mullah Hasan Akhund		between 1945 and 1958^[8]	Acting Prime Minister

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Deputy Abdul Kabir carried out the duties of acting prime minister from 17 May 2023 to 17 July 2023 while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness.^[1]^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ Mohammad Farshad Daryosh (17 May 2023). "Mawlawi Kabir Appointed Acting PM As Mullah Hassan Akhund is Ill: Mujahid". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
↑ Adeeb, Fatema (9 September 2023). "Prime Minister's Absence From Meetings Raises Questions". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
↑ Hakimi, Amina (5 December 2021). "Senior Officials' Salaries Reduced: MoF". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
↑ "Hardliners get key posts in new Taliban government". BBC News. 7 September 2021.
↑ "Afghan King Overthrown; A Republic Is Proclaimed". The New York Times. 18 July 1973. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
↑ "How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace". BBC. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
↑ Barbara Crossette (26 September 1996). "Kabul Falls to Islamic Militia; Afghans Accuse Pakistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 "Security Council 1988 Committee Amends 105 Entries on Its Sanctions List | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[3] Deputy Abdul Kabir carried out the duties of acting prime minister from 17 May 2023 to 17 July 2023 while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness.^[1]^[2]

[Kabir_appointed-1] Mohammad Farshad Daryosh (17 May 2023). "Mawlawi Kabir Appointed Acting PM As Mullah Hassan Akhund is Ill: Mujahid". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[Akhund_returns-2] Adeeb, Fatema (9 September 2023). "Prime Minister's Absence From Meetings Raises Questions". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[4] Hakimi, Amina (5 December 2021). "Senior Officials' Salaries Reduced: MoF". TOLOnews. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[5] "Hardliners get key posts in new Taliban government". BBC News. 7 September 2021.

[NYT1-6] "Afghan King Overthrown; A Republic Is Proclaimed". The New York Times. 18 July 1973. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[7] "How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace". BBC. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[NYT2-8] Barbara Crossette (26 September 1996). "Kabul Falls to Islamic Militia; Afghans Accuse Pakistan". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[:0-9] 8.0 ^8.1 "Security Council 1988 Committee Amends 105 Entries on Its Sanctions List | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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