List of heads of state of Afghanistan
Non-Royal heads of state

List of heads of state of Afghanistan

Section Title: Non-Royal heads of state
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No	Name	Birth–Death	Took office	Left office	Political Affiliation

Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)

1	Mohammed Daoud Khan	-	1909–1978	17 July 1973	28 April 1978	Independent (until 1976)

National Revolutionary Party

President; Member of the Barakzai dynasty (first cousin of Mohammed Zahir Shah); Assassinated

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987)

2	Colonel Abdul Qadir	1944–2014	28 April 1978	30 April 1978	People's Democratic Party (Khalq faction)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Military Revolutionary Council

3	Nur Muhammad Taraki	Nur Muhammad Taraki.JPG	1917–1979	30 April 1978	14 September 1979	People's Democratic Party (Khalq faction)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council; Assassinated

4	Hafizullah Amin	-	1929–1979	14 September 1979	27 December 1979	People's Democratic Party (Khalq faction)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council; Assassinated

5	Babrak Karmal	-	1929–1996	27 December 1979	24 November 1986	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council; Dismissed

6	Haji Mohammad Chamkani	-	1947–2012	24 November 1986	30 September 1987	Independent

Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council

7	Mohammad Najibullah	-	1947–1996	30 September 1987	30 November 1987	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction)

Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council

Republic of Afghanistan (1987–1992)

8	Mohammad Najibullah	-	1947–1996	30 November 1987	16 April 1992	People's Democratic Party (Parcham faction) (until 1990)

Homeland Party

President; Resigned

9	Abdul Rahim Hatif	-	1926–2013	16 April 1992	28 April 1992	Homeland Party

Acting President; Deposed

Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2002)

10	Sibghatullah Mojaddedi	-	1925–2019	28 April 1992	28 June 1992	National Liberation Front

President; Resigned

11	Burhanuddin Rabbani	-	1940–2011	28 June 1992	22 December 2001	Jamiat-e Islami

President; Between 1996 and 2001, the Islamic State remained the internationally recognized government, despite only controlling about 10% of Afghan territory

12	Hamid Karzai	-	1957–	22 December 2001	13 July 2002	Independent

Acting President

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)

Mullah Mohammed Omar	c. 1960–2013	27 September 1996	13 November 2001	Taliban

13	Emir and Commander of the Faithful; The Islamic Emirate never attained widespread international recognition, despite controlling about 90% of Afghan territory; Deposed

Mullah Mohammad Rabbani	-	1956–2001	27 September 1996	13 April 2001	Taliban

14	Head of the Supreme Council; Deputy leader of the Taliban; Died in office

Maulavi Abdul Kabir	-	1958/1963–	16 April 2001	13 November 2001	Taliban

15	Acting Head of the Supreme Council; Deposed

Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004)

12	Hamid Karzai	-	1957–	13 July 2002	7 December 2004	Independent

Transitional President

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–present)

12	Hamid Karzai	-	1957–	7 December 2004	29 September 2014	Independent

President; First democratically elected head of state

16	Ashraf Ghani	-	1949–	29 September 2014	Incumbent	Independent

President; First peaceful transfer of power

Sentence(s)

Abdul Rahim Hatif was the acting President of Afghanistan for two weeks in April 1992, after the resignation of President Najibullah.

final_sentence: Abdul Rahim Hatif was the acting President of Afghanistan for two weeks in April 1992, after the resignation of President Najibullah.