# Rabbani Council of Ministers

Mohammad Rabbani's Council of Ministers was the cabinet of the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 27 September 1996 until 13 November 2001.

## History

On 27 September 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul, forcing the old government to flee from the city. They also set up a six-member provisional council, among them Information and Culture Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister Mohammad Ghaus Akhund, Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Health Minister Massoumi Afghan and others, to govern the capital and named Mohammad Rabbani, who is not related to Islamic State's president Burhanuddin Rabbani, to lead the Council of Ministers. The Taliban declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which 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.

## Cabinet

Rabbani Provisional Council of Ministers :
| Portfolio | Name | Year(s) |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Rabbani | 27 September 1996 – 16 April 2001 |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Kabir (caretaker) | 16 April – 13 November 2001 |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister | Abdul Kabir | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Foreign Minister | Mohammad Ghaus Akhund | 27 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 |
| Foreign Minister | Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (acting) | 28 May – after 24 September 1997 |
| Foreign Minister | Hasan Akhund | after 24 September 1997 – 27 October 1999 |
| Foreign Minister | Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil | 27 October 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Foreign Minister | Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai | 27 September 1996 – 1998 |
| Deputy Foreign Minister | Abdul Jalil Haqqani | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Foreign Minister | Abdul Rahman Zahed | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Head of Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Abdul Satar Paktin | before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
| Head of the Information Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Faiz | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Head of United Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Habibullah Fawzi | before – after 25 January 2001 |
| Defense Minister | Saadullah Popal (acting) | 27 September 1996 – April 1997 |
| Defense Minister | Obaidullah Akhund | April 1997 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Defense Minister | Abdul Salam Zaeef (Administration) | 27 September 1996 – c. 1998 |
| Deputy Defense Minister | Abdul Ghani Baradar | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Defense Minister | Mohammad Fazl (Chief of Army Staff) | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Interior Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – c. 1997 |
| Interior Minister | Khairullah Khairkhwa | c. 1997 – c. 1998 |
| Interior Minister | unknown | c. 1998 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Interior Minister | Abdur Razzaq Akhundzada | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Interior Minister | Abdul Samad Khaksar (Security) | 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Interior Minister | Mohammad Sharif | unknown – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Interior Minister | Noor Jalal (Administration) | unknown – 13 November 2001 |
| Director of the Passport and Visa Department in the Ministry of Interior Affairs | Sayed Mohammad Azim Agha | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Security and Intelligence Minister | unknown | 27 September – c. 1996 |
| Security and Intelligence Minister | Ahmadullah | c. 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Security and Intelligence Minister | Abdul Haq Wasiq | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Security and Intelligence Minister | Ehsanullah Sarfida | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Head of the Investigation Department in the Ministry of Security and Intelligence | Habibullah Reshad | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Justice Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Justice Minister | Nooruddin Turabi | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Justice Minister | Jalaluddin Shinwari | unknown – 13 November 2001 |
| Finance Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – c. 1999 |
| Finance Minister | Mohammad Ahmadi | c. 1999 – before 23 February 2001 |
| Finance Minister | Muhammad Taher Anwari | before – after c. 1999 |
| Finance Minister | Agha Jan Motasim | c. 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Finance Minister | Arefullah Aref | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Finance Minister | Najibullah Haqqani | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Commerce Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – 1999 |
| Commerce Minister | Abdul Razak | 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Commerce Minister | Fazal Mohammad | before 25 January – after 26 September 2001 |
| Deputy Commerce Minister | Nik Mohammad | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Education Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown |
| Education Minister | Sayed Ghiasuddin | unknown – February 1999 |
| Education Minister | Amir Khan Muttaqi | February 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Education Minister | Abdul Salam Hanafi | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Education Minister | Said Ahmed Shahidkhel | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Higher Education Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown |
| Higher Education Minister | Hamdullah Nomani | unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
| Higher Education Minister | Din Mohammad Hanif | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Higher Education Minister | Moslim Haqqani | unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
| Deputy Higher Education Minister | Zabihullah Hamidi | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Higher Education Minister | Arsala Rahmani | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Public Works Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Public Works Minister | Mohammadullah Mati | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Public Works Minister | Rostam Nuristani | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Public Works Minister | Atiqullah Wali Mohammad | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Construction Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 1999 |
| Construction Minister | Dadullah | before 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Public Health Minister | Massoumi Afghan | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Public Health Minister | Mohammad Abbas Akhund | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Public Health | Abdul Satar Paktin | unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Public Health | Abdul Rauf Mohammad | 1996 – 1999 |
| Deputy Minister of Public Health | Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Communications Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown |
| Communications Minister | Mohammadullah Mati | unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
| Communications Minister | Yar Mohammad Rahimi | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Communications Minister | Allah Dad Tayyab | before 25 January – after 26 September 2001 |
| Mines and Industries Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before c. 1999 |
| Mines and Industries Minister | Ahmad Jan | before c. 1999 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Mines and Industries Minister | Mohammad Essa Akhund | after 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Mines and Industries Minister | Mohammad Azam Elmi | before c. 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Mines and Industries Minister | Abdul Salam Zaeef | c. 1999 – after 29 August 2000 |
| Deputy Mines and Industries Minister | Sayeedur Rahman Haqani | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Agriculture Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Agriculture Minister | Abdul Latif Mansur | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Atiqullah Wali Mohammad | 1999 or 2000 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Shams Ur-Rahman Abdul Zahir | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Attiqullah Akhund | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Abdul Ghafoor | after 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Water and Electricity Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Water and Electricity Minister | Mohammad Essa Akhund | before – after 25 January 2001 |
| Water and Electricity Minister | Ahmad Jan | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Water and Electricity Minister | Mohammad Homayoon | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Information and Culture Minister | Amir Khan Muttaqi | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Information and Culture Minister | Qudratullah Jamal | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Information and Culture Minister | Abdul Baqi Haqqani (Information) | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Information and Culture Minister | Abdul Rahman Ahmad Hottak (Culture) | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Information and Culture Minister | Rahimullah Zurmati (Publication) | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Abdul Rahman Ahmad Hottak | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Urban Development Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Urban Development Minister | Allah Dad Mati | before – after 31 January 2001 |
| Frontier Affairs Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Frontier Affairs Minister | Jalaluddin Haqqani | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Frontier Affairs Minister | Ibrahim Haqqani | before 23 February –13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Frontier Affairs Minister | Abdul Hakim Munib | before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
| Martyrs and Repatriation Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Martyrs and Repatriation Minister | Abdul Raqib Takhari | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Martyrs and Repatriation Minister | Rahmatullah Wahidyar | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Martyrs and Repatriation Minister | Mohammad Sediq Akhundzada | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Planning Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
| Planning Minister | Din Mohammad Hanif | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Planning Minister | Ezatullah Haqqani | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Planning Minister | Mohammad Musa Hottak | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister | Akhtar Mohammad Mansour | 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister | Naim Kuchi | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister | Hidayatullah Abu Turab | before 8 March – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister | Tahis | before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
| Haj and Religious Affairs Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Haj and Religious Affairs Minister | Sayed Ghiasuddin | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Haj and Religious Affairs Minister | Moslim Haqqani | before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Haj and Religious Affairs Minister | Qalamudin Momand (Haj) | before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Work and Social Affairs Minister | Saduddin Sayyed | before 8 March – 13 November 2001 |
| Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
| Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister | Mohammad Wali | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister | Mohammad Salim Haqqani | before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
| Deputy Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister | Sayed Esmatullah Asem | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Central Bank President | unknown | 27 September 1996 – unknown |
| Central Bank President | Ehsanullah Sarfida | unknown – before 23 February 2001 |
| Central Bank President | Mohammad Ahmadi | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
| Administrative Affairs Director | unknown | 27 September 1996 – before 23 February 2001 |
| Administrative Affairs Director | Muhammad Taher Anwari | before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |