# Ministry of Information and Culture (Afghanistan)

The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture (Dari: وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ‎, Pashto: د اطلاعاتو او فرهنګ وزارت) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of Culture, Tourism, Publishing Affairs and Youth Affairs. The ministry is currently led by Khairullah Khairkhwa.

## Ministers

| Abdul Rahim Nevin | July 17, 1973 - April 28, 1978 | Nevin was appointed by President Daoud Khan as the first Information and Culture Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan. |
| Amir Khan Muttaqi | | under Mohammed Omar in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996-2001). |
| Sayed Makhdoom Raheen | December 2001 - March 2006 | Founder of the Association for Peace and Democracy for Afghanistan (APDA). Did not receive enough votes of confidence in the Afghan Parliament and had to resign. |
| Abdul Karim Khoram | March 2006 - January 2010 | |
| Sayed Makhdoom Raheen | January 2010 - April 2015 | Returned as Minister of Information and Culture after being Afghan Ambassador to India and this time received enough votes of confidence. |
| Abdul Bari Jahani | April 2015 - November 2016 | Jahani served as foreign aid manager for the Ministry of Education (MoE) for two years (1976 and 1978.) In 1981 he was appointed as Deputy Director for the Afghanistan National Radio Television. Jahani joined Voice of America (VoA) in 1983. He retired from VOA in 2010. Jahani has written the lyrics of Afghan National Anthem. |
| Khairullah Khairkhwa | 7 September 2021 - present | |
Former Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs, now MoIC:
* Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Rahin,
* Abdul Karim Khurram (2009),
* Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (20100103-20140930),
* Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Acting Minister of (Information), Culture and Youth (20141001)
* acting Minister of Information and Culture Ghulam Nabi Farahi (20141209)
* Acting Minister of Information and Culture, Sayed Mosaddiq Khalili (20150213)
* Abdul Bari Jahani (20150418, 20161107) vote of no confidence
* Mrs. Sayeda Muzhgan Mostafavi, acting Minister of Information and Culture (20171023)
* Prof. Mohammad Rasoul Bawari acting Minister (20170423, 20180625)
* Fazel Sancharaki, acting (20180102)
* Mrs. Hassina Safi acting (20180625, 20190107)
* Tahir Zuhair Taher Zuhair (20200405-20210712) nominated and acting not confirmed
* Zabiullah Mojahid, Minister of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs and Taliban Spokesman (20210901) acting
* Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa (20210916, 20220201) acting, Maulvi Hayatullah Mujahir Farahi has been appointed as deputy minister for Information and Culture, replacing Zabihullah Mujahid (20220821)
Deputy Minister of Culture and Arts:
* Mawlawi Atiqullah Azizi (20220305)
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs:
* Mullah Faizullah Tamim (20220305)
Deputy Minister:
* Ahmad Zia Afshar, acting deputy minister for cultural affairs, has not been seen over the past three months. He has disappeared in Canada (20100328),
* Zabiullah Mojahid (20210916)
* Mullah Faizullah Akhund (20211122)
* Maulvi Atiqullah Azizi, deputy minister of finance and administration at the Ministry of Information and Culture (20211122)
Deputy Minister of Culture and Arts, and Mullah Faizullah
Deputy Minister of Information and Culture on Publication Affairs:
* Mobariz Rashidi Mubarez Rashidi (20100225, 20111226),
* Mrs. Simin Hassanzada, Simeen Hasanzada (20141112, 20150207) Simeen Hasanzada has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal murder of Farkhunda over false allegation of Quran burning.(20150402),
* Mrs Sayeda Muzhgan Mustafawi deputy of publication (20150621, 20171212)
* Sayed Hussain Fazel Sancharaki Sayed Aqa Fazel Sancharaki Fazil Sancharaki (20170503, 20180702, 20200208)
* Abdul Manan Shiway-e Sharq (20200209, 20200923)
* Haroon Hakimi (20210511)
Deputy Minister Of ministry of information and culture in youth affairs:
* Mohammad Zahir Ghaus Zaher Gauss (20091124)
* Taimoor Shah Eshaqzai, Timor Shah Ishaqzai Temor Shah Ishaqzai (20111224, 20150207)
* Dr. Kamal Sadaat (20151006, 20161009, 20181203)
* Mohammad Rasoul Bawari (Hazara) has been appointed as deputy minister of culture and art for information and culture.(20170117, 20180625)
* Dr. Kamal Sadaat (20151006, 20161009, 20181203)
* Mohammad Ajmal Shahpoor (20190923)
Deputy in the Ministry of Information and Culture:
* Sayed Musadiq Khalili, Masaddiq Khalili, Sayed Masaddeq Khalili Sayed Mosadiq Khalili( (20120430, 20150526, 20160119))
Deputy Information and Culture Minister on Publications:
* Mrs. Simin Hassanzada, Simeen Hasanzada (20141112, 20150207) Simeen Hasanzada has been dismissed for publicly endorsing the brutal murder of Farkhunda over false allegation of Quran burning.(20150402),
* Mrs Sayeda Mrs. Muzhgan Mustafawi deputy of publication (20150621, 20171212)
* Abdul Manan Shiway-e Sharq (20200923)
Deputy publications of the Ministry of Information and Culture:
* Mawlavi Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi (20221118)
Deputy of tourism, finance and administrative affairs:
* Zardasht Shams (20150526)
* Sayeda Muzhgan Mostafawi, former deputy of publication for Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) has been appointed as administrative, financial and tourism deputy minister of MoIC.(20170311)
* Abdul Bashir Hakimi, Deputy Minister of Finance, Admin and Tourism of the Ministry of Information and Culture (20210503)