# Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)

The Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Pashto: د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت, Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت افغانستان) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of the management of air and ground transportation, operation of airports and the national airline, as well as numerous other state-owned enterprises engaged in the transport business. As of 2021 the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.
It is headquartered in Ansari Watt, Kabul.
During the Afghan Interim Administration, Afghanistan had one minister for Transport and one minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism. In 2004, during the presidency of Hamid Karzai, the post of minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism was abolished. The minister of Transport became responsible for Civil Aviation and the Minister of Information and culture became responsible for Tourism.
Under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the ministry has outsourced operation of Afghanistan's airspace and airports to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding.

## Ministers

| Portofolio | Name | Term | Notes |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Abdul Rahman | December 2001 - February 2002 | Was assassinated in February 2002 |
| Transportation | Sultan Hamid Sultan | December 2001 - June 2002 | |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Zalmai Rassoul | February 2002 - June 2002 | |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Mirwais Sadiq | June 2002 - March 2004 | Was killed in March 2004 during an exchange of fire in Herat between his forces and those of Zahir Nayebzada |
| Transportation | Sayed Mohammed Ali Jawad | June 2002 - December 2004 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Enayatullah Qasemi | December 2004 - March 2006 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Gul Hussein Ahmadi | March 2006 - August 2006 | Ahmadi did not receive the necessary confidence of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower house of the Afghan parliament. |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Nimatullah Ehsan Javid | August 2006 - March 2008 | Was dismissed in part because of problems with the corruption-plagued national carrier, Ariana Airlines |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Hamidullah Qaderi | March 2008 - November 2008 | Was fired by president Karzai on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Omar Zakhilwal | November 2008 - February 2009 | Only acting minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Hamidullah Farooqi | February 2009 - January 2010 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Mohammadullah Batash | January 2010 - June 2010 | Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, but after his successor also failed to receive a vote of confidence, Karzai appointed him as acting minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Abdul Rahim Horas | January 2010 - January 2010 | Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Daoud Ali Najafi | June 2010 - March 2012 | Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, but was subsequently named as acting minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Daoud Ali Najafi | March 2012 – 2015 | Was again named by President Karzai and this time approved by the Afghan Parliament and therefore from March 2012 a formally approved minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Muhammad Hamid Tahmasi | 2017 – August 2021 | Was named by President Ghani and approved by the Afghan Parliament |
| Civil Aviation & Transport | Hamidullah Akhundzada | 7 September 2021 - Present | Appointed as acting minister for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Former Minister of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MoTCA):
* Abdul Rahman (20020211 killed),
* Dr. Enayatullah Qasemi (Ghazni 2005),
* Gul Hussain Ahmadi (not confirmed by Wolesi Jirga 2006,
* Engineer Nehmatullah Niamatullah Ehsan Javid (2006),
* Hamidullah Qaderi (2008),
* Dr. Omar Zakhiwal Zakhaiwal (2008),
* acting-transport minister, Raz Mohammad Elmi (2009),
* Hamidullah Farooqi (20090317),
* Daud Ali Najafi (acting Minister 20101009 and nominated again (20120215)
* Daud Ali Najafi Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (20120305 - 20140930)
* Daud Ali Najafi acting Minister (20141001)
* acting Minister of Transport Ghulam Ali Rasukh (20141209)
* Minister of Transport and Aviation (20150418, 20161113 impeached and acting)
* Mohammad Hamid Tumasi Hamid Tahmasi Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi (20170725, 20180625), 20171102, 20171204 confirmed, 20180629)
* Quadratullah Zaki nominated and acting (20200831) confirmed (20201130)
* Mullah Alhaj Hamidullah Akhundzada (20210907)
Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation:
* Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid (20220912)
* Mullah Abdul Salam (20220913)
* Ghulam Jelani Popal, the deputy head of Afghanistan transport and civil aviation ministry (20230510)
Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation Financial Affairs:
* Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid (20220912)
Deputy Ministers: Technical and Operations:
* Cptn. Said Mehdi Saidi, Saeedi (20110313, 20110415)
Planning and Policy:
* Mohammad Aminullah Batash (20110313)
Administration and Ressources:
* Ghulam Ali Rasikh (20110313);
Deputy of the Ministry of Transport, Finance and Administration:
* Mrs. Fawzia Ehsani (2016, 20180214)
Deputy Transport and Civil Aviation Minister:
* Hamid Zahir (20120704)
Deputy minister, Raz Mohammad Ilmi, and deputy minister of transport, Abdul Hafiz, were arrested over allegations of corruption (20170712)