List of heads of state of Afghanistan

This article lists the heads of state of Afghanistan since the foundation of the first Afghan state, the Hotak Empire, in 1709.

List of heads of state

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Monarchs

Hotak Empire (1709–1738)

Durrani Empire (1747–1823)

Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926)

Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1929)

Saqqawist Emirate and the 1928–1929 civil war

Kingdom of Afghanistan (restored; 1929–1973)

Local monarchs
Some rulers tried to take advantage of internal conflicts in Afghanistan to claim the throne. However, their rule was limited only to certain areas.

List
 Name Portrait  Lifespan Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978) Mohammed Daoud Khan 100px 1909–1978 17 July 1973 28 April 1978  Independent National Revolutionary Party  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992) ColonelAbdul Qadir 100px 1944–2014 28 April 1978 30 April 1978  People's Democratic Party  Nur Muhammad Taraki 100px 1917–1979 30 April 1978 14 September 1979  People's Democratic Party  Hafizullah Amin  1929–1979 14 September 1979 27 December 1979  People's Democratic Party  Babrak Karmal 100px 1929–1996 27 December 1979 24 November 1986  People's Democratic Party  Haji Mohammad Chamkani 100px 1947–2012 24 November 1986 30 September 1987  Independent  Mohammad Najibullah 100px 1947–1996 30 September 1987 16 April 1992  People's Democratic Party Homeland Party  Abdul Rahim Hatif 100px 1926–2013 16 April 1992 28 April 1992  Homeland Party  Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2002) Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 100px 1926–2019 28 April 1992 28 June 1992  National Liberation Front of Afghanistan  Burhanuddin Rabbani 100px 1940–2011 28 June 1992 22 December 2001  Jamiat-e Islami  Hamid Karzai 100px born 1957 22 December 2001 13 July 2002  Independent  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) MullahMohammed Omar  1960–2013 27 September 1996 13 November 2001  Taliban  MullahMohammad Rabbani 100px 1955–2001 27 September 1996 13 April 2001  Taliban  MawlawiAbdul Kabir 100px born 1958 16 April 2001 13 November 2001  Taliban  Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004) Hamid Karzai 100px born 1957 13 July 2002 7 December 2004  Independent  Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) Hamid Karzai 100px born 1957 7 December 2004 29 September 2014  Independent  Ashraf Ghani 100px born 1949 29 September 2014 15 August 2021   Independent  Amrullah Saleh 100px born 1972 17 August 2021 Incumbent   Basej-e Milli  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present) MawlawiHibatullah Akhundzada  born 1961 15 August 2021 Incumbent  Taliban 

References

Notes

Other websites
 Presidency of Afghanistan

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