Cabinet of Afghanistan

The Cabinet of Afghanistan is the executive power of the government of Afghanistan. It is made of the heads of government ministries.

The Cabinet of prime minister Akhund is in power, as of 2023.

Amrullah Saleh is the leader of the "government in exile"; Afghanistan's embassy in Switzerland said that, and media told about that on September 30.https://www.news18.com/news/world/former-leaders-announce-afghanistan-govt-in-exile-to-be-led-by-amrullah-saleh-4267472.html. Retrieved 1 October 2021

Cabinet

Ministers of the Islamic Emirate are:

 Position  Name  Image  Status Prime minister Akhund, Hasan center|120px Time in power: [In 2023's third quarter, he came back to power.] He also was in power during September 2021 to [May 2023. Someone else had power during May–July 2023.] Akhund is acting or interim (primeminister). When he came to power, the Taliban were already in military control of most of the country; Hibatullah Akhundzada is still the chief of Taliban (as of 2021). Interior minister Haqqani, Sirajuddin center|120px In September 2021, he became head of Ministry of Interior Affairs Foreign minister Muttaqi, Amir Khan center|120px From September 2021; acting or interim. Finance minister Akhund, Nasir In power, as of 2023's third quarter; head of ministry of finance.  Economy minister Hanif, Din Mohammad Since September 2021 Defense minister  Yaqoob, Mohammad center|120px Since September 2021 Justice minister  Ishaqzai, Abdul Hakim center|120px Since September 2021 Minister of Commerce and IndustryAzizi, Nooruddin Since 2021. His ethnicity is Tajik.https://www.news18.com/news/world/talibans-afghan-govt-still-non-inclusive-despite-recent-expansion-no-woman-yet-4242071.html. Retrieved 24 September 2021 Information and culture minister  Khairkhwa, Khairullah center|120px Since September 2021 Education minister Munir, Noorullah Acting or interim, since August 2021 Higher education minister Haqqani, Abdul Baqi Acting or interim, since August 2021 Hajj [or pilgrimage] minister Saqib, Noor Mohammad  Since September 2021 Border and tribal affairs minister Noori, Norullah center|120px Since September 2021 Rural rehabilitation and development minister Akhundzada, Mohammad Younus Since September 2021 Public works minister Omari, Abdul Manan Since September 2021 Mines and petroleum Minister Akhund, Mohammad Isa Since September 2021 Water and energy minister Mansoor, Abdul Latif Since September 2021 Aviation and transport minister Akhundzada, Hamidullah Since September 2021 Telecommunication minister Haqqani, Najibullah Since September 2021 Refugees minister Haqqani, Khalil Since September 2021 Religious observances minister (or minister for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice) Khalid, Sheikh Mohammad Since September 2021 Agriculture, irrigation and livestock minister Rashid, Abdul Rahman center|120px Since 2021 Public health minister  Ibad, Qalandar (as of 2021's third quarter)

Deputy ministers and directors are
 Position  Name  Image  Status Deputy prime minister Baradar, Abdul Ghani center|120px From September 7, 2021; acting or interim. He "has [...] gone missing", said journalist Emma Graham-Harrison on September 14.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/14/questions-in-kabul-as-two-top-taliban-leaders-missing-from-public-view. Retrieved 14 September 2021 [Second] deputy prime minister  Hanafi, Abdul Salam center|120px From September 7, 2021; acting or interim. Chief of intelligence Wasiq, Abdul Haq center|120px From 2021; acting or interim. Deputy minister of  defense  "Zakir", Abdul Qayyum From September 2021; acting or interim Deputy minister of  information and culture  Mujahid, Zabiullah From September 2021; acting or interim-->

As of [the third quarter of] 2021, the Taliban government does not have "formal recognition by the majority of [countries in the world, or] the international community".Scott R. Anderson. https://www.lawfareblog.com/history-and-recognition-taliban . Lawfareblog.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021

Women can not be a part of the Cabinet, the Taliban said in early September.

Former ministers

Ministers of the Islamic Emirate who have quit or who changed job in the Cabinet of Afghanistan, are:
 Position  Name  Image  Status Prime minister (acting) Kabir, Abdul  Time in power: May–July 2023 Finance minister Badri, Hidayatullah Came to power: September 2021 Finance minister Gul Agha Ishakzai From August [to September] 2021 Defense minister  Abdul Qayyum "Zakir" From August [to September] 2021; acting or interim Education minister Hemat Akhundzada From August [to September] 2021 Interior minister Ibrahim Sadr From August [to September] 2021https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/taliban-har-utnevnt-ministre.RSRzbA3RF?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=direktewidget&utm_medium=direktewidget_nyhetsdognet. Retrieved 24 August 2021 Public health ministerWahid Majrooh Time in power ended September 2021; Earlier in September 2021, he was the only minister from the government of prime minister Ghani, that still showed up at work in Kabul.https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2021/09/12/helseminister-i-afghanistan-ber-norge-opprettholde-bistanden/. Dagsavisen. Retrieved 12 September 2021. "Han er den eneste statsråden fra Ashraf Ghanis avsatte regjering som fortsatt møter på jobb i Kabul" [He is the only minister from the Ashraf Ghani Cabinet, that still shows up at work in Kabul] He became acting (or interim) minister in January 2021.https://moph.gov.af/index.php/en/ministers-biography. Retrieved 12 September 2021. "On 28 January 2021, [... President Ghani], in addition to Dr. Majrooh’s current responsibilities, as Deputy Minister for Health Care Services Provision, designated him as the Acting Minister of Public Health."

Cabinet of Ashraf Ghani

In August 2021 the Cabinet of Ashraf Ghani lost power over most of the country, and president Ghani escaped from Afghanistan on 15 August 2021.

As of 17 August 2021, Amrullah Saleh has the highest position of elected politicians that had not resigned or escaped from the country.

 President Ashraf Ghani center|120px In August 2021 he escaped from Afghanistan, during the Fall of Kabul. He is no longer a part of the politics of Afghanistan; media said that on September 30.https://www.news18.com/news/world/former-leaders-announce-afghanistan-govt-in-exile-to-be-led-by-amrullah-saleh-4267472.html. Retrieved October 1, 2021. "[...] and his rupture with Afghan politics [...]"  Vice president Amrullah Saleh center|120px In February 2020 he started as vice president. Second Vice President Sarwar Danish center|120px Foreign minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar center|120px Time in power: from April 2020; he escaped from Afghanistan, in August 2021. Defense minister  Bismillah Khan Mohammadi center|120px In June 2021 he started as defense minister.(acting or interim) Interior minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal  From 19 June 2021 to 15 August 2021 Finance minister Khalid Painda  From January 2021 - August 2021 Attorney General Farid Hamidi  2016–2021 Education minister Rangina Hamidi  Time in power: from 2020

The Cabinet of Afghanistan was made of the heads of all the government ministries.

Earlier ministers of the Ashraf Ghani cabinet
 First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum center|120px Time in power: 2014–2020 Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah center|120px 2014–2020 First Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Khan  2014–2020Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq  2014–2020Foreign minister Atiqullah Atifmal   December 2014 – February 2015 (acting or interim)Foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani center|120px 2015–2019Foreign minister Idrees Zaman  2019–January 2020 (acting or interim)Foreign minister Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri  January 2020–April 2020 (acting or interim) Defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai center|120px until June 2016 (acting or interim) Defense minister Abdullah Habibi center|120px 2016–2017 Defense minister Tariq Shah Bahramee center|120px 2017–2018 Defense minister Asadullah Khalid center|120px 2018 until June 2021 Interior minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi center|120px December 2014 - January 2015 Interior minister Nur ul-Haq Ulumi center|120px 2015 — 2016 Interior minister Taj Mohammad Jahid 120px 2016 — 2017 Interior minister Wais Barmak 2017–2018 Interior minister Amrullah Saleh center|120px December 2018 — January 2019 Interior minister Masoud Andrabi January 2019 — March 2021 Interior minister Hayatullah Hayat 120px March 2021 — June 2021

Finance minister:
Omar Zakhilwal, until February 2015
Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, February 2015 – March 2018|
Mohammad Qayoumi, April 2018 – March 2020
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, March 2020 – January 2021
Mines minister
Nargis Nehan, acting or interimhttps://www.nrk.no/nyheter/tidlegare-afghansk-minister-evakuert-1.15625996. Retrieved 27 August 2021 (2017–2020)

The Cabinet of  Hamid Karzai, was the cabinet before the Ashraf Ghani cabinet.

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Government of Afghanistan (disambiguation)

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