predecessor successor religion birth_place president office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
rangin dadfar spanta ahmad moqbel zarar islam kabul , afghanistan hamid karzai minister of foreign affairs 11 may 1943 10 january 2010 zalmai rassoul in june 2011.jpg zalmai rassoul
 5 october 2013 zalmai rassoul
zalmai rassoul

zalmai rassoul -lrb- ; born 11 may 1943 -rrb- is an afghan politician who served as foreign minister of afghanistan from january 2010 to october 2013 .
he previously served as national security advisor beginning in june 2002 .
he has accompanied afghan president hamid karzai on all official visits since the establishment of the interim administration in 2001 .
he resigned as foreign minister on 5 october 2013 to stand as a candidate in the 2014 presidential election .
