predecessor successor religion birth_place president nationality party office profession parents birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
ahmad moqbel zarar burhanuddin rabbani massoud khalili tbd amanullah jayhoon sunni islam kabul , afghanistan ashraf ghani hamid karzai ashraf ghani hamid karzai afghan jamiat-e islami minister peace council afghanistan ambassador to turkey of foreign affairs chairman of the afghan high diplomat burhanuddin rabbani 31 march 1971 1 february 2015 15 april 2012 1 january 2011 salahuddin 2012.jpg rabbani at us state dept november 29 , salahuddin rabbani
 1 february 2015 14 april 2012 salahuddin rabbani columbia university
salahuddin rabbani

salahuddin rabbani -lrb- ; born 10 may 1971 or 20.02 or -lrb- `` burg e tsaur '' ; ordibehsht or taurus -lrb- constellation -rrb- 1350 according to the horoscope or iranian calendar -lrb- iranian solar calendar -rrb- or 14 rabiul awal 1391 -lrb- islamic lunar calendar -rrb- is an afghan diplomat and politician who has been minister of foreign affairs since 1 february 2015 .
he was ambassador to turkey from 2011 to 2012 .
in april 2012 , it was announced that he was to chair the afghan high peace council in its negotiations with the taliban .
salahuddin 's father was council chairman and afghan president burhanuddin rabbani .
he was selected as leader of the jamiat-e islami political party after the assassination of his father .
on 12 january 2015 , he was nominated by president ashraf ghani as minister of foreign affairs , replacing ahmad moqbel zarar .
he was confirmed by the afghan parliament on 28 january and was sworn in on 1 february .
