List of leaders of Afghanistan

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History of Afghanistan


History of the area since antiquity

History of the initial Islamic conquest and rule

Emergence of Pashtun rule

Modern Afghanistan

Contents

[edit] Heads of State of Afghanistan

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

[edit] Emirate of Afghanistan (1747 – 1823)

Sadozai Dynasty (1747 – 1823)
Title Name Term
Emir Ahmad Shah Durrani July 1747 – 16 October 1772
Emir Timur Shah Durrani 16 October 1772 – 18 May 1793
Emir Zaman Shah Durrani 18 May 1793 – 25 July 1801
Emir Mahmud Shah Durrani 25 July 1801 – 13 July 1803
Emir Shuja Shah Durrani 13 July 1803 – 03 May 1809
Emir Mahmud Shah Durrani 03 May 1809 – 1818
Emir Ali Shah Durrani 1818 – 1819
Emir Ayub Shah Durrani 1819 – 1823

[edit] Emirate of Afghanistan (1823 - 1919)

Barakzai Dynasty (1823 – 1839)
Title Name Term
Emir Habibollah Shah 1823
Regent Soltan Mohammad Khan 1823 – 1826
Regent Dost Mohammad Khan 1826 – 1836
Emir Dost Mohammad Khan 1836 – 02 August 1839
Sadozai Dynasty (1839 – 1842)
Title Name Term
Emir Shuja Shah Durrani 08 May 1839 – 05 April 1842
Emir Fath Jang Khan 29 June 1842 - 12 October 1842
Emir Shahpur Khan 12 October 1842 - December 1842
Barakzai Dynasty (1842 – 1919)
Title Name Term
Emir Dost Mohammad Khan December 1842 - 09 June 1863
Emir Sher Ali Khan 09 June 1863 - May 1866
Emir Mohammad Afzal Khan May 1866 - 07 October 1867
Emir Mohammad A`zam Khan 07 October 1867 - 08 September 1868
Emir Sher Ali Khan 08 September 1868 - 21 February 1879
Emir Mohammad Yaqub Khan 21 February 1879 - 12 October 1879
Regent Mohammad Jan 12 October 1879 - 31 May 1880
Emir Abdur Rahman Khan 31 May 1880 - 03 October 1901
Emir Habibullah Khan 03 October 1901 - 20 February 1919
Emir Nasrullah Khan 20 February 1919 - 28 February 1919

[edit] Kingdom of Afghanistan (1919 – 1973)

Barakzai Dynasty (1919 - 1929)
Title Name Term
King Amanullah Khan 28 February 1919 – 14 January 1929
King Inayatullah Khan 14 January 1929 – 17 January 1929
Tajik rule (1929)
Title Name Term
Emir Habibullah Kalakani 17 January 1929 – 13 October 1929
Mohammadzai Dynasty (1929 – 1973)
Title Name Term
King Mohammed Nadir Shah 13 October 1929 – 08 November 1933
King Mohammed Zahir Shah 08 November 1933 – 17 July 1973

[edit] Republic of Afghanistan (1973 – 1978)

Title Name Term
President Mohammed Daoud Khan 17 July 1973 – 27 April 1978

[edit] Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978 – 1992)

Title Name Term
Chairman of the Military Council Abdul Qadir 27 April 1978 – 30 April 1978
President of the Revolutionary Council Nur Muhammad Taraki 30 April 1978 – 16 September 1979
President of the Revolutionary Council Hafizullah Amin 16 September 1979 – 27 December 1979
President of the Revolutionary Council Babrak Karmal 27 December 1979 – 24 November 1986
President of the Revolutionary Council Haji Mohammad Chamkani 24 November 1986 – 30 September 1987
President of the Revolutionary Council Mohammad Najibullah 30 September 1987 – 30 November 1987
President Mohammad Najibullah 30 November 1987 – 16 April 1992
President Abdul Rahim Hatif1 16 April 1992 – 28 April 1992

[edit] Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992 – 1996)

Title Name Term
President Sibghatullah Mojaddedi2 28 April 1992 – 28 June 1992
President Burhanuddin Rabbani 28 June 1992 – 27 September 1996

[edit] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996 – 2001)

Title Name Term
Head of the Supreme Council Mohammed Omar 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001

[edit] Northern Alliance of Afghanistan (1996 – 2001)

Title Name Term
President Burhanuddin Rabbani 27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001

[edit] Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan (2001 – 2004)

Title Name Term
President Burhanuddin Rabbani 13 November 2001 – 22 December 2001
Chairman of the Transitional Administration Hamid Karzai 22 December 2001 – 19 June 2002
President Hamid Karzai3 19 June 2002 – 07 December 2004

[edit] Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004 – present)

Title Name Term
President Hamid Karzai 07 December 2004 – present

[edit] Prime Ministers of Afghanistan

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

[edit] Kingdom of Afghanistan (1919 – 1973)

Name Term
Vacant 19 August 1919 – 09 June 1926
Vacant 09 June 1926 – 25 October 1927
Sardar Shir Ahmad 25 October 1927 – January 1929
Shir Giyan January 1929 – 01 November 1929
Mohammad Hashim Khan 01 November 1929 – May 1946
Shah Mahmud Khan May 1946 – 07 September 1953
Mohammed Daoud Khan 07 September 1953 – 10 March 1963
Mohammad Yusuf 10 March 1963 – 02 November 1965
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal 02 November 1965 – 11 October 1967
Abdullah Yaqta4 11 October 1967 – 01 November 1967
Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi 01 November 1967 – 09 June 1971
Abdul Zahir 09 June 1971 – 12 December 1972
Mohammad Musa Shafiq 12 December 1972 – 17 July 1973

[edit] Republic of Afghanistan (1973 – 1978)

Name Term
Vacant 17 July 1973 – 01 May 1978

[edit] Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978 – 1987)

Name Term
Nur Muhammad Taraki 01 May 1978 – 27 March 1979
Hafizullah Amin 27 March 1979 – 27 December 1979
Babrak Karmal 27 December 1979 – 11 June 1981
Sultan Ali Keshtmand 11 June 1981 – 30 November 1987

[edit] Republic of Afghanistan (1987 – 1992)

Name Term
Sultan Ali Keshtmand 30 November 1987 – 26 May 1988
Mohammad Hasan Sharq 26 May 1988 – 21 February 1989
Sultan Ali Keshtmand 21 February 1989 – 08 May 1990
Fazal Haq Khaliqyar 08 May 1990 – 15 April 1992
Vacant 15 April 1992 – 28 April 1992

[edit] Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992 – 1996)

Name Term
Vacant 28 April 1992 – 06 July 1992
Abdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani 06 July 1992 – 15 August 1992
Vacant 15 August 1992 – 17 June 1993
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 17 June 1993 – 28 June 1994
Arsala Rahmani5 28 June 1994 – 1995
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai6 1995 – 26 June 1996
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 26 June 1996 – 27 September 1996

[edit] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996 – 2001)

Name Term
Mohammad Rabbani 27 September 1996 – 21 April 2001
Abdul Kabir7 21 April 2001 – 13 November 2001

[edit] Northern Alliance of Afghanistan (1996 – 2001)

Name Term
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 27 September 1996 – 11 August 1997
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai 11 August 1997 – 21 August 1997
Abdul Ghafoor Rawan Farhadi 21 August 1997 – 13 November 2001

[edit] Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan (2001 – 2004)

Name Term
Abdul Ghafoor Rawan Farhadi 13 November 2001 – 22 December 2001
Vacant 22 December 2001 – 07 December 2004

[edit] Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004 – present)

Name Term
Vacant 07 December 2004 – present

[edit] Notes

  1. Abdul Rahim Hatef was president in an acting capacity.
  2. Sibghatullah Mojaddedi was president in an acting capacity.
  3. Hamid Karzai was president in an acting capacity.
  4. Abdullah Yaqta was prime minister in an acting capacity.
  5. Arsala Rahmani was prime minister in an acting capacity.
  6. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai was prime minister in an acting capacity.
  7. Abdul Kabir was prime minister in an acting capacity.

[edit] See also