President of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings, emirs and (under the mujahideen and Taliban regimes in the 1990s) Islamist rulers.
The present constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national parliament. These were a subject of considerable controversy when debated by the country's loya jirga in December 2003. However, they were seen by the interim administration and its Western backers as being essential to securing the stability of Afghanistan.
[edit] Presidents of Afghanistan
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
[edit] Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Mohammed Daoud Khan | 17 July 1973 | 27 April 1978 | Non-party (until 1976), National Revolutionary Party (from 1976) |
[edit] Military Dictatorship (1978)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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Chairman of the Military Council | Abdul Qadir | 27 April 1978 | 30 April 1978 | Military |
[edit] Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1987)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President of the Revolutionary Council | Nur Muhammad Taraki | 30 April 1978 | 16 September 1979 | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
President of the Revolutionary Council | Hafizullah Amin | 16 September 1979 | 27 December 1979 | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
President of the Revolutionary Council | Babrak Karmal | 27 December 1979 | 24 November 1986 | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
President of the Revolutionary Council | Haji Mohammad Chamkani | 24 November 1986 | 30 September 1987 | Non-party |
President of the Revolutionary Council | Mohammad Najibullah | 30 September 1987 | 30 November 1987 | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
[edit] Republic of Afghanistan (1987-1992)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Mohammad Najibullah | 30 November 1987 | 16 April 1992 | People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (until 1990), Fatherland Party (from 1990) |
President | Abdul Rahim Hatif1 | 16 April 1992 | 28 April 1992 | Fatherland Party |
[edit] Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–1996)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Sibghatullah Mojaddedi2 | 28 April 1992 | 28 June 1992 | National Liberation Front of Afghanistan |
President | Burhanuddin Rabbani | 28 June 1992 | 27 September 1996 | Islamic Association of Afghanistan |
[edit] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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Head of the Supreme Council | Mohammed Omar | 27 September 1996 | 13 November 2001 | Taliban |
[edit] Northern Alliance of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Burhanuddin Rabbani | 27 September 1996 | 13 November 2001 | Islamic Association of Afghanistan/United Islamic and National Front for Salvation of Afghanistan |
[edit] Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan (2001–2004)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Burhanuddin Rabbani | 13 November 2001 | 22 December 2001 | Islamic Association of Afghanistan/United Islamic and National Front for Salvation of Afghanistan |
Chairman of the Transitional Administration | Hamid Karzai | 22 December 2001 | 19 June 2002 | Non-party |
President | Hamid Karzai3 | 19 June 2002 | 7 December 2004 | Non-party |
[edit] Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–Present)
Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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President | Hamid Karzai | 7 December 2004 | Present | Non-party |
[edit] Notes
- Abdul Rahim Hatef was president in an acting capacity.
- Sibghatullah Mojaddedi was president in an acting capacity.
- Hamid Karzai was president in an acting capacity.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Presidency of Afghanistan - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.