President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet
Update - January 16, 2010
Today, the Afghan parliament only approved seven of the
people from the list Vice-President Khalili submitted to
them on January 9th. The following seven Ministers
were approved today:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Zalmai Rasul
- Minister of Justice: Habibullah Ghaleb
- Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs: Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi
- Minister of Economy: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
- Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development:
Jarullah Mansoori
- Minister of Work, Social Affairs, Martyred, and
Disabled: Amina Afzali
- Minister of Counter Narcotics: Zarar Ahmad Moqbel
Approved so far:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Zalmai Rasul
- Minister of Justice: Habibullah Ghaleb
- Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs: Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi
- Minister of Economy: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
- Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development:
Jarullah Mansoori
- Minister of Work, Social Affairs, Martyred, and
Disabled: Amina Afzali
- Minister of Counter Narcotics: Zarar Ahmad Moqbel
- Minister of Interior: Mohamamd Hanif Atmar
- Minister of National Defense: Mohamamd Rahim Wardak
- Minister of Finance: Omar Zakhilwal
- Minister of Education: Farooq Wadak
- Minister of Information and Culture: Sayed Makhdum
Rahin
- Minister of Mines: Waheedullah Sharani
- Minister of Agriculture: Mohammad Asef Rahimi
President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet List,
January 9, 2010
After the vast majority of President Karzai's
initial cabinet nominees were
rejected by the Afghan Parliament, President Karzai picked
new nominees and and they were presented to the Lower House
of Parliament by Vice-President Karim Khalili. Once again,
Parliament will vote.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Zalmai Rasul
- Minister of Justice: Habibullah Ghaleb
- Minister of Higher Education: Hashim Esmatullahi
- Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs: Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi
- Minister of Public Welfare (Works): Bashir Lale
- Minister of Public Health: Suraya Dalil
- Minister of Economy: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
- Minister of Commerce and Industries: Mohammad Hadi
Hakimi (no show, so replaced with Mohammad Zahir Waheed)
- Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development:
Jarullah Mansoori
- Minister of Work, Social Affairs, Martyred, and
Disabled: Amina Afzali
- Minister of Transport and Aviation: Abdul Rahim Oraz
- Minister of Women Affairs: Palwasha Hasan
- Minister of Refugees and Returnees: Abdul Rahim
- Minister of Tribal Affairs and Border Affairs: Arsala
Jamal
- Minister of Counter Narcotics: Zarar Ahmad Moqbel
- Minister of Urban Development: Sultan Hussain
No names were submitted for Minister of Minister of
Energy and Water and Minister of Telecommunication and
Information Technology.
President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet List,
December 19, 2009
Mohammad Qasim Fahim, the First Vice
President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on Saturday,
December 19, 2009 introduced the new cabinet ministers to
the Afghan Parliament as follows:
- Minister of Interior: Mohamamd Hanif Atmar
- Minister of National Defense: Mohamamd Rahim Wardak
- Minister of Commerce and Industries: Ghulam Mohammad
Eelaqi
- Minister of Finance: Omar Zakhilwal
- Minister of Education: Farooq Wadak
- Minister of Higher Education: Obaidullah Obaid
- Minister of Information and Culture: Sayed Makhdum
Rahin
- Minister of Hajj and Islamic Affairs: Enayatullah
Baligh
- Minister of Justice: Mohammad Sarwar Danish
- Minister of Transport and Aviation: Mohammadullah
Batash
- Minister of Mines: Waheedullah Sharani
- Minister of Energy and Water: Mohammad Ismael Khan
- Minister of Agriculture: Mohammad Asef Rahimi
- Minister of Counter Narcotics: Gen Khudaidad
- Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs: Sayed Hamid
Gilani
- Minister of Returnees and Refugees: Enayatullah
Nazari
- Minister of Public Health: Mohammad Amin Fatimi
- Minister of Public Welfare: Engineer Mirza Hussain
Abdullahi
- Minister of Economy: Anwar ul Haq Ahadi
- Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development:
Wais Ahmad Barmak
- Minister of Telecommunication and Information
Technology: Amirzai Sangin
- Minister of Women Affairs: Husn Banu Ghazanfar
- Minister of Work, Social Affairs, Martyred, and
Disabled: Mohammad Esmail Monshi
Media reports say that Rangin Dadfar
Spanta will remain in the post of Foreign Minister until
early 2010. According to reports, Karzai has said he will
submit a nomination for this position after an
international conference on Afghanistan to be held in
London in late January. Karzai is also seeking approval
from Parliament for the creation of a Ministry for
Martyred and Disabled Affairs.
Per the Afghan constitution, the members
will need to be approved by Parliament. Also, on the 19th of December, the new
Spokesperson to the President of Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan Waheed Omar officially took office.
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