President of Afghanistan

President of Afghanistan

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.

Presidents of Afghanistan

"(Dates in italics indicate "de facto "continuation of office)"


=Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)=

Republic of Afghanistan (1987-1992)


=Northern Alliance of Afghanistan (1996–2001)=

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.

ee also

*List of monarchs of Afghanistan
*Prime Minister of Afghanistan

External links

* [http://president.gov.af/ Presidency of Afghanistan] - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.


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