Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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| Appointer | President of Afghanistan |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Mir Munsi |
| Website | Official Website Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MFA - (Persian: وزارت خارجه افغانستان Pashto: د افغانستان د بهرنیو چارو وزارت) is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing the Foreign relations of Afghanistan.[1]
Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan
| Date | Name | Notes |
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| 1907 - 1917 | Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Mir Munsi | (died after 1929) |
| 1917 - 1919 | Sardar Mohammed Aziz Khan | (* 1875 in Dehradu; assassinated June 6, 1933 in Berlin), 1930 Minister to Moscow 1932 Minister to Berlin. |
| 1919 - 1922 | Mahmud Tarzi | (1st time) (b. 1865 - d. 1933) |
| 1922 - 1924 | Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi | (1st time) (died 1933) |
| 1924 | Sardar Shir Ahmad | (acting) (b. 1885) |
| 1924 - 1927 | Mahmud Tarzi | (2nd time) |
| 1927 | Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi | (1st time) (acting) (b. 1894 - d. 1962) |
| 1927 - 1928 | Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi | (2nd time) (acting) |
| 1928 - 1929 | Ghulam Siddiq Khan Charkhi | (2nd time) |
| 1929 | Ata al-Haq | |
| 1929 | Mohammad Wali Khan Darwazi | (3rd time) (acting) |
| 1929 | Ali Mohammad Khan | (1st time) (acting) (b. 1891 - d. 1977) |
| 1929-1938 | Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria | |
| 1938-1953 | Ali Mohammed Khan | Afghan politician, born 1891 educated Habibia College in Kabul, 1922: Inspector of Schools, 1924: Viceminister of Education, 1926-1927: Minister to Rome, 1928 Minister of Commerce, 1929 Minister of Education and Acting Foreign Minister, 1947-1953: Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1953-1963: Deputy Prime minister 1963: Minister of Court. |
| 1953-1953 | Sultan Ahmed Sherzai | |
| 1953-1963 | Mohammed Naim Khan | Sardar Muhammad Naim Khan (born 1911 in Kabul at the Presidential Palace; died 27 April 1978, bur. De Sabz), youngest son of Khurshid Begum and Sardar Mohammed Aziz Khan. Mohammed Naim Khan was a brother of Mohammed Daoud Khan. |
| 1962-1962 | Ali Mohammed Khan | Acting Foreign Minister during an absence of Mohammed Naim Khan |
| 1963-1965 | Mohammad Yusuf (prime minister) | While simultaneously serving as Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| 1965-1967 | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi | |
| 1967-1971 | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi | While simultaneously serving as Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| 1971-1972 | Mohammad Musa Shafiq | |
| 1972-1972 | Mohammad Musa Shafiq | While simultaneously serving as Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| 1972-1978 | Mohammed Daoud Khan | While simultaneously serving as President of Afghanistan |
| 1978–1979 | Hafizullah Amin | |
| 1979 | Shah Wali | |
| 1979–1986 | Shah Mohamad Dost | |
| 1986–1992 | Mohammad Abdul Wakil | |
| 1992–1994 | Hidayat Amin Arsala | |
| 1994-1996 | Najibullah Lafraie | |
| 1996-1997 | Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai | Islamic State of Afghanistan - Northern Alliance |
| 1996-1997 | Mullah Mohammad Ghous | Taliban |
| 1997-1998 | Mullah Abdul Jalil | |
| 1998-1999 | Mullah Mohammad Hassan | |
| 1999-October 2001 | Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil | Last Taliban Foreign Minister. Reported to have tried to warn the U.S. government of the upcoming al Qaeda September 11 attacks in 2001. |
| October 2001-March 22, 2005 | Abdullah Abdullah | Appointed by President Hamid Karzai |
| April 20, 2005–January 18, 2010 | Rangin Dadfar Spanta | Appointed by President Hamid Karzai.[1] |
| January 18, 2010–October 28, 2013 | Zalmai Rassoul | Appointed by President Hamid Karzai. |
| October 28, 2013–December 12, 2014 | Ahmad Moqbel Zarar | Appointed by President Hamid Karzai. |
| December 12, 2014–February 1, 2015 | Atiqullah Atifmal (acting) | Appointed by President Ashraf Ghani. |
| February 1, 2015–present | Salahuddin Rabbani | Appointed by President Ashraf Ghani. |
