The Cabinet

The Cabinet of Ministers consists of the heads of all the government ministries.

The first cabinet following the Bonn Agreement was appointed by President Karzai upon formation of the transitional government in 2002. The transitional cabinet was dissolved after the parliamentary elections on September 18th, 2005.

After winning a second term, President Hamid Karzai nominated 23 ministers in December 2009 to be part of his new administration, whereof 7 were approved by the Afghan Parliament. Karzai presented a second list of candidates to the Wolesi Jirga in January 2010. In June 2010, President Karzai submitted 7 names for a third round of confirmation in the parliament.

The current Afghan Cabinet (2009-2014) has 28 ministers, whereof 18 are approved by the Parliament.

First Vice President H.E. Mohammed Fahim  *Biography		Second Vice President H.E. Mohammad Karim Khalili *Biography
Ministry of National Defense H.E. General Abdul Rahim Wardak *Biography	Ministry of Foregin Affairs H.E. Dr. Zalmai Rassoul *Biography	Ministry of Education H.E. Ghulam Farooq Wardak *Biography
Ministry of Economy H.E. Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal *Biography	Ministry of Finance H.E. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal *Biography	Ministry of Justice H.E. Habibullah Ghalib *Biography
Ministry of Information and Culture H.E. Sayed Makhdum Raheen *Biography	Ministry of Women's Affairs H.E. Husn Banu Ghazanfar *Biography	Ministry of Higher Education H.E. Sarwar Danesh *Biography
Ministry of Trade and Commerce H.E. Anwar ul-Haq Ahady *Biography	Ministry of Water & Energy H.E. Mohammad Ismail Khan *Biography	Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation H. E. Daoud Ali Najafi *Biography
Ministry of Public Health H.E. Suraiya Dalil *Biography	Ministry of Haj and Islamic Affairs H.E. Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi *Biography	Ministry of Public Works H.E. Abdul Qudus Hamidi *Biography
Ministry of Counter Narcotics H.E. Zarar Ahmed Moqbel *Biography	Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock  H.E. Muhammad Asif Rahimi *Biography	Ministry of Communication and Information Technology H.E. Amirzai Sangin *Biography
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Developement H.E. Jarullah Mansoori *Biography	Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyred, and Disabled H.E. Amina Afzali *Biography	Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs H.E. Assadullah Khalid *Biography
Ministry of Urban Developement H.E. Sultan Hussain Hesari *Biography	Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation H.E Dr. Jamaher Anwari *Biography	Ministry of Mines H.E. Wahidullah Shahrani *Biography
	Ministry of the Interior H.E. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi *Biography