President of Afghanistan

Defunct political office in Afghanistan

For a list, see List of heads of state of Afghanistan § Non-monarchs.

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

د افغانستان ولسمشر (Pashto)
رئیس جمهور افغانستان (Dari)

Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Presidential standard

Status| Office abolished
Member of| Cabinet
Residence| The Arg
Seat| Kabul
Appointer| Direct election
Term length| 5 years, renewable once
Precursor| King of Afghanistan
Formation|

* 17 July 1973 (1973-07-17) (original)
* 7 December 2004 (2004-12-07) (latest form)

First holder| Mohammed Daoud Khan
Final holder| Ashraf Ghani
Abolished| 15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)
Superseded by| Supreme Leader
Deputy| Vice President
Salary| ؋960,000 monthly[1]
Website| president.gov.af (inactive)
(15 August 2021 archive)

The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.

## Eligibility and selection process

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Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:[2]

* be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents;
* not be a citizen of another country;
* be at least forty years old when declaring candidacy;
* not have been convicted of crimes against humanity, a criminal act or deprived of civil rights by a court;
* not have previously served more than two terms as president.

## Powers

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The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms.

Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004.[3] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president.[4]

## Last election

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Main article: 2019 Afghan presidential election

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Ashraf Ghani| Independent| 923,592| 50.64
| Abdullah Abdullah| National Coalition| 720,841| 39.52
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar| Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin| 70,241| 3.85
| Rahmatullah Nabil| Independent| 33,919| 1.86
| Faramarz Tamanna| Independent| 18,063| 0.99
| Noorullah Jalili| Independent| 15,519| 0.85
| Abdul Latif Pedram| National Congress Party| 12,608| 0.69
| Enayatullah Hafiz| Independent| 11,375| 0.62
| Mohammad Hakim Torsan| Independent| 6,500| 0.36
| Ahmad Wali Massoud| Independent| 3,942| 0.22
| Mohammad Shahab Hakimi| Independent| 3,318| 0.18
| Ghulam Farooq Najrabi| Independent| 1,608| 0.09
| Mohammad Hanif Atmar| Truth and Justice| 1,567| 0.09
| Noor Rahman Lewal| Independent| 855| 0.05
Total| 1,823,948| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 9,665,745| 18.87
Source: IEC
The Arg (the presidential palace)

## See also

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* Prime Minister of Afghanistan
* Chief Executive (Afghanistan)

## References

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1. ^ "Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount". Wadsam. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. ^ "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Government of Afghanistan. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
3. ^ Gall, Carlotta (4 November 2004). "Election of Karzai Is Declared Official". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
4. ^ "Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president". BBC News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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Heads of state of Afghanistan since 1973

Daoud Republic (President)|

* Mohammad Daoud Khan
* Abdul Qadir*

Democratic Republic (Chairman)|

* Nur Muhammad Taraki
* Hafizullah Amin
* Babrak Karmal
* Haji Mohammad Chamkani*
* Mohammad Najibullah
* Abdul Rahim Hatif*

Islamic State (President)|

* Sibghatullah Mojaddedi*
* Burhanuddin Rabbani
* Hamid Karzai*

Islamic Emirate (Supreme Leader)|

* Mullah Omar

Transitional Islamic State (President)|

* Hamid Karzai

Islamic Republic (President)|

* Hamid Karzai
* Ashraf Ghani

Islamic Emirate (Supreme Leader)|

* Hibatullah Akhundzada

* * Acting

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