Current Cabinet of Ministers
After winning a second term, President Hamid Karzai nominated 23 ministers in December 2009 to be part of his new administration but only 7 were approved by the Afghan Parliament. All the other candidates that Karzai initially selected were rejected by members of the parliament. Karzai presented a second list of 18 candidates to the Wolesi Jirga on 9 January 2010. A week later, the Wolesi Jirga again approved only seven of the candidates. Since then, part of the ministry's have been governed by acting ministers who do not held approval of the Afghan legislature.
In June 2010, after the resignation of Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, President Karzai submitted 7 names for a third round of confirmation in the parliament. Five of them were approved by the Afghan Parliament, leaving only six of the 25 ministries left with an 'acting minister.' In the line chart below is the list of members of the current Afghan Cabinet (2009–2014).
| Portfolio | Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| President | Hamid Karzai | Chosen by electorate |
| First Vice President | Mohammed Fahim | Chosen by electorate |
| Second Vice President | Karim Khalili | Chosen by electorate |
| Foreign Minister | Zalmai Rassoul | Approved by Parliament |
| Defense Minister | Abdul Rahim Wardak | Resigned |
| Interior Minister | Bismillah Khan Mohammadi | Rejected |
| Finance Minister | Omar Zakhilwal | Approved by Parliament |
| Economic Minister | Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal | Approved by Parliament |
| Justice Minister | Habibullah Ghaleb | Approved by Parliament |
| Information and Cultural Affairs Minister | Sayed Makhdum Rahin | Approved by Parliament |
| Education Minister | Ghulam Farooq Wardak | Approved by Parliament |
| Higher Education Minister | Dr. Obaidaullah Obaid | Approved by Parliament |
| Trade and Commerce Minister | Anwar ul-Haq Ahady | Approved by Parliament |
| Water and Energy Minister | Ismail Khan | Approved by Parliament |
| Transportation and Aviation Minister | Dawood Ali Najafi | Approved by Parliament |
| Public Works Minister | Najibullah Ozhan | Approved by Parliament |
| Women's Affairs Minister | Husn Bano Ghazanfar | Approved by Parliament |
| Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister | Mohammad Yousuf Neyazi | Approved by Parliament |
| Public Health Minister | Soraya Dalil | Approved by Parliament |
| Agriculture Minister | Mohammad Asef Rahimi | Approved by Parliament |
| Mines Minister | Waheedullah Sharani | Approved by Parliament |
| Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Amirzai Sangin | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister | Wais Ahmad Barmak | Approved by Parliament |
| Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister | Amina Afzali | Approved by Parliament |
| Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs Minister | Arsala Jamal | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
| Urban Development Minister | Hasan Abdullahi | Approved by Parliament |
| Counter Narcotics Minister | Zarar Ahmad Moqbel | Approved by Parliament |
| Refugees and Repatriation Minister | Abdul Rahim | Acting minister, not approved by Parliament |
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