List of Presidents of Afghanistan - Heads of State

Heads of State

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

# Name Born-Died Took office Left office Political Party
President of the Republic of Afghanistan
1 Mohammed Daoud Khan 1909–1978 17 July 1973 27 April 1978 Independent
National Revolutionary Party
Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan
2 Abdul Qadir Dagarwal 1944– 27 April 1978 30 April 1978 People's Democratic Party
Chairmen of the Revolutionary Council of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
3 Nur Muhammad Taraki 1917–1979 30 April 1978 14 September 1979 People's Democratic Party
4 Hafizullah Amin 1929–1979 14 September 1979 27 December 1979 People's Democratic Party
5 Babrak Karmal 1929–1996 27 December 1979 24 November 1986 People's Democratic Party
6 Haji Mohammad Chamkani 1947– 24 November 1986 30 September 1987 Independent
7 Mohammad Najibullah 1947–1996 30 September 1987 30 November 1987 People's Democratic Party
Presidents of the Republic of Afghanistan
Mohammad Najibullah 1947–1996 30 November 1987 16 April 1992 People's Democratic Party
Democratic Watan Party
8 Abdul Rahim Hatef 1925– 16 April 1992 28 April 1992 Democratic Watan Party
Presidents of the Islamic State of Afghanistan
9 Sibghatullah Mojaddedi 1926– 28 April 1992 28 June 1992 National Liberation Front of Afghanistan
10 Burhanuddin Rabbani 1940–2011 28 June 1992 27 September 1996 Jamiat-e Islami
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
11 Mullah Mohammed Omar c. 1959– 27 September 1996 13 November 2001 Taliban
President of the Northern Alliance of Afghanistan
I Burhanuddin Rabbani 1940–2011 27 September 1996 13 November 2001 Jamiat-e Islami
Presidents of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
10 Burhanuddin Rabbani 1940–2011 13 November 2001 22 December 2001 Jamiat-e Islami
12 Hamid Karzai 1957– 22 December 2001 7 December 2004 Independent
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai 1957– 7 December 2004 Incumbent Independent

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