Composition of Transitional Administration
| Transitional Authority Position |
Name | Ethnicity | Incumbent/New |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Hamid Karzai | Pashtun | Incumbent (before chairman) |
| Vice-President and Defense Minister |
Mohammed Fahim | Tajik | Incumbent |
| Vice-President | Karim Khalili | Hazara | New |
| Vice-President | Hedayat Amin Arsala | Pashtun | New (was Finance Minister) |
| Vice-President and Public Works Minister |
Abdul Qadir Abdul Ali |
Pashtun |
New (was Urban Affairs Minister) (killed on July 6, 2002) New (Ali only took over the Public Works portfolio after July 6, 2002 |
| Vice-President and head of the Afghan Constitution Commission |
Nematullah Shahrani | Uzbek | New |
| Special Advisor on Security and Education Minister |
Yunus Qanooni | Tajik | Incumbent (Special Advisor on Security is new post) |
| Foreign Minister | Abdullah Abdullah | Tajik | Incumbent |
| Finance Minister | Ashraf Ghani | Pashtun | New |
| Interior Minister | Taj Mohammed Wardak Ali Ahmad Jalali |
Pashtun Pashtun |
New New (Jalali replaced Wardak in Januari 2003) |
| Planning Minister | Mohammed Mohaqqeq | Hazara | Incumbent (but lost role as vice-chair) |
| Communications Minister | Masoom Stanakzai | Pashtun | New |
| Borders Minister | Arif Nurzai | Pashtun | New (was Small Industries Minister) |
| Refugees Minister | Intayatullah Nazeri | Tajik | Incumbent |
| Mines Minister | Juma Muhammad Muhammadi | Pashtun | New |
| Light Industries Minister | Mohammed Alim Razm | Uzbek | Incumbent |
| Health Minister | Sohaila Siddiqi | Pashtun | Incumbent |
| Commerce Minister | Sayed Mustafa Kasemi | Shiite Muslim | Incumbent |
| Agriculture Minister | Sayed Hussain Anwari | Hazara | Incumbent |
| Justice Minister | Abbas Karimi | Uzbek | Incumbent |
| Information and Culture Minister | Saeed Makhdoom Rahim | Tajik | Incumbent |
| Reconstruction Minister | Mohammed Fahim Farhang | Pashtun | Incumbent |
| Haj and Mosques Minister | Mohammed Amin Naziryar | Pashtun | New |
| Urban Affairs Minister | Yusuf Pashtun Gul Agha Sherzai |
Pashtun Pashtun |
New New (Sherzai took over on August 16, 2003) |
| Water and Power Minister | Ahmed Shakar Karkar | Uzbek | Incumbent (but los role as Vice-chair) |
| Irrigation & Environment Minister | Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani | Pashtun | New |
| Martyrs and Disabled Minister | Abdullah Wardak | Pashtun | Incumbent |
| Higher Education Minister | Sharif Faez | Tajik | Incumbent |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism Minister | Mir Wais Saddiq | Tajik | New (was Labor and Social Affairs Minister) |
| Transportation Minister | Saeed Mohammed Ali Jawad | Shiite Muslim | |
| Rural Development Minister | Hanif Asmar | Pashtun | New |
| Labor and Social Affairs Minister | Noor Mohammad Qarqin | ||
| Woman's Affairs Minister | Habiba Sarabi | New | |
| Supreme Court Chief Justice | Hadi Shinwari | Pashtun | |
| Security Advisor | Zalmay Rassoul | ||
| State or Advisor-Minister for Women's Affairs | Mahbooba Hoquqmal | ||
| Governor of the Afghan Central Bank | Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi | Pashtun |
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