Women's Affairs Ministers of Afghanistan
| Date | Name | Notes |
| December 2001– June 2002 | Sima Samar | She became the first minister of the newly created Women's Affairs Ministry of Afghanistan. |
| June 2002 - December 2004 | Mahboba Hoqooqmal | Due to controversy around the post of Minister of Women's Affairs, President Karzai initially did not name a minister, but named just Hoqooqmal as State Adviser to the Ministry of Women's Affairs. |
| July 2002 – December 2004 | Habiba Sarabi | |
| December 2004 - March 2006 | Massouda Jalal | |
| March 2006 - August 2006 | Soraya Rahim Sobhrang | Sobhrang was named as successor for Jalal, but the Afghan Afghan Lower House did not approve her candidacy and President Karzai was forced to name someone else. |
| August 2006 - Present | Husn Banu Ghazanfar | From January 2010 until March 2012 Husn Banu Ghazanfar served as acting minister of Women's affairs. In January she didn't receive the vote of confidence from the Afghan Lower House necessary for a second term as minister. However, Pelwasha Hassan who was named as a replacement by President Karzai, didn't receive the enough votes of confidence as well and Karzai appointed Ghazanfar as acting minister. In a vote on March 2012 the Parliament finally formall;y approved her leadership over the ministry of Women's Affairs. |
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