Prime Minister of Afghanistan - Heads of Government

Heads of Government

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

# Name Born-Died Took office Left office Political Party
Kingdom of Afghanistan
1 Sardar Shir Ahmad c. 1885–? 25 October 1927 January 1929 Independent
Emirate of Afghanistan
2 Shir Giyan ?–1929 January 1929 1 November 1929 Independent
Kingdom of Afghanistan
3 Mohammad Hashim Khan c. 1885–1953 1 November 1929 May 1946 Independent
4 Shah Mahmud Khan 1890–1959 May 1946 7 September 1953 Independent
5 Mohammed Daoud Khan 1909–1978 7 September 1953 10 March 1963 Independent
6 Mohammad Yusuf 1917–1998 10 March 1963 2 November 1965 Independent
7 Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal 1919–1973 2 November 1965 11 October 1967 Independent
Progressive Democratic Party
8 Abdullah Yaqta1 1914–2003 11 October 1967 1 November 1967 Independent
9 Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi 1921–1979 1 November 1967 9 June 1971 Independent
10 Abdul Zahir 1910–1983 9 June 1971 12 November 1972 Independent
11 Mohammad Musa Shafiq 1932–1979 12 November 1972 17 July 1973 Independent
Republic of Afghanistan
Post Abolished (17 July 1973-27 April 1978)
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
12 Nur Muhammad Taraki 1917–1979 1 May 1978 27 March 1979 People's Democratic Party
13 Hafizullah Amin 1929–1979 27 March 1979 27 December 1979 People's Democratic Party
14 Babrak Karmal 1929–1996 27 December 1979 11 June 1981 People's Democratic Party
15 Sultan Ali Keshtmand 1935– 11 June 1981 30 November 1987 People's Democratic Party
Republic of Afghanistan
Sultan Ali Keshtmand 1935– 30 November 1987 26 May 1988 People's Democratic Party
16 Mohammad Hasan Sharq 1925– 26 May 1988 21 February 1989 Independent
17 Sultan Ali Keshtmand 1935– 21 February 1989 8 May 1990 People's Democratic Party
18 Fazal Haq Khaliqyar 1934–2004 8 May 1990 15 April 1992 People's Democratic Party
Democratic Watan Party
Islamic State of Afghanistan
19 Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani 1952–2007 6 July 1992 15 August 1992 Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
20 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1947– 17 June 1993 28 June 1994 Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
21 Arsala Rahmani Daulat2 1937–2012 28 June 1994 1995 Islamic Dawah Organisation
22 Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai3 1944– 1995 26 June 1996 Islamic Dawah Organisation
23 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1947– 26 June 1996 27 September 1996 Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
24 Mullah Mohammad Rabbani 1956–2001 27 September 1996 21 April 2001 Taliban
25 Mawlawi Abdul Kabir4 1958/1963– 21 April 2001 13 November 2001 Taliban
Northern Alliance of Afghanistan
I Gulbuddin Hekmatyar 1947– 27 September 1996 11 August 1997 Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
II Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai ?–1997 11 August 1997 21 August 1997 Northern Alliance
III Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi 1929– 21 August 1997 13 November 2001 Northern Alliance
Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan
26 Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi 1929– 13 November 2001 22 December 2001 Northern Alliance
Post Abolished (22 December 2001-7 December 2004)
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Post Abolished (since 7 December 2004)

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