Afghan Cabinet of Ministers

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See the Cabinet system of the Republic of Afghanistan

The Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries. The president selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly of the country.

These are the current members of the Cabinet.^[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister
President	Hamid Karzai
First Vice President	Ahmad Zia Massoud
Second Vice President	Karim Khalili
Senior Minister	Hedayat Arsala
Foreign Minister	Rangin Dadfar Spanta
Defense Minister	Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak
Interior Minister	Zarar Ahmad Moqbel
Finance Minister	Dr. Anwar-ul Haq Ahadi
Economic Minister	Dr. Mohammad Jalil Shams
Justice Minister	Sarwar Danish
Culture and Youth Affairs Minister	Abdul Karim Khoram
Education Minister	Mohamad Hanif Atmar
Higher Education Minister	Dr. Mohammad Azam Dadfar
Commerce Minister	Dr. Mohammad Amin Farhang
Water and Energy Minister	Mohammad Ismael Khan
Transportation and Aviation Minister	Eng. Nehmatullah Ehsan Jawid
Women's Affairs Minister	Mrs. Hosn Bano Ghazanfar
Haj and Islamic Affairs Minister	Nematullah Shahrani
Public Welfare Minister	Dr. Sohrab Ali Saffary
Public Health Minister	Dr. Mohammad Amin Fatemi
Agriculture Minister	Obaidullah Rameen
Mines Minister	Ibrahim Adel
Communications Minister	Amir Zai Sangeen
Rural Rehabilitation and Development Minister	Ehsan Zia
Work, Social Affairs, Martyred and Disabled Minister	Noor Mohammad Qarqeen
Border Affairs and Tribal Affairs Minister	Abdul Karim Barahawi
Urban Development Minister	Mohammad Yusof Pashtun
Counter Narcotics Minister	Habibullah Qaderi
Refugees and Repatriation Minister	Sher Mohammad Etebari
Attorney General	Abdul Jabar Sabit

As of 20 April 2006, the National Assembly held confirmations on the newly stream-lined Afghan Cabinet.

[edit] Confirmed Ministers

• Defense, GEN Abdul Wardak
• Finance, Anwarul Haq Ahadi
• Energy, Mohammad Ismail Khan
• Interior, Moqbel Zarar (acting--selected following Jalali stepping down)
• Counter-Narcotics, Habibullah Qadiri
• Telecommunication, ENG Amirzai Sangeen
• Agriculture, Obaidullah Ramin
• Urban Development, Yusuf Pashtun
• Public Works, Sohrab Ali Saffary
• Health, Amin Fatemi
• Religious Affairs, Nematollah Shahrani
• Border Affairs, Abdul Karim Barahawi
• Justice, Sarwar Danesh
• Education, Haneef Atmar (was Minister of Rural Development)
• Disabled/social affairs, Noor Mohammad Qarqeen (was Minister of Education)
• Higher Education, Azam Dadfar (was Minister of Refugees)
• Foreign Affairs, Dadfar Spanta
• Rural Development, Ehsan Zia
• Refugees and Repatriation, Sher Mohammad Etebari
• Mines, ENG Ibrahim Adel

[edit] Rejected Ministers

• Economy, Amin Farhang
• Youth and Culture, Makhdoom Raheen
• Transp. and Aviation, Gul Hussein Ahmadi
• Commerce, Mohammad Haidar Reza
• Women's Affairs, Suraya Raheem Sabrang

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