List of leaders of Afghanistan
- This article should be merged with Heads of Government of Afghanistan.
The following is a list of Afghanistan's past and present Heads of State.
Ashvagan
c1220 to mid-13thC ruled by Mongol Emperors
mid-13thC to 1404 divided between local Mongol leaders
1404 to 1507 within Timurid Empire
The Afghan State in Qandahar
1729-1747 Iranian rule restored
The Emirate of Afghanistan
Durrani dynasty
- Emir Ahmad Shah Durrani ('Babu') (October 1747-October 16 (23?) 1772) (died)
- Emir Timur Shah Abdali (October 1772-1793)
- Emir Zaman Mirza Shah Abdali (1793-1801) (deposed)
- Emir Mahmud Shah (1801-1803) (deposed)
- Emir Shoja Shah (1803-1809) (deposed)
- Emir Mahmud Shah (1809-1818) (deposed & exiled)
- Emir Sultan Ali Shah (1818-1819)
- Emir Sultan Ayub Shah (1819-1823) (deposed)
Barakzai Dynasty
- Emir Dost Mohammad Khan (1818-August 1839) (fled)
Durrani dynasty (restored)
- Emir Shoja Shah (1839-early 1843) (assassinated)
Barakzai Dynasty (restored)
- Akbar Khan (led resistance 1839-1842)
- Emir Dost Mohammad Khan (1843-June 9 1863
- Emir Shir 'Ali Khan (June 1863-February 21 1879)
- Mohammad Uzful Khan (in revolt 1866)
- Mohammad Azim Khan (controlled much of the country 1866-1869)
- Emir Ya'qub Khan (February 1879-October 1879) (forced to abdicate)
- Emir Abdur Rahman Khan (October 1879/July 22, 1880-October 3 1901)
Emirs
- Nasrullah Khan (February 21, 1919 - February 28, 1919)
- Amanullah Khan (February 28, 1919 - June 9, 1926)
The Kingdom of Afghanistan
Barakzai Dynasty
- King Habibullah Khan (October 3, 1901 - February 20, 1919) (assassinated)
- King Amanullah Shah (February 28 1919/June 9, 1926 - January 14, 1929) (abdicated in coup d'etat)
- King Inayatullah Shah (January 14, 1929 - January 17, 1929)
Usurping King
- King Habibullah Ghazi (Bachech Saqow) (January 17, 1929 - October 13, 1929)
Barakzai Dynasty (restored)
- King Mohammad Nadir Shah (October 17, 1929 - November 8, 1933) (assassinated)
- King Mohammed Zahir Shah (November 8, 1933 - July 17, 1973) (deposed in bloodless coup d'etat)
The Republic of Afghanistan
President
- Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan (July 17, 1973 - April 27, 1978) (killed in coup d'etat)
Chairman of the Military Council
- General Abdul Qadir (April 27, 1978 - April 30, 1978)
Presidents of the (Communist) Revolutionary Council
- Nur Mohammad Taraki (April 30, 1978 - September 16, 1979)
- Hafizullah Amin (September 16, 1979 - December 27, 1979)
- Babrak Karmal (December 27, 1979 - November 24, 1986) (also Party General Secretary December 27, 1979 - May 4, 1986)
- Haji Mohammad Chamkani (November 24, 1986 - September 30, 1987)
- Mohammad Najibullah (September 30, 1987 - November 30, 1987) (also Party General Secretary May 4, 1986 - June, 1990)
Presidents
- Mohammad Najibullah (November 30, 1987 - April 16, 1992)
- Abdul Rahim Hatef (April 16, 1992 - April 28, 1992)
- Sibghatullah Mojadedi (April 28, 1992 - June 28, 1992)
- Burhanuddin Rabbani (June 28, 1992 - September 27, 1996), continues to claim presidency in exile with international recognition, until 2001.
Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) Heads of State
- Mullah Mohammad Omar (September 27, 1996 - November 13, 2001), Spirtual leader of ruling Taliban
Heads of the Taliban Supreme Council
- Mullah Mohammad Rabbani (September 27, 1996 - April 16, 2001)
- Mawlawi Abdul Kabir (April 16, 2001 - November 13, 2001)
Presidents
- Burhanuddin Rabbani (November 13, 2001 to December 22, 2001), restored
- Hamid Karzai (December 22, 2001 to present) interim president and chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration.
See also: List of Afghan Transitional Administration personnel, History of Afghanistan
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