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List of leaders of Afghanistan

Table of contents

1 Emirs 2 Kings 3 President 4 Chairman of the Military Council 5 Presidents of the (Communist) Revolutionary Council 6 Presidents 7 Taliban Heads of State 7.1 Heads of the Taliban Supreme Council 8 Presidents

Emirs

• Abdur Rahman Khan (July 22, 1880 - October 3, 1901)
• Habibullah Khan (October 3, 1901 - February 20, 1919)
• Nasrullah Khan (February 21, 1919 - February 28, 1919)
• Amanullah Khan (February 28, 1919 - June 9, 1926)

Kings

• Amanullah Shah (June 9, 1926 - January 14, 1929)
• Inayatullah Shah (January 14, 1929 - January 17, 1929)
• Habibullah Ghazi (January 17, 1929 - October 13, 1929)
• Mohammad Nadir Shah (October 17, 1929 - November 8, 1933)
• Mohammed Zahir Shah (November 8, 1933 - July 17, 1973)

President

• Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan (July 17, 1973 - April 27, 1978)

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 - until 2001 continues to claim presidency in exile, internationally recognized)

Taliban 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)
• Hamid Karzai (December 22, 2001 to present) interim president and chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration.

See also: List of Afghan Transitional Administration personnel

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