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Defunct political office in Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
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د افغانستان ولسمشر (Pashto) رئیس جمهور افغانستان (Dari) | |
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Status | Office abolished |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | The Arg |
Seat | Kabul |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Precursor | King of Afghanistan |
Formation |
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First holder | Mohammed Daoud Khan |
Final holder | Ashraf Ghani |
Abolished | 15 August 2021 |
Superseded by | Supreme Leader |
Deputy | Vice President |
Salary | ؋960,000 monthly[1] |
Website | president.gov.af (inactive) (15 August 2021 archive) |
On 15 August 2021, as the Taliban took over Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani took refuge in the United Arab Emirates.[2][3] After Ghani, the Taliban occupied the Arg presidential palace.[2]
Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:[4]
The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms.
Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004.[5] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president.[6]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ashraf Ghani | Independent | 923,592 | 50.64 | |
Abdullah Abdullah | National Coalition | 720,841 | 39.52 | |
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin | 70,241 | 3.85 | |
Rahmatullah Nabil | Independent | 33,919 | 1.86 | |
Faramarz Tamanna | Independent | 18,063 | 0.99 | |
Noorullah Jalili | Independent | 15,519 | 0.85 | |
Abdul Latif Pedram | National Congress Party | 12,608 | 0.69 | |
Enayatullah Hafiz | Independent | 11,375 | 0.62 | |
Mohammad Hakim Torsan | Independent | 6,500 | 0.36 | |
Ahmad Wali Massoud | Independent | 3,942 | 0.22 | |
Mohammad Shahab Hakimi | Independent | 3,318 | 0.18 | |
Ghulam Farooq Najrabi | Independent | 1,608 | 0.09 | |
Mohammad Hanif Atmar | Truth and Justice | 1,567 | 0.09 | |
Noor Rahman Lewal | Independent | 855 | 0.05 | |
Total | 1,823,948 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,665,745 | 18.87 | ||
Source: IEC |