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	{{Short description\|~~Former head of state of~~ Afghanistan ~~(1973–1978; 1987–2021)~~}}		{{Short description\|Defunct political office in Afghanistan}}
			{{EngvarB\|date=February 2023}}
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	{{Infobox official post		{{Infobox official post
	\| post = President		\| post = President
	\| body = the ~~Islamic~~ Republic of Afghanistan		\| body = the Republic of Afghanistan
	\| native_name ~~دافغانستان اسلامي امارت~~		\| native_name = د افغانستان جمهور رئیس ([[Pashto]])<br>رئیس جمهور افغانستان ([[Dari]])
	\| insignia = Emblem of Afghanistan (~~2013–2021~~).svg		\| insignia = Emblem of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg
	\| insigniasize = 125px		\| insigniasize = 125px
	\| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Afghanistan\|Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]		\| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Afghanistan\|Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
	\| flag = Standard of the President of Afghanistan.svg		\| flag = Standard of the President of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg
	\| flagborder = yes		\| flagborder = yes
	\| flagcaption = [[Flag of Afghanistan\|Presidential ~~Standard~~]]		\| flagcaption = [[Flag of Afghanistan\|Presidential standard]]
	\| image = ~~The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the President of Afghanistan, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on September 19, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG~~		\| image =
	\| imagesize =		\| imagesize =
	\| imagecaption ~~= '''Final holder<br>[[Ashraf Ghani]]'''<br>{{start and end dates\|2014\|9\|29\|2021\|8\|15\|df~~=~~y}}~~		\| imagecaption =
	\| status = Office abolished		\| status = Office abolished
	\| residence = [[Arg, Kabul\|The Arg]]		\| residence = [[Arg, Kabul\|The Arg]]
	\| seat = [[Kabul]]		\| seat = [[Kabul]]
	\| appointer = [[Direct election]]		\| appointer = [[Direct election]]
	\| member_of = [[Cabinet of Afghanistan]]		\| member_of = [[Cabinet of Afghanistan\|Cabinet]]
	\| termlength = 5 years, renewable once		\| termlength = 5 years, renewable once
	\| first = [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]]		\| first = [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]]
	\| last = [[Ashraf Ghani]]		\| last = [[Ashraf Ghani]]
	\| formation = {{indented plainlist\|		\| formation = {{indented plainlist\|
	*{{start date ~~and age~~\|df=y\|1973\|7\|17}} (~~[[Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)\|1st Republic]]~~)		* {{start date\|df=y\|1973\|7\|17}} (original)
	*{{start date ~~and age\|df=y\|1987\|9\|30}} ([[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan\|2nd Republic]])~~		* {{start date\|df=y\|2004\|12\|7}} (latest form)
	*{{start date and age\|df=y\|2004\|12\|7}} (~~[[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\|Islamic Republic]]~~)
	}}		}}
	\| abolished = {{~~ubli\|{{End~~ date ~~and age\|1978\|4\|28~~\|df=y~~}} ([[Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)\|1st Republic]])\|{{End date and age~~\|2021\|8\|15~~\|df=yes}} ([[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\|Islamic Republic]])~~}}		\| abolished = {{end date\|df=y\|2021\|8\|15}}
	\| precursor = ~~{{ubli\|~~[[King of Afghanistan]] ~~(1973)\|Chairman of the Presidium of the [[Revolutionary Council (Afghanistan)\|Revolutionary Council]] (1987)}}~~		\| precursor = [[King of Afghanistan]]
	\| superseded_by = ~~{{ubli\|Chairman of the Presidium of the~~ [[~~Revolutionary Council (~~Afghanistan~~)\|Revolutionary Council]] (1978)~~\|[[Leader ~~of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan~~]] ~~(2021)}}~~		\| superseded_by = [[Supreme Leader of Afghanistan\|Supreme Leader]]
	\| deputy = [[Vice President of Afghanistan]]		\| deputy = [[Vice President of Afghanistan\|Vice President]]
	\| salary = {{currency\|960000\|AFN}} monthly<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/\|title=Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount\|work=Wadsam\|date=1 June 2013\|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>		\| salary = {{currency\|960000\|AFN}} monthly<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/\|title=Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount\|work=Wadsam\|date=1 June 2013\|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
	\| website = president.gov.af (~~dead~~)<br>([https://web.archive.org/web/20210815124034/https://president.gov.af/en/ 15 August 2021 archive])		\| website = president.gov.af (inactive)<br>([https://web.archive.org/web/20210815124034/https://president.gov.af/en/ 15 August 2021 archive])
	}}		}}
	~~{{Politics of Afghanistan}}~~		The '''President of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> was constitutionally the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] and [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Afghan Armed Forces]].
	The '''~~president of the Islamic Republic~~ of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> 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]].

	On 15 August 2021, as the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)\|Taliban took over Kabul]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] fled Afghanistan and took refuge in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="Husain 2021">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Y5yCbi4qcpk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210815225613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media \|people=Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel \|date=15 August 2021 \|title=Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country \|medium=Television production \|language=en \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk \|location=[[London]] \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=15 August 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/taliban-continues-advances-captures-key-city-of-jalalabad\|title=President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live\|work=Al Jazeera\|date=August 15, 2021\|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After Ghani fled, the Taliban occupied the [[Arg, Kabul\|Arg presidential palace]].<ref name="Husain 2021"/>

	==Eligibility and selection process==		==Eligibility and selection process==
	Article 62 of the [[2004 Constitution of Afghanistan]] ~~states~~ that a candidate for the office of President:<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://president.gov.af/en/afghan-constitution-2/ \|title=The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan \|publisher=[[Government of Afghanistan]] \|access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>		Article 62 of the [[2004 Constitution of Afghanistan]] stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:<ref>{{Cite web\| url=https://president.gov.af/en/afghan-constitution-2/ \|title=The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan \|publisher=[[Government of Afghanistan]] \|access-date=5 February 2013\|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180528152122/https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/\|archive-date=2018-05-28}}</ref>
	* be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents;		* be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents;
	* not be a [[multiple citizenship\|citizen of another country]];		* not be a [[multiple citizenship\|citizen of another country]];
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	==Powers==		==Powers==
	The 2004 Constitution ~~grants~~ the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national [[bicameral]] [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)\|National Assembly]], the [[House of the People (Afghanistan)\|House of the People]] (Wolesi Jirga) and the [[House of Elders (Afghanistan)\|House of Elders]] (Meshrano Jirga). A president ~~can~~ only serve up to two five-year terms. [[Hamid Karzai]] began his first five-year term in 2004.<ref name=MeshranoJirgaMembers>		The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national [[bicameral]] [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)\|National Assembly]], the [[House of the People (Afghanistan)\|House of the People]] (Wolesi Jirga) and the [[House of Elders (Afghanistan)\|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.<ref name=MeshranoJirgaMembers>
	{{cite news\|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/world/asia/election-of-karzai-is-declared-official.html\|title= Election of Karzai Is Declared Official\|work=The New York Times\|date= November 4, 2004\|first=Carlotta\|last=Gall \|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After his second term ended in 2014, [[Ashraf Ghani]] was elected as the next Afghan president.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29375438 \|title=Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president \|work=BBC News \|date=29 September 2014 \|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>		{{cite news\|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/world/asia/election-of-karzai-is-declared-official.html\|title= Election of Karzai Is Declared Official\|work=The New York Times\|date= November 4, 2004\|first=Carlotta\|last=Gall \|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After his second term ended in 2014, [[Ashraf Ghani]] was elected as the next Afghan president.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29375438 \|title=Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president \|work=BBC News \|date=29 September 2014 \|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>

	~~== List of presidents of Afghanistan ==~~
	~~{{main\|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}~~

	==Last election==		==Last election==
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	\|source=[http://www.iec.org.af/results/en/home IEC]		\|source=[http://www.iec.org.af/results/en/home IEC]
	}}		}}
	[[File:200229-D-AP390-1529 (49603221753).jpg\|thumb\|[[Arg (Kabul)\|The Arg]] (the ~~Presidential~~ palace)]]		[[File:200229-D-AP390-1529 (49603221753).jpg\|thumb\|[[Arg, Kabul\|The Arg]] (the presidential palace)]]

			== List of presidents ==
			{{see\|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[List of heads of state of Afghanistan]]
	*[[Prime Minister of Afghanistan]]		*[[Prime Minister of Afghanistan]]
	*[[Chief Executive (Afghanistan)]]		*[[Chief Executive (Afghanistan)]]

			== Notes ==
			{{NoteFoot}}

	==References==		==References==
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	{{Heads of state of Afghanistan}}		{{Heads of state of Afghanistan}}
	~~{{Afghanistan topics}}~~
	~~{{Cabinet of Afghanistan}}~~
	[[Category:Presidents of Afghanistan\| ]]		[[Category:Presidents of Afghanistan\| ]]
	[[Category:1973 establishments in Afghanistan]]		[[Category:1973 establishments in Afghanistan]]

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	{{Short description\|Former head of state of Afghanistan}}		{{Short description\|Former head of state of Afghanistan (1973–1978; 1987–2021)}}
	{{Infobox official post		{{Infobox official post
	\| post = President		\| post = President
	\| body = the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan		\| body = the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
	\| native_name ~~= د افغانستان د~~ اسلامي ~~جمهوریت جمهور رئیس <br/> رئيس جمهور جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان~~		\| native_name دافغانستان اسلامي امارت
	\| insignia = Emblem of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg		\| insignia = Emblem of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
	\| insigniasize = 125px		\| insigniasize = 125px
	\| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Afghanistan\|~~National emblem~~ of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]		\| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Afghanistan\|Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
	\| flag = Standard of the President of Afghanistan.svg		\| flag = Standard of the President of Afghanistan.svg
	\| flagborder = yes		\| flagborder = yes
	\| flagcaption = [[Flag of Afghanistan\|Presidential Standard]]		\| flagcaption = [[Flag of Afghanistan\|Presidential Standard]]
	\| image = ~~Amrullah Saleh~~ (4).~~jpg~~		\| image = The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the President of Afghanistan, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on September 19, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG
	\| ~~incumbent~~ = [[~~Amrullah Saleh~~]]~~<ref name="Saleh caretaker president" />~~<br>~~([[Acting (law)~~\|~~Acting]], [[Panjshir resistance~~\|~~claimed]])~~		\| imagesize =
	\| ~~status =~~		\| imagecaption = '''Final holder<br>[[Ashraf Ghani]]'''<br>{{start and end dates\|2014\|9\|29\|2021\|8\|15\|df=y}}
	\| ~~incumbentsince~~ = ~~17 August 2021~~		\| status = Office abolished
	\| ~~style~~ = ~~[[The Honourable]] (Formal) <br/> [[Excellency\|His Excellency]] (Diplomatic)~~		\| residence = [[Arg, Kabul\|The Arg]]
	\| residence = [[Arg (Kabul)\|The Arg]], [[Kabul]], [[~~Afghanistan~~]] ~~(former)~~		\| seat = [[Kabul]]
	\| ~~appointer~~ =		\| appointer = [[Direct election]]
			\| member_of = [[Cabinet of Afghanistan]]
	\| termlength = 5 years, renewable once		\| termlength = 5 years, renewable once
	\| ~~inaugural~~ = [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]] ([[Republic of Afghanistan\|Republic]]) ~~<br/>~~ [[~~Hamid Karzai~~]] ([[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\|Islamic Republic]])		\| first = [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]]
	\| ~~formation~~ = ~~17 July 1973~~ (Republic) ~~<br/> 7 December 2004~~ (Islamic Republic)		\| last = [[Ashraf Ghani]]
			\| formation = {{indented plainlist\|
			*{{start date and age\|df=y\|1973\|7\|17}} ([[Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)\|1st Republic]])
			*{{start date and age\|df=y\|1987\|9\|30}} ([[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan\|2nd Republic]])
			*{{start date and age\|df=y\|2004\|12\|7}} ([[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\|Islamic Republic]])
			}}
			\| abolished = {{ubli\|{{End date and age\|1978\|4\|28\|df=y}} ([[Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)\|1st Republic]])\|{{End date and age\|2021\|8\|15\|df=yes}} ([[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\|Islamic Republic]])}}
			\| precursor = {{ubli\|[[King of Afghanistan]] (1973)\|Chairman of the Presidium of the [[Revolutionary Council (Afghanistan)\|Revolutionary Council]] (1987)}}
			\| superseded_by = {{ubli\|Chairman of the Presidium of the [[Revolutionary Council (Afghanistan)\|Revolutionary Council]] (1978)\|[[Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] (2021)}}
	\| deputy = [[Vice President of Afghanistan]]		\| deputy = [[Vice President of Afghanistan]]
	\| salary = ~~[[List of salaries of heads of state and government~~\|~~960,000~~ AFN ~~per month]]~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/\|title=Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount\|work=Wadsam\|date=1 June 2013\|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>		\| salary = {{currency\|960000\|AFN}} monthly<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/\|title=Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount\|work=Wadsam\|date=1 June 2013\|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
	\| website = ~~{{URL\|~~president.gov.af/en}}		\| website = president.gov.af (dead)<br>([https://web.archive.org/web/20210815124034/https://president.gov.af/en/ 15 August 2021 archive])
	}}		}}
	{{Politics of Afghanistan}}		{{Politics of Afghanistan}}
	The '''president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> 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]].		The '''president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> 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]].

	~~During~~ the [[2021 Taliban ~~offensive~~]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] fled [[Afghanistan~~]] to [[Tajikistan]] on 15 August 2021, precipitating~~ the [[~~Fall of Kabul (2021)\|fall of the capital Kabul]] to the [[Taliban~~]].<ref name="Husain 2021">{{cite AV media \|people=Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel \|date=15 August 2021 \|title=Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country \|medium=Television production \|language=en \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk \|location=[[London]] \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/taliban-continues-advances-captures-key-city-of-jalalabad\|title=President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live\|work=Al Jazeera\|date=August 15, 2021\|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After Ghani fled, the Taliban occupied [[Arg (Kabul)\|~~the~~ Arg]] ~~(the Presidential palace)~~.<ref name="Husain 2021"/> Two days later, First Vice President [[Amrullah Saleh]] declared himself Acting President.<ref name="Saleh caretaker president">{{cite news \|last1=Landay \|first1=Jonathan \|last2=Macfie \|first2=Nick \|last3=Boyle \|first3=John \|title=Afghan vice president says he is "caretaker" president \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/afghan-vice-president-says-he-is-caretaker-president-2021-08-17/ \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=[[Reuters]] \|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>		On 15 August 2021, as the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)\|Taliban took over Kabul]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] fled Afghanistan and took refuge in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="Husain 2021">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Y5yCbi4qcpk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210815225613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media \|people=Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel \|date=15 August 2021 \|title=Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country \|medium=Television production \|language=en \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk \|location=[[London]] \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=15 August 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/taliban-continues-advances-captures-key-city-of-jalalabad\|title=President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live\|work=Al Jazeera\|date=August 15, 2021\|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After Ghani fled, the Taliban occupied the [[Arg, Kabul\|Arg presidential palace]].<ref name="Husain 2021"/>

	==Eligibility and selection process==		==Eligibility and selection process==
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	* not be a [[multiple citizenship\|citizen of another country]];		* not be a [[multiple citizenship\|citizen of another country]];
	* be at least forty years old when declaring candidacy;		* be at least forty years old when declaring candidacy;
	* not have been convicted of [[crimes against humanity]], a criminal act or deprived of civil rights by court;		* not have been convicted of [[crimes against humanity]], a criminal act or deprived of civil rights by a court;
	* not have previously served [[term limit\|more than ~~one term~~]] as president.		* not have previously served [[term limit\|more than two terms]] as president.

	==Powers==		==Powers==
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	{{main\|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}		{{main\|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}

	==~~Latest~~ election==		==Last election==
	{{main\|2019 Afghan presidential election}}		{{main\|2019 Afghan presidential election}}
	{{Election results		{{Election results
	\|party1=[[Independent politician\|Independent]]		\|party1=[[Independent politician\|Independent]]
	\|cand1=[[Ashraf Ghani]]		\|cand1=[[Ashraf Ghani]]
	~~\|vp1=[[Amrullah Saleh]],<br>[[Sarwar Danish]]~~
	\|votes1=923592		\|votes1=923592

	\|party2=[[National Coalition of Afghanistan\|National Coalition]]		\|party2=[[National Coalition of Afghanistan\|National Coalition]]
	\|cand2=[[Abdullah Abdullah]]		\|cand2=[[Abdullah Abdullah]]
	~~\|vp2=Enayatullah Babur Farahmand,<br>[[Asadullah Sadati]]~~
	\|votes2=720841		\|votes2=720841

	\|party3=[[~~Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin\|~~Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin]]		\|party3=[[Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin]]
	\|cand3=[[Gulbuddin Hekmatyar]]		\|cand3=[[Gulbuddin Hekmatyar]]
	\|votes3=70241		\|votes3=70241
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	{{notelist}}		{{notelist}}

	~~==External links==~~		{{-}}
	*[https://president.gov.af/en Office of ~~the President~~ of Afghanistan~~] (official website)~~		{{Heads of state of Afghanistan}}
			{{Afghanistan topics}}
	{{~~Heads~~ of ~~state and government of Asia~~}}		{{Cabinet of Afghanistan}}

	[[Category:Presidents of Afghanistan\| ]]		[[Category:Presidents of Afghanistan\| ]]
	[[Category:1973 establishments in Afghanistan]]		[[Category:1973 establishments in Afghanistan]]
			[[Category:2021 disestablishments in Afghanistan]]
	[[Category:Heads of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]		[[Category:Heads of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
	[[Category:Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]		[[Category:Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]

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	~~{{Afghanistan topics}}~~
	~~{{Cabinet of Afghanistan}}~~
	~~{{Afghan security forces}}~~
	{{Heads of state and government of Asia}}		{{Heads of state and government of Asia}}

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{{Short description|Former head of state of Afghanistan}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = President
| body = the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
| native_name = د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوریت جمهور رئیس رئيس جمهور جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
| insignia = Emblem of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Afghanistan|National emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
| flag = Standard of the President of Afghanistan.svg
| flagborder = yes
| flagcaption = [[Flag of Afghanistan|Presidential Standard]]
| image = Amrullah Saleh (4).jpg
| incumbent = [[Amrullah Saleh]]<ref name="Saleh caretaker president" /> ([[Acting (law)|Acting]], [[Panjshir resistance|claimed]])
| status =
| incumbentsince = 17 August 2021
| style = [[The Honourable]] (Formal) [[Excellency|His Excellency]] (Diplomatic)
| residence = [[Arg (Kabul)|The Arg]], [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] (former)
| appointer =
| termlength = 5 years, renewable once
| inaugural = [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]] ([[Republic of Afghanistan|Republic]]) [[Hamid Karzai]] ([[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Islamic Republic]])
| formation = 17 July 1973 (Republic) 7 December 2004 (Islamic Republic)
| deputy = [[Vice President of Afghanistan]]
| salary = [[List of salaries of heads of state and government|960,000 AFN per month]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/afghanistans-lower-house-approves-president-karzais-salary-and-expenses-amount-2323/|title=Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount|work=Wadsam|date=1 June 2013|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|president.gov.af/en}}
}}
{{Politics of Afghanistan}}
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]].

During the [[2021 Taliban offensive]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] fled [[Afghanistan]] to [[Tajikistan]] on 15 August 2021, precipitating the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|fall of the capital Kabul]] to the [[Taliban]].<ref name="Husain 2021">{{cite AV media |people=Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel |date=15 August 2021 |title=Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country |medium=Television production |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk |location=[[London]] |publisher=[[BBC News]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/taliban-continues-advances-captures-key-city-of-jalalabad|title=President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live|work=Al Jazeera|date=August 15, 2021|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After Ghani fled, the Taliban occupied [[Arg (Kabul)|the Arg]] (the Presidential palace).<ref name="Husain 2021"/> Two days later, First Vice President [[Amrullah Saleh]] declared himself Acting President.<ref name="Saleh caretaker president">{{cite news |last1=Landay |first1=Jonathan |last2=Macfie |first2=Nick |last3=Boyle |first3=John |title=Afghan vice president says he is "caretaker" president |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/afghan-vice-president-says-he-is-caretaker-president-2021-08-17/ |access-date=17 August 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

==Eligibility and selection process==
Article 62 of the [[2004 Constitution of Afghanistan]] states that a candidate for the office of President:<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://president.gov.af/en/afghan-constitution-2/ |title=The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |publisher=[[Government of Afghanistan]] |access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref>
* be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents;
* not be a [[multiple citizenship|citizen of another country]];
* be at least forty years old when declaring candidacy;
* not have been convicted of [[crimes against humanity]], a criminal act or deprived of civil rights by court;
* not have previously served [[term limit|more than one term]] as president.

==Powers==
The 2004 Constitution grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national [[bicameral]] [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)|National Assembly]], the [[House of the People (Afghanistan)|House of the People]] (Wolesi Jirga) and the [[House of Elders (Afghanistan)|House of Elders]] (Meshrano Jirga). A president can only serve up to two five-year terms. [[Hamid Karzai]] began his first five-year term in 2004.<ref name=MeshranoJirgaMembers>
{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/world/asia/election-of-karzai-is-declared-official.html|title= Election of Karzai Is Declared Official|work=The New York Times|date= November 4, 2004|first=Carlotta|last=Gall |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After his second term ended in 2014, [[Ashraf Ghani]] was elected as the next Afghan president.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29375438 |title=Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president |work=BBC News |date=29 September 2014 |access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>

== List of presidents of Afghanistan ==
{{main|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}

==Latest election==
{{main|2019 Afghan presidential election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand1=[[Ashraf Ghani]]
|vp1=[[Amrullah Saleh]], [[Sarwar Danish]]
|votes1=923592

|party2=[[National Coalition of Afghanistan|National Coalition]]
|cand2=[[Abdullah Abdullah]]
|vp2=Enayatullah Babur Farahmand, [[Asadullah Sadati]]
|votes2=720841

|party3=[[Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin|Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin]]
|cand3=[[Gulbuddin Hekmatyar]]
|votes3=70241

|party4=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand4=[[Rahmatullah Nabil]]
|votes4=33919

|party5=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand5=[[Faramarz Tamanna]]
|votes5=18063

|party6=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand6=[[Noorullah Jalili]]
|votes6=15519

|party7=[[National Congress Party of Afghanistan|National Congress Party]]
|cand7=[[Abdul Latif Pedram]]
|votes7=12608

|party8=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand8=[[Enayatullah Hafiz]]
|votes8=11375

|party9=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand9=[[Mohammad Hakim Torsan]]
|votes9=6500

|party10=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand10=[[Ahmad Wali Massoud]]
|votes10=3942

|party11=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand11=[[Mohammad Shahab Hakimi]]
|votes11=3318

|party12=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand12=[[Ghulam Farooq Najrabi]]
|votes12=1608

|party13=[[Truth and Justice (Afghanistan)|Truth and Justice]]
|cand13=[[Mohammad Hanif Atmar]]
|votes13=1567

|party14=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|cand14=[[Noor Rahman Lewal]]
|votes14=855

|electorate=9665745
|turnout= 18.87
|source=[http://www.iec.org.af/results/en/home IEC]
}}
[[File:200229-D-AP390-1529 (49603221753).jpg|thumb|[[Arg (Kabul)|The Arg]] (the Presidential palace)]]

==See also==
*[[List of heads of state of Afghanistan]]
*[[Prime Minister of Afghanistan]]
*[[Chief Executive (Afghanistan)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{notelist}}

==External links==
*[https://president.gov.af/en Office of the President of Afghanistan] (official website)

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