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President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
	Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
	Presidential Standard
	Final holder; Ashraf Ghani; 29 September 2014 – 15 August 2021
Status	Office abolished
Member of	Cabinet of Afghanistan
Residence	The Arg
Seat	Kabul
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Precursor	King of Afghanistan (1973); Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council (1987);
Formation	17 July 1973; 53 years ago (1st Republic); 30 September 1987; 38 years ago (2nd Republic); 7 December 2004; 21 years ago (Islamic Republic);
First holder	Mohammed Daoud Khan
Final holder	Ashraf Ghani
Abolished	28 April 1978; 48 years ago (1st Republic); 15 August 2021; 4 years ago (Islamic Republic);
Superseded by	Chairman of the Presidium of the Revolutionary Council (1978); Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021);
Deputy	Vice President of Afghanistan
Salary	؋960,000 monthly
Website	president.gov.af (dead); (15 August 2021 archive)

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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.

On 15 August 2021, as the Taliban took over Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan and took refuge in the United Arab Emirates.^[2]^[3] After Ghani fled, the Taliban occupied the Arg presidential palace.^[2]

Eligibility and selection process

Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan states that a candidate for the office of President:^[4]

be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents;
not be a 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 a court;
not have previously served more than two terms as president.

Powers

The 2004 Constitution grants 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 can 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]

List of presidents of Afghanistan

Last election


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	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

References

↑ "Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount". Wadsam. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel (15 August 2021). Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country (Television production). London: BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via YouTube.
↑ "President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live". Al Jazeera. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
↑ "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Government of Afghanistan. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
↑ Gall, Carlotta (November 4, 2004). "Election of Karzai Is Declared Official". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
↑ "Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president". BBC News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

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[1] "Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount". Wadsam. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[Husain_2021-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel (15 August 2021). Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country (Television production). London: BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via YouTube.

[3] "President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live". Al Jazeera. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[4] "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Government of Afghanistan. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

[MeshranoJirgaMembers-5] Gall, Carlotta (November 4, 2004). "Election of Karzai Is Declared Official". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[6] "Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president". BBC News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

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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
 | post            = President
 | 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
 | 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
 | flagborder      = yes
 | 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
-| 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]]
-| 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}}
 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==
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 * 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 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==
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 {{main|List of heads of state of Afghanistan#Non-monarchs}}
-==Latest election==
+==Last election==
 {{main|2019 Afghan presidential election}}
 {{Election results
 |party1=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
 |cand1=[[Ashraf Ghani]]
-|vp1=[[Amrullah Saleh]],<br>[[Sarwar Danish]]
 |votes1=923592
 |party2=[[National Coalition of Afghanistan|National Coalition]]
 |cand2=[[Abdullah Abdullah]]
-|vp2=Enayatullah Babur Farahmand,<br>[[Asadullah Sadati]]
 |votes2=720841
-|party3=[[Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin|Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin]]
+|party3=[[Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin]]
 |cand3=[[Gulbuddin Hekmatyar]]
 |votes3=70241
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 {{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:1973 establishments in Afghanistan]]
+[[Category:2021 disestablishments in Afghanistan]]
 [[Category:Heads of state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
 [[Category:Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]