Afghan Cabinet of Ministers

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The Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries. The president selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly of the country.

These are the current members of the Cabinet.

• Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak
• Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
• Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali
• Planning Minister Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq
• Finance Minister Dr. Ashraf Ghani
• Education Minister Yunus Qanuni
• Borders & Tribal Affairs Minister Arif Noorzai
• Reconstruction Minister Dr. M. Amin Farhang
• Mines and Industries Minister TBA
• Light Industries Minister Mohammad Alem Razm
• Women's Affairs Minister Ms. Massouda Jalal
• Public Health Minister Dr. Sohaila Siddiqi
• Commerce Minister Sayed Mustafa Kazemi
• Agriculture Minister Sayed Hussain Anwari
• Justice Minister A. Rahim Karimi
• Communications Minister Masoom Stanakzai
• Refugees Affairs Minister Enayatullah Nazari
• Haj and Religious Affairs Minister M. Amin Naziryar
• Urban Affairs Minister Eng. Yusuf Pashtun
• Social Affairs Minister Noor Mohammad Karkin
• Water and Power Minister Ismail Khan
• Irrigation and Environment Minister Dr. Ahmed Yusuf Nuristani
• Martyrs and Disabled Minister Abdullah Wardak
• Higher Education Minister Dr. Sharif Fayez
• Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Mirwais Saddiq
• Transportation Minister S. Mohammad Ali Javed
• Rural Development Minister Hanif Atmar
  
  
  

As of 20 April 2006, the National Assembly held confirmations on the newly stream-lined Afghan Cabinet.

Confirmed

Defense GEN Abdul Wardak
Finance Dr Anwarul Haq Ahadi
Energy GEN Ismail Khan
Interior Moqbel Zarar (acting--selected following Jalali stepping down)
Counter-Narcotics ENG Amirzai Angeen
Agriculture Obaidullah Ramin
Urban Development Yusuf Pashtun
Public Works Dr Suhrab Ali Safari
Health Dr Amin Fatemi
Religious Affairs Nematollah Shahrani
Border Affairs Abdul Karim Barahawi
Justice Sarwar Danesh
Education Haneef Atmar (was Minister of Rural Development)
Disabled/social affairs Noor Mohammad Qarqeen (was Minister of Education)
Higher Education Dr Azam Dadfar (was Minister of Refugees)
Foreign Affairs Dr Dadfar Spanta
Rural Development Ehsan Zia
Refugees Ustad Akbar Akbar
Mines ENG Ibrahim Adel

Rejected Ministers

Economy Dr Amin Farhang
Youth and Culture Dr Makhdoom Raheen
Transp. and Aviation Gul Hussein Ahmadi
Commerce Dr Mohammad Haidar Reza
Women's Affairs Dr Suraya Raheem Sabrang