Salahuddin Rabbani

Salahuddin Rabbani
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2015
President	Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Ahmad Moqbel Zarar
Chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council
In office 15 April 2012 – 1 February 2015
President	Hamid Karzai Ashraf Ghani
Preceded by	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Succeeded by	TBD
Afghanistan Ambassador to Turkey
In office 1 January 2011 – 14 April 2012
President	Hamid Karzai
Preceded by	Massoud Khalili
Succeeded by	Amanullah Jayhoon
Personal details
Born	(1971-03-31) March 31, 1971 Kabul, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghan
Political party	Jamiat-e Islami
Parents	Burhanuddin Rabbani
Alma mater	Columbia University
Profession	Diplomat
Religion	Sunni Islam

Salahuddin Rabbani (Persian: صلاح‌الدین ربانی‎; born 31 March 1971)^[1] is an Afghan diplomat and politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1 February 2015. He was Ambassador to Turkey from 2011 to 2012. In April 2012, it was announced that he was to chair the Afghan High Peace Council in its negotiations with the Taliban. Salahuddin's father was Council chairman and Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani.^[2][3][4]

He was selected as leader of Jamiat-e Islami political party after the assassination of his father. On 12 January 2015, he was nominated by President Ashraf Ghani as Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Ahmad Moqbel Zarar. He was confirmed by the Afghan Parliament on 28 January and was sworn in on 1 February.

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Afghan Diplomats and Ambassadors Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010) Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013) Ahmad Moqbel Zarar (2013–present) Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abdorrahim Sherizai Zalmai Aziz (2003–2007) Mohammad Kabir Farahi (2007–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2010–2011) Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration Affairs Abdul H. Haider (2010–present) Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mahmoud Saikal (2005–2006) Chief of Staff to the President Said Tayeb Jawad (2002–2003) Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2003–2005) Jawed Ludin (2005–2007) Omar Daudzai (2007–present) Chairman National Security Council Zalmai Rasool (2002–2009) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2010–present) Director of United Nations Affairs and International Conferences Zalmai Aziz (2002–2003) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2008–present) Spokesmen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Omar Samad (2001–2006) Ahmad Zaher Faqiri (2010–present) Permanent Representative to the UN (New York) Ravan Farhâdi (1993–2006) Zahir Tanin (2006–present) Permanent Representative to the UN (Geneva) Akbar Kherad Mohammad Nabi Amani Sher Ahmad Nasri Homayon Tandar Shamsuzzakir Kazemi Assad Omar Nangyalai Tarzi (2007–2010) Zalmai Aziz (2010–present) Ambassador to the United States Ishaq Shahryar (2002–2003) Said Tayeb Jawad (2003–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2011–present) Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom Hameed Haami Ambassador to Pakistan Nangyalai Tarzi (2002–2006) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2006–2007) Abdul Khaliq Farahi Majnoon Gulab (Chargé d'affaires) (2009–present) Ambassador to Iran Omar Daudzai (2005–2007) Yahya Maroofi (2007–2009) Obaidullah Obaid (2010–present) Ambassador to India Massoud Khalili (2001–2006) Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (−2010) Nangyalai Tarzi (2010–present) Ambassador to Russia Ahmad Zia Massoud (2001–2004) Zalmai Aziz (2007–2010) Azizullah Karzai (2010–present) Ambassador to Canada Omar Samad (2004–2009) Jawed Ludin (2009–present) Ambassador to Australia Mahmoud Saikal (2002–2005) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2005–2007) Amanullah Jayhoon (2007–present) Ambassador to Turkey Massoud Khalili (2007–2010) Salahuddin Rabbani (2011–present) Ambassador to Spain Gul Ahmad Sherzada Massoud Khalili (2010–present) Ambassador to Japan Mohammad Noor Akbary (Chargé d'affaires) (2002–2004) Haron Amin (2004–2009) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2009–2010) Amin Fatemy Ambassador to France Omar Samad (2009–2011) Ambassador to Norway Yahya Maroofi (2005–2007) Jawed Ludin (2007–2009) Manija Bakhtary (2009–present)