Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs
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| (Pashto: د سرحدونو او قبایلو چارو وزارت) (Dari: وزارت امور سرحدات، اقوام و قبایل) | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Kabul, Afghanistan 34°32′19″N 69°11′43″E / 34.538688°N 69.195313°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible |
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| Website | https://www.mobta.gov.af |
The Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs (Pashto: د سرحدونو او قبایلو چارو وزارت), (Dari: وزارت امور سرحدات، اقوام و قبایل) is an organ of the Central Government of Afghanistan.[4][5]
History
[edit]The Ministry of Tribes and Nationalities was originally the Directorate of Tribal Affairs established in 1934 to deal with problems of the tribes inside Afghanistan.[6]
List
[edit]| name | term | appointed by | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faiz Mohammed | 1975-? | Mohammed Daoud Khan | Republic of Afghanistan |
| Faiz Mohammed | 11 January 1980 - 11 September 1980 | Babrak Karmal | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Amanullah Zadran | 2001-12—mid-2002 | Hamid Karzai | |
| Arif Nurzai | mid-2002 to mid-2004(?) | Hamid Karzai |
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| Abdul Karim Barahawi | Hamid Karzai | ||
| Norullah Noori | 7 September 2021 – present | Hibatullah Akhundzada | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Former Ministers of Border and Tribal Affairs
- Amanullah Zadran (2001),
- Arif Noorzai (Nurzai) (2004),
- Abdul Karim Brahui (Nimruz) (2008),
- Asadullah Khalid (2008 - 2009) and (20100628 - 20120914)
- Haji Din Mohammad nominated, not approved by Wolesi Jirga (20120915)
- Mohammad Akram Khpalwak (20130710-20140930)
- Mohammad Akram Khpalwak Acting Minister of Border Affairs (20141001-20141208)
- acting Minister of Borders and Tribes Dr Seyyed Ahmad Haqbin (20141209)
- Gulab Mangal (20150418, 20161018)
- Abdul Ghafour Lewal acting Minister (20170526)
- Mohammad Shafiq Gul Agha Sherzai (20170725, 20171204 confirmed, 20180621, 20190813, 20200831)
- Mohibullah Samim nominated and acting (20200831) confirmed (20201201)
- Mawlawi Noorullah Noori Nurullah Nuri (20210907)
Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Border and Tribal Affairs:
- Mullah Abdul Khaleq Akhund (20220224)
Deputy Minister of Borders:
- Muhammad Yaqub Ahmadzai Mohammad Yaqoub Ahmadzai (20091024, 20131105, 20170831)
- Haji Gul Mohammad (20210921)
- Maulvi Ahmad Taha (20211122)
- Maulvi Gul Zarin Kochi (20210921) Head of Kochi Affairs at the Ministry of Border and Tribal Affairs (20211122)
- Mohammad Qasim Khalid, the former deputy head of the Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs, has been appointed as the governor of (20221200)
- Ahmad Taha deputy minister of the Borders and Tribal Affairs (20230504)
- Abdul Rahman Haqqani deputy minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs (20230504)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Taliban bring new faces to fill Cabinet positions in Afghanistan". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "The Taliban Announce Remaining Cabinet Members". 21 September 2021.
- ^ عرفانیار, احمدشاه (22 November 2021). "حکومت یو شمېر وزارتونو، ملکي او پوځي ادارو لپاره نوي سرپرستان او مرستيالان وټاکل" – via pajhwok.com.
- ^ a b "Afghan power brokers: Playing the tribal loyalty card". Christian Science Monitor. 10 June 2002. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
The Zadrans are the largest tribe in southeastern Afghanistan – important enough that last December Karzai appointed one of Khan's younger brothers, Amanullah Zadran, as his minister of borders and tribal affairs.
- ^ Waldman, Amy (28 December 2001). "A Nation Challenged: Disputed attack; Fluid Loyalties Are Laid Bare By a U.S. Raid". New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ Klass, Rosanne. "Afghanistan, the great game revisited." (1987). p. 328. Link: [1]
- ^ a b c d Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country's Troubled Past". Vol. V, no. 2. Strategic Insights. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.