Vice President of Afghanistan
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The Vice President of Afghanistan is the second highest political position obtainable in Afghanistan
. Vice Presidents are elected in the same ticket as the President. The current Vice Presidents are Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili
(Second Vice President).
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. Vice Presidents are elected in the same ticket as the President. The current Vice Presidents are Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Karim Khalili
Karim Khalili
Abdul Karim Khalili is the current second Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai. Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004...
(Second Vice President).
| Title | Name | Inaugurated | Left Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President | Mohammad Qasim Fahim | 19 June 2002 | 7 December 2004 | Appointed for interim term, Tajik mandate |
| Vice President | Hedayat Amin Arsala | 19 June 2002 | 7 December 2004 | Appointed for interim term, Pashtun Pashtun people Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan... mandate |
| Vice President | Nematullah Shahrani Nematullah Shahrani Professor Nematullah Shahrani is one of the most prominent Afghan scholars. He was one of four Vice Presidents of the Afghan Transitional Administration from 2002 to 2004. Shahrani also headed of the Afghan Constitution Commission.... |
19 June 2002 | 7 December 2004 | Appointed for interim term, Uzbek Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China... mandate |
| Vice President | Abdul Karim Khalili Karim Khalili Abdul Karim Khalili is the current second Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai. Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004... |
19 June 2002 | 7 December 2004 | Appointed for interim term, Hazara mandate |
| Vice President | Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir (Afghan leader) Hajji Abdul Qadir Arsala was a former anti-Taliban leader in the United Islamic Front in Afghanistan... |
19 June 2002 | 6 July 2002 | Appointed for interim term, Pashtun Pashtun people Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan... mandate, assassinated |
| First Vice President | Ahmad Zia Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud Ahmad Zia Massoud was the First Vice President of Afghanistan in the first elected administration of President Hamid Karzai, from December 2004 to November 2009... |
7 December 2004 | 19 November 2009 | Elected in the same ticket with Karzai |
| First Vice President | Mohammad Qasim Fahim | 19 November 2009 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Elected in the same ticket with Karzai |
| Second Vice President | Abdul Karim Khalili Karim Khalili Abdul Karim Khalili is the current second Vice President of Afghanistan in the administration of President Hamid Karzai. Khalili was appointed first time as Vice President in 2002 and was elected as running mate of Hamid Karzai in 2004... |
7 December 2004 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Elected in the same ticket with Karzai |