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President of Afghanistan

Defunct political office in Afghanistan

Field	Value
post	President
body	the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
native_name	د افغانستان جمهور رئیس (Pashto)
رئیس جمهور افغانستان (Dari)
insignia	Emblem of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg
insigniasize	125px
insigniacaption	Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
flag	Standard of the President of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg
flagborder	yes
flagcaption	Presidential standard
status	Office abolished
residence	The Arg
seat	Kabul
appointer	Direct election
member_of	Cabinet
termlength	5 years, renewable once
first	Mohammed Daoud Khan
last	Ashraf Ghani
formation	{{indented plainlist
* {{start date	df	y	1973	7	17}} (original)
* {{start date	df	y	2004	12	7}} (latest form)
abolished
precursor	King of Afghanistan
superseded_by	Supreme Leader
deputy	Vice President
salary	monthly
website	president.gov.af (inactive)
([15 August 2021 archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20210815124034/https://president.gov.af/en/))

رئیس جمهور افغانستان (Dari)

(original)
(latest form) (15 August 2021 archive) The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.

Eligibility and selection process

Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:

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 granted 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 could only serve up to two five-year terms.

Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004. After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president.

Last election

Main article: 2019 Afghan presidential election

List of presidents

Notes

References

(1 June 2013). "Afghanistan's lower house approves President Karzai's salary and expenses amount". Wadsam.
"The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". [[Government of Afghanistan]].
(29 September 2014). "Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president". BBC News.

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