Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)
The Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of the management of air and ground transportation, operation of airports and the national airline, as well as numerous other state-owned enterprises engaged in the transport business. the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.
It is headquartered in Ansari Watt, Kabul.
During the Afghan Interim Administration, Afghanistan had one minister for Transport and one minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism. In 2004, during the presidency of Hamid Karzai, the post of minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism was abolished. The minister of Transport became responsible for Civil Aviation and the Minister of Information and culture became responsible for Tourism.
Under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the ministry has outsourced operation of Afghanistan's airspace and airports to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding.
Ministers
Former Minister of Transportation and Civil Aviation :- Abdul Rahman,
- Dr. Enayatullah Qasemi,
- Gul Hussain Ahmadi,
- Hamidullah Qaderi,
- Dr. Omar Zakhiwal Zakhaiwal,
- acting-transport minister, Raz Mohammad Elmi,
- Hamidullah Farooqi,
- Daud Ali Najafi
- Daud Ali Najafi Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
- Daud Ali Najafi acting Minister
- acting Minister of Transport Ghulam Ali Rasukh
- Minister of Transport and Aviation
- Mohammad Hamid Tumasi Hamid Tahmasi Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi
- Quadratullah Zaki nominated and acting confirmed
- Mullah Alhaj Hamidullah Akhundzada
- Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid
- Mullah Abdul Salam
- Ghulam Jelani Popal, the deputy head of Afghanistan transport and civil aviation ministry
- Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid
Technical and Operations:
- Cptn. Said Mehdi Saidi, Saeedi
- Mohammad Aminullah Batash
- Ghulam Ali Rasikh ;
- Mrs. Fawzia Ehsani
- Hamid Zahir