Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)


The Afghan Ministry of Education is responsible for policy formulation, the organization, and supervision of education in Afghanistan. Its headquarters is located in Kabul. The Ministry of Education provides a semi-annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan's education sector.

Ministers

No.NameTermNotes
1.Anahita Ratebzad1980-1981under General Secretary Babrak Karmal
2.Abdul Salam Hanafi? - ?under Emir Mohammed Omar
3.Rasul Amin22 December 2001 - June 2002under President Hamid Karzai
4.Yunus QanuniJune 2002 - 31 August 2004under President Hamid Karzai
5.Ahmad Moshahed31 August 2004 - 23 December 2004under President Hamid Karzai
6.Noor Mohammad QarqinDecember 23, 2004 - March 2, 2006under President Hamid Karzai
7.Mohammad Hanif AtmarMay 2, 2006 - October 11, 2008under President Hamid Karzai
8.Ghulam Farooq WardakOctober 11, 2008 – April 2015under President Hamid Karzai
9.Assadullah Hanif Balkhi18 April 2015 – 13 November 2016under President Ashraf Ghani
10.Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari2016 – 2018under President Ashraf Ghani
11.Mirwais Balkhi2018 – 2020under President Ashraf Ghani
12.Rangina Hamidi2020 – 2021under President Ashraf Ghani
13.Hemat Akhundzada23 August 2021 - 7 September 2021under Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada
14.Noorullah Munir7 September 2021 – 20 September 2022under Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada
15.Habibullah AghaOctober 2022 - present-

Former Minister of Education:
  • Rasool Amin
  • Yunus Qanooni
  • Ahmad Moshahed
  • Noor Moh. Qarqeen
  • Hanif Atmar,
  • Dr. Farooq Wardak confirmed for second term by Wolesi Jirga,
  • Dr. Farooq Wardak acting Minister
  • acting Minister of Education MoE Muhammad Asef Nang
  • Dr. Asadullah Hanif Balkhi
  • Mohammad Shah Ibrahim Shinwari, nominated
  • Dr. Mirwais Balkhi, acting
  • Sheikh Mawlawi Munir Nurullah
  • Maulvi Habibullah Agha acting
Deputy Minister of Education:
Deputy Minister for Administration and Finance:
  • Sulaiman Kakar Muhammad Suleman Kakar,
  • u/i Function: Mohammad Sidiq Patman
  • Deputy Minister of Islamic studies affairs: Dr. Shafiq Samim
Deputy Minister of Education for Technical Evaluation:
  • Sarwar Azizi,
  • Muhammad Asif Nang
  • Asadullah Mohaqiq
Ministry of education’s deputy
  • Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari
  • Deputy Minister of Education Abdul Hakim Hemat
  • Mawlawi Sakhaullah
  • Maulvi Saeed Ahmad Shahidkhel