Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)

Ministry of Education
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters Deh Afghanan, Opposite Kabul Municipality Kabul, Afghanistan
Minister responsible
  • Minister Assadullah Hanif Balkhi
Website http://moe.gov.af/en
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The Afghan Ministry of Education (Pashto: د افغانستان د تعليم او تربيې وزارت‎)is responsible for policy formulation, the organization and supervision of education in Afghanistan.[1] Its headquarters is located in Kabul. The current Education Minister is Assadullah Hanif Balkhi, appointed in May 2015.[2] The previous acting minister was Ghulam Farooq Wardak. The Ministry of Education provides a semi-annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan's education sector.[3]

Ministers

1. Rasul Amin 22 December 2001 - June 2002 under President Hamid Karzai
2. Yunus Qanuni June 2002 - 31 August 2004
3. Ahmad Moshahed 31 August 2004 - 23 December 2004
4. Noor Mohammad Qarqin December 23, 2004 - March 2, 2006
5. Mohammad Hanif Atmar May 2, 2006 - October 11, 2008
6. Ghulam Farooq Wardak October 11, 2008 – April 2015
7. Assadullah Hanif Balkhi 18 April 2015–present under President Ashraf Ghani

References

  1. ↑ Afghanistan - Ministry of Education
  2. ↑ http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=637&task=view&total=3261&start=534&Itemid=2
  3. ↑ http://moe.gov.af/en/page/1831/3031

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