President of Afghanistan
| President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوریت رئیس رئيس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان | |
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| Style |
His Highness (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic) |
| Residence | Presidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder |
Mohammed Daoud Khan (Republic) Hamid Karzai (Islamic Republic) |
| Formation |
July 17, 1973 (Republic) December 7, 2004 (Islamic Republic) |
| Website | Office of the President |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Afghanistan |
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The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the head of state of Afghanistan.
Before the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was created in 2004, Afghanistan has been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onward. Before 1973, it was a monarchy. Between 1992 and 2001, during the civil war, the country was recognized as the Islamic State of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Powers
The Constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral national assembly, the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) and Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders). The Presidents can only serve up to two five-year terms. Hamid Karzai started his first five-year term in 2004.[1] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was chosen as the next president.
Latest election
| Candidate | Nominating party | First round | Second round (final result) | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai | Independent | 2,084,547 | 31.56 | 4,485,888 | 56.44 | |
| Abdullah Abdullah | National Coalition | 2,972,141 | 45.00 | 3,461,639 | 43.56 | |
| Zalmai Rassoul | Independent | 750,997 | 11.37 | |||
| Abdul Rasul Sayyaf | Islamic Dawa | 465,207 | 7.04 | |||
| Qutbuddin Hilal | Independent | 181,827 | 2.75 | |||
| Gul Agha Sherzai | Independent | 103,636 | 1.57 | |||
| Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy | Independent | 30,685 | 0.46 | |||
| Hedayat Amin Arsala | Independent | 15,506 | 0.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||||
| Total | 6,604,546 | 100 | 7,947,527 | 100 | ||
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| Source: IEC IEC | ||||||
See also
- List of heads of state of Afghanistan
- Prime Minister of Afghanistan
- Chief Executive Officer (Afghanistan)
References
- ↑ "Meshrano Jirga". Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
The Meshrano Jirga of the National Assembly of Afghanistan consists of 102 members. Two-thirds were elected indirectly through Provincial Councils (one-third representing the Provincial Councils and one-third representing the District Councils) and one-third were appointed by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
External links
- Presidency of Afghanistan - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.
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