Chief Executive (Afghanistan)

The chief executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a position within the Government of Afghanistan that served as head of government of Afghanistan. The extra-constitutional post was created in September 2014 following the disputes that arose after the 2014 Afghan presidential election when both Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, who was the only one held that post, claimed victory in that election. As part of a National Unity Agreement, it was agreed that Ashraf Ghani would assume the presidency and a new post of chief executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan would be created for Abdullah Abdullah.^[2]

Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Incumbent Vacant since 11 March 2020[1]
Type	Head of government
Appointer	National Unity Agreement
Inaugural holder	Abdullah Abdullah
Formation	29 September 2014
Abolished	11 March 2020 (de facto) 15 August 2021 (de jure)
Succession	Prime Minister of Afghanistan

After his claim as president, disputed with Ghani, this post had remained vacant from 2020 until the Taliban retook power in 2021 after the Islamic Republic collapsed.

Role and responsibilities

List of chief executive officers

No.		Image	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political Affiliation
1			Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960)	29 September 2014	11 March 2020[1]	5 years, 164 days	National Coalition
				Previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 2001 to 2005.
Post Abolished (2020-Present)

See also

• President of Afghanistan
• List of heads of state of Afghanistan
• Prime Minister of Afghanistan