Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)

Not to be confused with Ministry of Higher Education (Afghanistan).

The Afghan Ministry of Education (Dari: وزارت معارف افغانستان) (Pashto: د افغانستان د پوهنې وزارت) is responsible for policy formulation, the organization, and supervision of education in Afghanistan.^[3] 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.^[4]

Ministry of Education

Dari: وزارت معارف افغانستان‎ Pashto: د پوهنې وزارت افغانستان‎
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Afghanistan
Headquarters	Deh Afghanan, Opposite Kabul Municipality Kabul, Afghanistan 34.521812°N 69.173312°E / 34.521812; 69.173312
Minister responsible	Habibullah Agha
Deputy Ministers responsible	Maulvi Sakhaullah[1] Saeed Ahmad Shahid Khel[2]
Website	https://moe.gov.af/en

Ministers

No.	Name	Term	Notes
1.	Anahita Ratebzad	1980-1981	under General Secretary Babrak Karmal
2.	Abdul Salam Hanafi	? - ?	under Emir Mohammed Omar
3.	Rasul Amin	22 December 2001 - June 2002	under President Hamid Karzai
4.	Yunus Qanuni	June 2002 - 31 August 2004
5.	Ahmad Moshahed	31 August 2004 - 23 December 2004
6.	Noor Mohammad Qarqin	December 23, 2004 - March 2, 2006
7.	Mohammad Hanif Atmar	May 2, 2006 - October 11, 2008
8.	Ghulam Farooq Wardak	October 11, 2008 – April 2015
9.	Assadullah Hanif Balkhi	18 April 2015 – 13 November 2016	under President Ashraf Ghani
10.	Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari	2016 – 2018
11.	Mirwais Balkhi	2018 – 2020
12.	Rangina Hamidi	2020 – 2021
13.	Hemat Akhundzada	23 August 2021 - 7 September 2021	under Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada
14.	Noorullah Munir	7 September 2021 – 20 September 2022
15.	Habibullah Agha	October 2022 - present

Former Minister of Education:

• Rasool Amin (20011222-200206)
• Yunus Qanooni (200206-20040831)
• Ahmad Moshahed (20040831-200412)
• Noor Moh. Qarqeen (20041223 -20060302)
• Hanif Atmar (200603),
• Dr. Farooq Wardak (20081022-20140930) confirmed for second term by Wolesi Jirga (20100103),
• Dr. Farooq Wardak acting Minister (20141001)
• acting Minister of Education MoE Muhammad Asef Nang (20141209)
• Dr. Asadullah Hanif Balkhi (20150418, 20160522, 20161113 impeached and acting)
• Mohammad Shah Ibrahim Shinwari, nominated (20171123)
• Dr. Mirwais Balkhi, acting (20180319, 20190107)
• Sheikh Mawlawi Munir Nurullah (20210911)
• Maulvi Habibullah Agha (20220920) acting

Deputy Minister of Education: Deputy Minister for Administration and Finance:

• Sulaiman Kakar Muhammad Suleman Kakar (20100222),
• u/i Function: Mohammad Sidiq Patman (2006, 20110326)
• Deputy Minister of Islamic studies affairs: Dr. Shafiq Samim (20111018)

Deputy Minister of Education for Technical Evaluation:

• Sarwar Azizi, (20100809)
• Muhammad Asif Nang (20101228)
• Asadullah Mohaqiq (20141013, 20170101)

Ministry of education’s deputy

• Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari (20171111)
• Deputy Minister of Education Abdul Hakim Hemat (20220329)
• Mawlawi Sakhaullah (20211005)
• Maulvi Saeed Ahmad Shahidkhel (20211122)