Vice President of Afghanistan

Vice Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Official Emblem
Incumbent Abdul Rashid Dostum (first) Sarwar Danish (second) since September 29, 2014
Appointer	President of Afghanistan
Term length	Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Hedayat Amin Arsala
Formation	July 17, 1973
Website	Office of the Vice Presidents

The Vice President of Afghanistan is the second highest political position obtainable in Afghanistan. Vice Presidents are elected on the same ticket as the President. A Presidential candidate nominates two candidates for Vice President before the election. During the Afghan Interim Administration and the Afghan Transitional Administration, when the Loya Jirga hadn't appointed a new Constitution yet, there were more than two vice presidents. The current Vice Presidents are Abdul Rashid Dostum and Sarwar Danish (Second Vice President).

Title	Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Notes
Vice Chair	Hedayat Amin Arsala	22 December 2001	19 June 2002	Pashtun, representative of the Rome Group
Vice Chair	Mohammed Fahim	22 December 2001	19 June 2002	Tajik and Defense Minister of the United Islamic Front
Vice Chair	Sima Samar	22 December 2001	19 June 2002	Hazara, Female and Rome Group representative
Vice Chair	Mohammad Mohaqiq	22 December 2001	19 June 2002	Hazara and Commandar in the United Islamic Front
Vice Chair	Ahmed Shakar Karkar	22 December 2001	19 June 2002	Uzbek and leader in the United Islamic Front
Vice President	Hedayat Amin Arsala	19 June 2002	7 December 2004	Appointed for interim term, Pashtun mandate
Vice President	Mohammed Fahim	19 June 2002	7 December 2004	Appointed for interim term, Tajik mandate
Vice President	Nematullah Shahrani	19 June 2002	7 December 2004	Appointed for interim term, Uzbek mandate
Vice President	Karim Khalili	19 June 2002	7 December 2004	Appointed for interim term, Hazara mandate
Vice President	Abdul Qadir	19 June 2002	6 July 2002	Appointed for interim term, Pashtun mandate, assassinated
First Vice President	Ahmad Zia Massoud	7 December 2004	19 November 2009	Elected in the same ticket with Karzai
Second Vice President	Karim Khalili	7 December 2004	29 September 2014	Elected in the same ticket with Karzai
First Vice President	Mohammed Fahim	19 November 2009	9 March 2014	Elected in the same ticket with Karzai
First Vice President	Yunus Qanuni	31 March 2014	29 September 2014	Appointed for interim term
First Vice President	Abdul Rashid Dostum	29 September 2014	Incumbent	Elected in the same ticket with Ghani
Second Vice President	Sarwar Danish	29 September 2014	Incumbent	Elected in the same ticket with Ghani

External links

Vice Presidents of Afghanistan
Vice Presidents in 2004
List of current Vice Presidents

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Vice President of Afghanistan