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The '''president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> was constitutionally the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] (2004–2021) and [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Afghan Armed Forces]]. |
The '''president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan''' <!-- "president" is uncapitalized here because it is preceded by modifier "The", per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]] bullet 3 and table column 2 example 1. Any proposal for modification to the guideline should be posted at its talk page, [[WT:MOSBIO]]. --> was constitutionally the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] of the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]] (2004–2021) and [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Afghan Armed Forces]]. |
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On 15 August 2021, as the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|Taliban took over Kabul]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] |
On 15 August 2021, as the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|Taliban took over Kabul]], President [[Ashraf Ghani]] took refuge in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="Husain 2021">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Y5yCbi4qcpk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210815225613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |people=Mishal Husain, Paul Adams, Malik Mudassir, Ben Wright, Jon Sopel |date=15 August 2021 |title=Taliban seize power in Afghanistan as President flees country |medium=Television production |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yCbi4qcpk |location=[[London]] |publisher=[[BBC News]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=15 August 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/15/taliban-continues-advances-captures-key-city-of-jalalabad|title=President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan: Live|work=Al Jazeera|date=August 15, 2021|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> After Ghani, the Taliban occupied the [[Arg, Kabul|Arg presidential palace]].<ref name="Husain 2021"/> |
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==Eligibility and selection process== |
==Eligibility and selection process== |
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
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د افغانستان ولسمشر (Pashto) رئیس جمهور افغانستان (Dari) | |
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Status | Office abolished |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | The Arg |
Seat | Kabul |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Precursor | King of Afghanistan |
Formation |
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First holder | Mohammed Daoud Khan |
Final holder | Ashraf Ghani |
Abolished | 15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) |
Superseded by | Supreme Leader |
Deputy | Vice President |
Salary | ؋960,000 monthly[1] |
Website | president.gov.af (inactive) (15 August 2021 archive) |
The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.
On 15 August 2021, as the Taliban took over Kabul, President Ashraf Ghani took refuge in the United Arab Emirates.[2][3] After Ghani, the Taliban occupied the Arg presidential palace.[2]
Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:[4]
The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms.
Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004.[5] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president.[6]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ashraf Ghani | Independent | 923,592 | 50.64 | |
Abdullah Abdullah | National Coalition | 720,841 | 39.52 | |
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin | 70,241 | 3.85 | |
Rahmatullah Nabil | Independent | 33,919 | 1.86 | |
Faramarz Tamanna | Independent | 18,063 | 0.99 | |
Noorullah Jalili | Independent | 15,519 | 0.85 | |
Abdul Latif Pedram | National Congress Party | 12,608 | 0.69 | |
Enayatullah Hafiz | Independent | 11,375 | 0.62 | |
Mohammad Hakim Torsan | Independent | 6,500 | 0.36 | |
Ahmad Wali Massoud | Independent | 3,942 | 0.22 | |
Mohammad Shahab Hakimi | Independent | 3,318 | 0.18 | |
Ghulam Farooq Najrabi | Independent | 1,608 | 0.09 | |
Mohammad Hanif Atmar | Truth and Justice | 1,567 | 0.09 | |
Noor Rahman Lewal | Independent | 855 | 0.05 | |
Total | 1,823,948 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,665,745 | 18.87 | ||
Source: IEC |
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