President of Afghanistan
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| President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Mohammed Daoud Khan |
| Formation | July 17, 1973 (first republic) |
| Website | Office of the President |
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Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 to 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973 the state was always governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs. It was under the mujahideen and the Taliban regimes from 1992 to late 2001.
Mohammed Daoud Khan became the first president of Afghanistan in 1973, after he ended the monarchy of his cousin Mohammed Zahir Shah in a non-violent coup. He was assassinated in 1978 by members of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who chose Nur Muhammad Taraki as their president. During the 1980s and 90s the country was ruled by several different presidents, which included Hafizullah Amin, Babrak Karmal, Mohammad Najibullah, and Burhanuddin Rabbani among several others.Since December 22, 2001, Afghanistan is run by the Karzai administration under President Hamid Karzai.
The constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national parliament. These were a subject of considerable controversy when debated by the country's loya jirga in December 2003. However, they were seen by the interim administration and its Western backers as being essential to securing the stability of Afghanistan.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Presidency of Afghanistan - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.
