List of ambassadors of Afghanistan

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This is a list of the current Ambassadors of Afghanistan.^[1] Ambassadors are appointed by the Afghan President.

Host Country	Ambassador	Notes
Australia	Amanullah Jayhoon
Austria	Abdulhamid Shogoofan
Bangladesh	Abdul Rahim Oraz
Belgium	Homayoun Tandar
Bulgaria	Mohammad Davood Pagshiri
Canada	Barna Karimi	2012-2013
China	Sultan Ahmad Baheen
Egypt	Fazilurrahman Fazil
France	Omar Samad	Since 2 July 2009
Germany	Abdulrahman Ashraf
India	Shaida Mohammad Abdali	2012 - Present
Indonesia	To be appointed
Iran	Obaidullah Obaid
Iraq	Abdul Jamil Parwani
Italy	Musa Marofi
Japan	Mohammad Amin Fatemi
Kazakhstan	Sohrab Ali Safari
Korea	Karim Rahimi
Kuwait	Assadullah Hanif
Malaysia	Atiqullah Atifmal
Netherlands	Enayatullah Nabiel
Norway	Manizha Bakhtari
Oman	Abdul Raqeeb Salim
Pakistan	Majnoon Golab	Chargé d’ Affairs
Poland	Zia Mojadadi
Qatar	Khaled Ahmad Zekriya
Russia	Azizullah Karzai
Saudi Arabia	To be appointed
Spain	Masood Khalili
Switzerland	Zalmai Aziz
Turkey	Salahuddin Rabbani
Turkmenistan	Mirwais Nab
Tajikistan	Abdul Ghafoor Arizo
Ukraine	Mohammad Asif Delavar
United Arab Emirates	Najeebullah Mojadidi
United Nations	Zahir Tanin
UNESCO	Qasem Fazeli
United States	Eklil Ahmad Hakimi^[2]

References

^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Afghanistan: Alphabetical list of Afghan Embassies and Consulates Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Embassy of Afghanistan website

Ambassadors of Afghanistan

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006) Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010) Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013) Zarar Ahmad Osmani (2013–2015) Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019) Haneef Atmar (2021) Amir Khan Muttaqi (acting; 2021–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (New York)	Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (1993–2006) Zahir Tanin (2006–2015) Mahmoud Saikal (2015–2019) Adela Raz (2019–2021) Naseer Faiq (chargé d'affaires) (2021–present)
Permanent Representative to the UN (Geneva)	Akbar Kherad Mohammad Nabi Amani Sher Ahmad Nasri Homayon Tandar Shamsuzzakir Kazemi Assad Omar Nanguyalai Tarzi (2007–2010) Zalmai Aziz (2010–present)

Ambassador to China	Mahyuddin Sadat (chargé d'affaires; 2022–2023) Bilal Karimi (2023–present)
Ambassador to the United States	Ishaq Shahryar (2002–2003) Said Tayeb Jawad (2003–2010) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2011–2015) Hamdullah Mohib (2015–2018) Roya Rahmani (2018–2021) Adela Raz (2021–2022)
Ambassador to the United Kingdom	Hameed Haami (chargé d'affaires)
Ambassador to Pakistan	Nanguyalai Tarzi (2002–2007) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2007–2008) Abdul Khaliq Farahi (designated ambassador) Majnoon Gulab (chargé d'affaires) (2007–2011) Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2011–2013) Janan Mosazai (2013–2016) Omar Zakhilwal (2016–2018) Atif Mashal (2018–2020) Najibullah Alikhel (2020–2021) Sardar Ahmed Khan Shakeeb (chargé d'affaires) (2021–present)
Ambassador to Iran	Mohammad Omar Daudzai (2005–2007) Yahya Maroofi (2007–2009) Obaidullah Obaid (2010–2021)
Ambassador to India	Masoud Khalili (2001–2006) Sayed Makhdoom Raheen (2006–2010) Nanguyalai Tarzi (2010–2012) Shaida Mohammad Abdali (2012–2018) Farid Mamundzay (2021–2023)
Ambassador to Russia	Ahmad Zia Massoud (2001–2004) Zalmai Aziz (2007–2010) Azizullah Karzai (2010–2016) Abdul Qayyum Kochai (2017–2021) Said Tayeb Jawad (2021–2022) Jamal Nasir Gharwal (chargé d'affaires; 2022–present)
Ambassador to Canada	Omar Samad (2004–2009) Jawed Ludin (2009–2011)
Ambassador to Australia	Mahmoud Saikal (2002–2005) Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai (2005–2007) Amanullah Jayhoon (2007–2011) Nasir Ahmad Andisha (2011–2015) Ghulam Abbas Farasoo (chargé d'affaires) (2015–2017) Wahidullah Waissi (2017–present)
Ambassador to Turkey	Masoud Khalili (2007–2010) Salahuddin Rabbani (2011–2012)
Ambassador to Spain	Gul Ahmad Sherzada Masoud Khalili (2010–present)
Ambassador to Japan	Mohammad Noor Akbary (chargé d'affaires) (2002–2004) Haron Amin (2004–2009) Eklil Ahmad Hakimi (2009–2010) Mohammad Amin Fatemi (2010–2017) Bashir Mohabbat (2017–2021) Shaida Mohammad Abdali (2021–present)
Ambassador to France	Omar Samad (2009–2011)
Ambassador to Norway	Yahya Maroofi (2005–2007) Jawed Ludin (2007–2009) Manija Bakhtary (2009–2021)

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