Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)

Coordinates: 34°31′19″N 69°10′24″E / 34.521812°N 69.173312°E / 34.521812; 69.173312
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Ministry of Education
Dari: وزارت معارف افغانستان‎
Pashto: د پوهني وزارت افغانستان‎
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersDeh Afghanan, Opposite Kabul Municipality Kabul, Afghanistan
34°31′19″N 69°10′24″E / 34.521812°N 69.173312°E / 34.521812; 69.173312
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Websitehttps://moe.gov.af/en

The Afghan Ministry of Education (Persian: وزارت معارف افغانستان)(Pashto: د پوهني وزارت افغانستان) is responsible for policy formulation, the organization and supervision of education in Afghanistan.[3] Its headquarters is located in Kabul. The current Education Minister is Rangina Hamidi. The Ministry of Education provides a semi-annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan's education sector.[4]

Ministers[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول". باختر خبری آژانس. October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ عرفانیار, احمدشاه (22 November 2021). "حکومت یو شمېر وزارتونو، ملکي او پوځي ادارو لپاره نوي سرپرستان او مرستيالان وټاکل".
  3. ^ "Afghanistan - Ministry of Education".
  4. ^ http://moe.gov.af/en/page/1831/3031

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