Rabbani Council of Ministers
Mohammad Rabbani's Council of Ministers was the cabinet of the Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 27 September 1996 until 13 November 2001.
History
On 27 September 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul, forcing the old government to flee from the city. They also set up a six-member provisional council, among them Information and Culture Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister Mohammad Ghaus Akhund, Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Health Minister Massoumi Afghan and others, to govern the capital and named Mohammad Rabbani, who is not related to Islamic State's president Burhanuddin Rabbani, to lead the Council of Ministers. The Taliban declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was only recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, though Pakistan and the United Emirates later withdrew their recognition after the September 11 attacks. All other states continued to recognize the Islamic State of Afghanistan.
Cabinet
Portfolio |
Name |
Year(s) |
Affiliation |
Origin |
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Prime Minister |
Mohammad Rabbani |
27 September 1996 – 16 April 2001 |
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Abdul Kabir (caretaker) |
16 April – 13 November 2001 |
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First Deputy Prime Minister |
Hasan Akhund |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Second Deputy Prime Minister |
Abdul Kabir |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Foreign Minister |
Mohammad Ghaus Akhund |
27 September 1996 – 28 May 1997 |
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Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai (acting) |
28 May – after 24 September 1997 |
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Hasan Akhund |
after 24 September 1997 – 27 October 1999 |
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Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil |
27 October 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Foreign Minister |
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai |
27 September 1996 – 1998 |
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Abdul Jalil Haqqani |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Abdul Rahman Zahed |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Head of Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Abdul Satar Paktin |
before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
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Head of the Information Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Faiz |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Head of United Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Habibullah Fawzi |
before – after 25 January 2001 |
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Defense Minister |
Saadullah Popal (acting) |
27 September 1996 – April 1997 |
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Obaidullah Akhund |
April 1997 – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Defense Minister |
Abdul Salam Zaeef (Administration) |
27 September 1996 – |
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Abdul Ghani Baradar |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Mohammad Fazl (Chief of Army Staff) |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Interior Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – |
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Khairullah Khairkhwa |
– |
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unknown |
– before 25 January 2001 |
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Abdur Razzaq Akhundzada |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Interior Minister |
Abdul Samad Khaksar (Security) |
27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
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Mohammad Sharif |
unknown – 13 November 2001 |
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Noor Jalal (Administration) |
unknown – 13 November 2001 |
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Director of the Passport and Visa Department in the Ministry of Interior Affairs |
Sayed Mohammad Azim Agha |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Security and Intelligence Minister |
unknown |
27 September – |
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Ahmadullah |
– 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Security and Intelligence Minister |
Abdul Haq Wasiq |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Ehsanullah Sarfida |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Head of the Investigation Department in the Ministry of Security and Intelligence |
Habibullah Reshad |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Justice Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Nooruddin Turabi |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Justice Minister |
Jalaluddin Shinwari |
unknown – 13 November 2001 |
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Finance Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – |
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Mohammad Ahmadi |
– before 23 February 2001 |
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Muhammad Taher Anwari |
before – after |
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Agha Jan Motasim |
– 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Finance Minister |
Arefullah Aref |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Najibullah Haqqani |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Commerce Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – 1999 |
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Abdul Razak |
1999 – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Commerce Minister |
Fazal Mohammad |
before 25 January – after 26 September 2001 |
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Nik Mohammad |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Education Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – unknown |
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Sayed Ghiasuddin |
unknown – February 1999 |
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Amir Khan Muttaqi |
February 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Education Minister |
Abdul Salam Hanafi |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Said Ahmed Shahidkhel |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Higher Education Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – unknown |
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Hamdullah Nomani |
unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
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Din Mohammad Hanif |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Higher Education Minister |
Moslim Haqqani |
unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
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Zabihullah Hamidi |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Arsala Rahmani |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Public Works Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Mohammadullah Mati |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Public Works Minister |
Rostam Nuristani |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Atiqullah Wali Mohammad |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Construction Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 1999 |
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Dadullah |
before 1999 – 13 November 2001 |
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Public Health Minister |
Massoumi Afghan |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Mohammad Abbas Akhund |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Minister of Public Health |
Abdul Satar Paktin |
unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
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Abdul Rauf Mohammad |
1996 – 1999 |
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Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Communications Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – unknown |
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Mohammadullah Mati |
unknown – before 25 January 2001 |
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Yar Mohammad Rahimi |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Communications Minister |
Allah Dad Tayyab |
before 25 January – after 26 September 2001 |
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Mines and Industries Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before |
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Ahmad Jan |
before – before 25 January 2001 |
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Mohammad Essa Akhund |
after 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Mines and Industries Minister |
Mohammad Azam Elmi |
before – 13 November 2001 |
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Abdul Salam Zaeef |
– after 29 August 2000 |
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Sayeedur Rahman Haqani |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Agriculture Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Abdul Latif Mansur |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
Atiqullah Wali Mohammad |
1999 or 2000 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Shams Ur-Rahman Abdul Zahir |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Attiqullah Akhund |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Abdul Ghafoor |
after 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Water and Electricity Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Mohammad Essa Akhund |
before – after 25 January 2001 |
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Ahmad Jan |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Water and Electricity Minister |
Mohammad Homayoon |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Information and Culture Minister |
Amir Khan Muttaqi |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Qudratullah Jamal |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Information and Culture Minister |
Abdul Baqi Haqqani (Information) |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Abdul Rahman Ahmad Hottak (Culture) |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Rahimullah Zurmati (Publication) |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Abdul Rahman Ahmad Hottak |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Urban Development Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Allah Dad Mati |
before – after 31 January 2001 |
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Frontier Affairs Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Jalaluddin Haqqani |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Frontier Affairs Minister |
Ibrahim Haqqani |
before 23 February –13 November 2001 |
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Abdul Hakim Munib |
before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
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Martyrs and Repatriation Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Abdul Raqib Takhari |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Martyrs and Repatriation Minister |
Rahmatullah Wahidyar |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Mohammad Sediq Akhundzada |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Planning Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 25 January 2001 |
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Din Mohammad Hanif |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Planning Minister |
Ezatullah Haqqani |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Mohammad Musa Hottak |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister |
Akhtar Mohammad Mansour |
27 September 1996 – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Civil Aviation and Transportation Minister |
Naim Kuchi |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Hidayatullah Abu Turab |
before 8 March – 13 November 2001 |
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Tahis |
before 4 July – 13 November 2001 |
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Haj and Religious Affairs Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Sayed Ghiasuddin |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Haj and Religious Affairs Minister |
Moslim Haqqani |
before 25 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Qalamudin Momand (Haj) |
before 26 September – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Work and Social Affairs Minister |
Saduddin Sayyed |
before 8 March – 13 November 2001 |
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Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 31 January 2001 |
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Mohammad Wali |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Deputy Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue Minister |
Mohammad Salim Haqqani |
before 31 January – 13 November 2001 |
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Sayed Esmatullah Asem |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Central Bank President |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – unknown |
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Ehsanullah Sarfida |
unknown – before 23 February 2001 |
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Mohammad Ahmadi |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |
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Administrative Affairs Director |
unknown |
27 September 1996 – before 23 February 2001 |
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Muhammad Taher Anwari |
before 23 February – 13 November 2001 |