Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersKabul
34°31′16″N 69°08′22″E / 34.521187°N 69.139437°E / 34.521187; 69.139437
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Websitemail.gov.af

The Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (Persian: وزیر زراعت، آبیاری و مالداری افغانستان ) is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing Afghanistan's agriculture policy.[2]

Among other matters, the Ministry oversees the work of the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.

Agriculture Ministers of Afghanistan[edit]

Date Name Notes
1996 – 2001 Abdul Latif Mansur under Mohammed Omar
December 22, 2002– December 7, 2004 Sayed Hussein Anwari *Appointed by Hamid Karzai, member of the ATA.
2004-October 11, 2008 Obaidullah Rameen *Appointed by Hamid Karzai.[2]
October 11, 2008 – 2014 Mohammad Asef Rahimi *Appointed by Hamid Karzai
2015–September 2017 Assadullah Zameer *Appointed by Ashraf Ghani.[3]
September 2017–2021 Nasir Ahmad Durrani *Appointed by Ashraf Ghani and Acting President .[4]
September 2020 Dr. Anwar Haq Ahadi *Appointed by Ashraf Ghani

References[edit]

  1. ^ "د اسلامي امارت په تشکیلاتو کې نوي کسان پر دندو وګومارل شول". باختر خبری آژانس. October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official site". Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (Afghanistan) official website". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  4. ^ "Ghani Appoints Two Acting Ministers".

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