List of ambassadors of Afghanistan

This is a list of the current ambassadors of Afghanistan. Ambassadors represent the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which collapsed in 2021, unless otherwise noted.

Host CountryAmbassadorNotes
 AustraliaWahidullah Waissi
Further information: List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Australia
also Ambassador to Fiji and New Zealand [1]
 AustriaKhojesta Fana EbrahimkhelAmbassador to the Republic of Austria and Permanent/Resident Representative to the United Nations and other International and Regional Organizations in Vienna and non-resident to Croatia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia[2]
 AzerbaijanMohammad Taqi Khalili[1]
 BangladeshAbdul Qayoom Malikzad[3]
 BelgiumNazifullah SalarzaiAmbassador and Permanent Representative to the EU
 BulgariaAhmad Sidiq DlirChargé d'Affaires a.i.
 CanadaShinkai Karokhail[1]
 China Mahyuddin Sadat
Further information: List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to China
Appointed Charge d'Affaires by the Taliban and accredited by China in April 2022.[4][5][6]
 EgyptMohammad Moheq
 FranceParwana PaikanChargé d'Affaires ai
 GermanyAbdul J. Ariyaee
 IndiaTahir QadiryChargé d'Affaires June 18, 2019–Present[7]
 IndonesiaFaizullah ZakI
 IranAbdul Qayyum SulaimaniAppointed Chargé d'Affaires by the Islamic Republic, and retained by the Taliban. Iran has denied supporting a handover of the Embassy in Tehran to the Taliban.[5][8]
 IraqAbdul Jamil Parvani
 ItalyWajiha QazizadahChargé d'affairs a.i.
 JapanBashir Mohabbat
Further information: List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Japan
2017–present
 KazakhstanMohammad Farhad Azimi/Azimi Mohammad Farhad
 South KoreaAbdul Hakim Atarud
 KuwaitAssadullah Hanif Balkhy
 MalaysiaAbdul Mueen ShahidChargé d'affairs a.i.
 NetherlandsEnayatullah Nabiel
 NorwayYoussof Ghafoorza[9]
 Oman
 Pakistan Mohammad Shokaib
Further information: List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Pakistan
Appointed Charge d'Affaires by the Taliban in October 2021.[10][5]
 PolandGul Hussain Ahmadinon-residence Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and Romania[11]
 QatarAbdul Hakim Dalili[12]
 Russia Jamal Nasir GharwalAppointed Chargé d'Affaires by the Taliban and accredited by Russia on 9 April 2022.[5]
 Saudi ArabiaAhmed Javed Mujadidi[13][14]
 SpainHumayoon Rasaw
 SwedenDr Hameed Haami
  SwitzerlandNasir Ahmad Andisha[15]
 TajikistanMohammad Zahir Aghbar
 TurkeySalahuddin Rabbani
 Turkmenistan Fazal Muhammad SabirAppointed Chargé d'Affaires by the Taliban in March 2022.[16][17][18]
 UkraineMohammad Asif Dilawar
 United Arab EmiratesAhmad Sayer DaudzaiChargé d'Affaires[19]
 United NationsMuhammad Wali Naeemi
Further information: Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
 UNESCOParwana Paikan

See also

References
  1. "AFGHAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS - CONSULAR AFFAIRS". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Islamic Rspublix of Afghanistan. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "Biography Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Vienna". Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Vienna. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Afghan envoy requests PM to reopen Bangladesh mission in Kabul". The Daily Star. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. Detsch, Jack; Gramer, Robbie (11 January 2022). "'You're Very Vulnerable': Afghan Diplomats Fear Violent Taliban Reprisals". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 April 2022. The Taliban had sought to undermine Qaem by tapping their own replacement, another former Afghan diplomat, Mahyuddin Sadat, as the embassy’s first secretary.
  5. "Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban". Voice of America. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. "China accepts Afghan diplomats appointed by IEA". Ariana News. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. "Biography of the Chargé d'Affaires". Embassy of Afghanistan. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. "Foreign Ministry hopes Taliban would not misuse Iran's patience". Tehran Times. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022. We will not hand over the embassy to any government that we have not recognized, and this is Iran's decision.
  9. "The Ambassador". Afghanistan Embassy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. Ahmad, Jibran (29 October 2021). "Afghan Taliban appoint new envoy to run embassy in neighbouring Pakistan". Reuters. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  11. "Gul Hussain Ahmadi". Ambassador - Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Warsaw. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. "Afghan Ambassador hails Qatar's role in peace talks mediation". The Peninsula. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. Saudi Foreign Ministry [@KSAmofaEN] (30 November 2020). "Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Public Diplomacy Affairs, Mr. Fahd Abualnasr, met with the Ambassador of #Afghanistan to the Kingdom, Mr. Ahmed Javed Mujadidi" (Tweet). Riyadh. Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Saudi Arabia (28 October 2021). "Afghan ambassador meets with some Afghan tribes leaders living in Saudi Arabia". Facebook (in Dari). Riyadh. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  15. "Ambassador's Biography". EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN: GENEVA - SWITZERLAND. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. "Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov passes the mantle (and phone)". Eurasianet. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  17. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (19 March 2022). "Appointed by IEA MFA, Mr. Mohammad Fazel Saber was introduced in a ceremony as chargé d'affaires to his colleagues at the Afghan Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, yesterday". Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  18. "IEA introduces caretaker ambassador to Turkmenistan". Ariana News. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  19. Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (27 April 2022). "The head of the Afghan Embassy in UAE, Mr. Ahmad Sayer Daudzai, held a meeting with Mr. Giuseppe Saba and Mr. Jihad Al Maula (Jehad Al Maula) and Mr. Jiuseppe Saba, the head of the Afghan consulate in Dubai". Facebook (in Pashto). Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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