Historical country records
Afghanistan historical timeline
Kabul
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1747 - 16 Oct 1772 | Ahmad Shah "Dorr-e Dorran" | Saddozay segment |
| 16 Oct 1772 - 18 May 1793 | Timur Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 23 May 1793 - 1801 | Zaman Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 25 Jul 1801 - Jul 1803 | Mahmud Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| 13 Jul 1803 - 1809 | Shoja` al-Molk Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| 3 May 1808 - 1808 | Qaysar Shah (in rebellion) | Saddozay segment |
| 3 May 1809 - 1818 | Mahmud Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1818 - 1819 | Soltan `Ali Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 1819 - 1823 | Ayyub Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 1823 | Habibollah Shah | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1823 - 1826 | Soltan Mohammad Khan Mohammadzay | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1826 - 1836 | Dost Mohammad Khan Mohammadzay | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1836 - 2 Aug 1839 | Dost Mohammad Khan (1st time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| 8 May 1839 - 5 Apr 1842 | Shoja` al-Molk Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1841 - Apr 1842 | Mohammad Zaman Khan Mohammadzay | Saddozay segment |
| 29 Jun 1842 - 12 Oct 1842 | Fath Jang Khan | Saddozay segment |
| 12 Oct 1842 - Dec 1842 | Shahpur Khan | Saddozay segment |
| Dec 1842 - 9 Jun 1863 | Dost Mohammad Khan (2nd time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1863 - May 1866 | Shir `Ali Khan (1st time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| May 1866 - 7 Oct 1867 | Mohammad Afzal Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 7 Oct 1867 - 8 Sep 1868 | Mohammad A`zam Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 8 Sep 1868 - 21 Feb 1879 | Shir `Ali Khan (2nd time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| 21 Feb 1879 - 12 Oct 1879 | Mohammad Ya`qub Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1879 - 31 Mar 1880 | Mohammad Jan (minister-regent) | Mohammadzay segment |
| 22 Jul 1880 - 3 Oct 1901 | Abdor Rahman Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
Herat
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1747 - 1797 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1797 | Mahmud Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1797 - 1818 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1818 - 1819 | Mahmud Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1819 | see Kandahar | Saddozay segment |
| 1819 - 1826 | Mahmud Shah (3rd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1826 - Mar 1842 | Kamran Shah | Saddozay segment |
| Mar 1842 - 1 Jun 1851 | Yar Mohammad Khan Alikozay | Saddozay segment |
| 1 Jun 1851 - 15 Sep 1855 | Sayyed Mohammad Khan Alikozay | Saddozay segment |
| 15 Sep 1855 - Jun 1856 | Mohammad Yusuf Khan Mohammadzay | Saddozay segment |
| Jun 1856 - Oct 1856 | Isa Khan Bardorani | Saddozay segment |
| Oct 1856 - 27 Jul 1857 | occupied by Iran | Saddozay segment |
| 27 Jul 1857 - 26 May 1863 | Soltan Ahmad Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 26 May 1863 - 9 Jun 1863 | see Kabul | Mohammadzay segment |
| 9 Jun 1863 - 8 Sep 1868 | Shir `Ali Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 8 Sep 1868 - 12 Oct 1879 | see Kabul | Mohammadzay segment |
| Mar 1880 - 2 Oct 1881 | Mohammad Ayyub Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
Kandahar
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1747 - 16 Oct 1772 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 16 Oct 1772 - 1772 | Solayman Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 1772 - 18 May 1793 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 18 May 1793 - 19 Jun 1793 | Homayun Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 19 Jun 1793 - 1804 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1804 - 1805 | Kamran Shah | Saddozay segment |
| 1805 - 1808 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1808 | Mahmud Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1808 - 1809 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1809 - 3 May 1809 | Mahmud Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 3 May 1809 - 1818 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1819 - 1826 | Shirdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | Saddozay segment |
| 1826 - 1839 | Purdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | Saddozay segment |
| Apr 1839 - 5 Apr 1842 | Shoja` al-Molk Shah | Saddozay segment |
| May 1842 - 1842 | Safdar Jang Khan Saddozay (regent) | Saddozay segment |
| 1842 - Aug 1855 | Kohandil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | Saddozay segment |
| Aug 1855 - Nov 1855 | Mohammad Sadeq Khan Mohammadzay | Saddozay segment |
| Nov 1855 - Jul 1858 | Gholam Haydar Khan Mohammadzay | Saddozay segment |
| Jul 1858 - 9 Jun 1863 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1863 - 1865 | Mohammad Amin Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1865 - Jan 1867 | Shir `Ali Khan (1st time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| Jan 1867 - 7 Oct 1867 | Mohammad Afzal Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 7 Oct 1867 - Apr 1868 | Mohammad A`zam Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| Apr 1868 - 8 Sep 1868 | Shir `Ali Khan (2nd time) | Mohammadzay segment |
| 8 Sep 1868 - 12 Oct 1879 | see Kabul | Mohammadzay segment |
| 1880 - 21 Apr 1881 | Shir `Ali Khan Barakzay | Mohammadzay segment |
| 21 Apr 1881 - 20 Jul 1881 | see Kabul | Mohammadzay segment |
| 20 Jul 1881 - 22 Sep 1881 | Mohammad Ayyub Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
Peshawar
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1823 | incorporated into Punjab (officially May 1834) | Leaders |
| Jul 1747 - Aug 1801 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| Aug 1801 - Sep 1801 | Shoja` al-Molk Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| Sep 1801 - 1818 | see Kabul | Saddozay segment |
| 1818 | Ayyub Shah (1st time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1818 | Shoja` al-Molk Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
| 1818 - 1823 | Ayyub Shah (2nd time) | Saddozay segment |
Ghazni
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1879 - 21 Apr 1880 | Musa Jan Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
Afghanistan since 1881
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1881 | State of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 9 Jun 1926 | Kingdom of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 17 Jul 1973 | Republic of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 30 Nov 1987 | Republic of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 28 Apr 1992 | Islamic State of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 13 Nov 2001 | Islamic State of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 26 Jan 2004 | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Leaders |
| 27 Dec 1979 - 4 May 1986 | Babrak Karmal | General secretaries of the People's Democratic (Communist) Party |
| 4 May 1986 - 28 Jun 1990 | Mohammad Najibullah | General secretaries of the People's Democratic (Communist) Party |
| 22 Jul 1880 - 3 Oct 1901 | Abdor Rahman Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 3 Oct 1901 - 20 Feb 1919 | Habibullah Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 21 Feb 1919 - 28 Feb 1919 | Nasrullah Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 28 Feb 1919 - 9 Jun 1926 | Amanullah Khan | Mohammadzay segment |
| 9 Jun 1926 - 14 Jan 1929 | Amanullah Shah | Mohammadzay segment |
| 14 Jan 1929 - 17 Jan 1929 | Inayatullah Shah | Mohammadzay segment |
| 17 Jan 1929 - 13 Oct 1929 | Habibullah Ghazi | Emir |
| 21 Jan 1929 - 23 May 1929 | Amanullah Shah | Emir |
| 28 Jan 1929 - 29 Mar 1929 | Sardar Ali Ahmad Khan | Emir |
| 1929 - 15 Jul 1929? | Sardar Ali Ahmad Khan | Emir |
| 1929 - 17 Oct 1929 | Mohammad Nadir Khan | Emir |
| 17 Oct 1929 - 8 Nov 1933 | Mohammad Nadir Shah | Mohammadzay segment |
| 8 Nov 1933 - 17 Jul 1973 | Mohammad Zahir Shah | Mohammadzay segment |
| 17 Jul 1973 - 27 Apr 1978 | Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan | President |
| 27 Apr 1978 - 30 Apr 1978 | Abdul Qadir | Chairman of the Military Council |
| 30 Apr 1978 - 16 Sep 1979 | Nur Mohammad Taraki | Presidents of the Revolutionary Council |
| 16 Sep 1979 - 27 Dec 1979 | Hafizullah Amin | Presidents of the Revolutionary Council |
| 27 Dec 1979 - 24 Nov 1986 | Babrak Karmal | Presidents of the Revolutionary Council |
| 24 Nov 1986 - 30 Sep 1987 | Haji Mohammad Chamkani | Presidents of the Revolutionary Council |
| 30 Sep 1987 - 30 Nov 1987 | Mohammad Najibullah | Presidents of the Revolutionary Council |
| 30 Nov 1987 - 16 Apr 1992 | Mohammad Najibullah | Presidents |
| 16 Apr 1992 - 28 Apr 1992 | Abdul Rahim Hatef (acting) | Presidents |
| 28 Apr 1992 - 28 Jun 1992 | Sibghatullah Mojadedi (interim) | Presidents |
| 28 Jun 1992 - 27 Sep 1996 | Burhanuddin Rabbani largely retaining international recognition) | Presidents |
| 27 Sep 1996 - 16 Apr 2001 | Mullah Mohammad Rabbani | Heads of the Supreme Council² |
| 16 Apr 2001 - 13 Nov 2001 | Mawlawi Abdul Kabir (acting) | Heads of the Supreme Council² |
| 13 Nov 2001 - 22 Dec 2001 | Burhanuddin Rabbani | Presidents |
| 22 Dec 2001 - | Hamid Karzai | Presidents |
| 25 Oct 1927 - Jan 1929 | Sardar Shir Ahmad | Prime ministers |
| Jan 1929 - 1 Nov 1929 | Shir Giyan | Prime ministers |
| 14 Nov 1929 - May 1946 | Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan | Prime ministers |
| May 1946 - 7 Sep 1953 | Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan | Prime ministers |
| 7 Sep 1953 - 10 Mar 1963 | Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan | Prime ministers |
| 10 Mar 1963 - 2 Nov 1965 | Mohammad Yusuf | Prime ministers |
| 2 Nov 1965 - 11 Oct 1967 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | Prime ministers |
| 11 Oct 1967 - 1 Nov 1967 | Abdullah Yaqta (interim) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Nov 1967 - 9 Jun 1971 | Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jun 1971 - 12 Dec 1972 | Abdul Zahir | Prime ministers |
| 12 Dec 1972 - 17 Jul 1973 | Mohammad Musa Shafiq | Prime ministers |
| 1 May 1978 - 27 Mar 1979 | Nur Mohammad Taraki | Prime ministers |
| 27 Mar 1979 - 27 Dec 1979 | Hafizullah Amin | Prime ministers |
| 27 Dec 1979 - 11 Jun 1981 | Babrak Karmal | Prime ministers |
| 11 Jun 1981 - 26 May 1988 | Sultan Ali Keshtmand (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 26 May 1988 - 21 Feb 1989 | Mohammad Hassan Sharq | Prime ministers |
| 21 Feb 1989 - 8 May 1990 | Sultan Ali Keshtmand (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 8 May 1990 - 15 Apr 1992 | Fazal Haq Khaliqyar | Prime ministers |
| 6 Jul 1992 - 15 Aug 1992 | Abdul Sabur Farid Kuhestani | Prime ministers |
| 17 Jun 1993 - 28 Jun 1994 | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| Nov 1994 - 1995 | Arsala Rahmani (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 1995 - 26 Jun 1996 | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 26 Jun 1996 - 27 Sep 1996 | Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Aug 1997 - 21 Aug 1997 | Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai | Prime ministers |