Vice President of Afghanistan
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The vice president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was the second highest political position attainable in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The vice presidents were elected on the same ticket as the president. A presidential candidate was responsible for nominating two candidates for vice president before the election.
Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
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Final holders
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Status | Office abolished |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President |
Seat | Kabul |
Appointer | Direct election |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
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First holder | Sayyid Abdullah |
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Abolished | 15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) |
Superseded by | Deputy Leader |
Although Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan was the founder of the Republic in Afghanistan and the first president of Afghanistan;[1] however, the position of Vice president was, for the first time, created in Afghanistan by King Amanullah Khan when he declared a constitutional monarchy in 1926 and established the position of "Yawar" (later " Deputy") and appointed Mahmoud Khan Shaghasi as the "First Deputy Assistant" (later "Vice president") as the first appointee of this position.[2]
Title | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
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First Deputy Assistan | Mahmoud Khan Shaghasi | January 1929 | June 1926 | Amanullah Khan declared a constitutional monarchy in 1926 and created the position of "First Deputy Assistant" (later "Vice president"), and appointed Mahmoud Khan Shaghasi to that position.[3] |