Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)

The Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Pashto: د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت, Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت افغانستان) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of the management of air and ground transportation, operation of airports and the national airline, as well as numerous other state-owned enterprises engaged in the transport business.[1][2] As of 2021 the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.

Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
(Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت افغانستان)
(Pashto: د افغانستان د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت)
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersRoad Entrance 14 Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan
Minister responsible
Websitehttps://mot.gov.af/en
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It is headquartered in Ansari Watt, Kabul.[3]

During the Afghan Interim Administration, Afghanistan had one minister for Transport and one minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism. In 2004, during the presidency of Hamid Karzai, the post of minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism was abolished. The minister of Transport became responsible for Civil Aviation and the Minister of Information and culture became responsible for Tourism.

Under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the ministry has outsourced operation of Afghanistan's airspace and airports to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding.[4]

Ministers
PortofolioNameTermNotes
Civil Aviation & TourismAbdul RahmanDecember 2001 - February 2002Was assassinated in February 2002
TransportationSultan Hamid SultanDecember 2001 - June 2002
Civil Aviation & TourismZalmai RassoulFebruary 2002 - June 2002
Civil Aviation & TourismMirwais SadiqJune 2002 - March 2004Was killed in March 2004 during an exchange of fire in Herat between his forces and those of Zahir Nayebzada
TransportationSayed Mohammed Ali JawadJune 2002 - December 2004
Transportation & Civil AviationEnayatullah QasemiDecember 2004 - March 2006
Transportation & Civil AviationGul Hussein AhmadiMarch 2006 - August 2006Ahmadi did not receive the necessary confidence of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower house of the Afghan parliament.
Transportation & Civil AviationNimatullah Ehsan JavidAugust 2006 - March 2008Was dismissed in part because of problems with the corruption-plagued national carrier, Ariana Airlines
Transportation & Civil AviationHamidullah QaderiMarch 2008 - November 2008Was fired by president Karzai on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel
Transportation & Civil AviationOmar ZakhilwalNovember 2008 - February 2009Only acting minister
Transportation & Civil AviationHamidullah FarooqiFebruary 2009 - January 2010
Transportation & Civil AviationMohammadullah BatashJanuary 2010 - June 2010Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, but after his successor also failed to receive a vote of confidence, Karzai appointed him as acting minister
Transportation & Civil AviationAbdul Rahim HorasJanuary 2010 - January 2010Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga
Transportation & Civil AviationDaoud Ali NajafiJune 2010 - March 2012Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, but was subsequently named as acting minister
Transportation & Civil AviationDaoud Ali NajafiMarch 2012 – 2015Was again named by President Karzai and this time approved by the Afghan Parliament and therefore from March 2012 a formally approved minister
Transportation & Civil AviationMuhammad Hamid Tahmasi2017 – August 2021Was named by President Ghani and approved by the Afghan Parliament
Civil Aviation & TransportHamidullah Akhundzada7 September 2021 - PresentAppointed as acting minister for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

References
  1. "EU, US Airlines to Use Afghan Airspace: Media Report". TOLOnews. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: The Ministry Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Home Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 30 April 2013. "Visiting: Ansari Watt Kabul, Afghanistan" - Persian Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine: "انصاری وات کابل، افغانستان", Pashto Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine: "انصاري واټ څلور لارې کابل – افغانستان"
  4. Mohammad Yunus Yawar (8 September 2022). "Taliban to sign contract with UAE's GAAC Holding over airspace control at Afghan airports". Reuters. Kabul. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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