List of governors of Kandahar

This is a list of the governors of the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Governor Period Extra Note
 Muhammad 'Amin Khan ?-1865 Governor of Kandahar, revolted against Sher Ali Khan in 1865 but the rebellion was crushed and he was killed.[1]
Nur ul-Haq Ulumi 1989
1992
Gul Agha Sherzai 1992
1994
Mohammad Hasan Rahmani 1994
2001		 [2]
Gul Agha Sherzai December 2001
16 August 2003
Yousef Pashtun August 2003
2005
Asadullah Khalid 2005
August 2008
Rahmatullah Raufi August 2008
4 December 2008
Toryalai Wesa 4 December 2008
2014
Hamid Masood 2014
2015
Humayun Azizi 27 April 2015
21 May 2017
Zalmai Wesa 21 May 2017
18 October 2018
Hayatullah Hayat 18 October 2018
3 January 2021
Rohullah Khanzada 3 January 2021
12 August 2021		 [3]
 Muhammad Yousuf Wafa 12 August 2021
present		 [4]
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References
  1. Lee, Jonathan L. (2019-01-15). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-78914-010-1.
  2. "Senior Taliban leader Mullah Hassan Rahmani dies". 9 February 2016.
  3. "Senior Officials Appointed in Kandahar". TOLOnews. January 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. Trofimov, Yaroslav (2021-08-13). "Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital Kabul". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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