President of Afghanistan

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوریت رئیس رئيس جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
Emblem of Afghanistan
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Ashraf Ghani since 29 September 2014
Style	The Honourable (Formal) His Excellency (Diplomatic)
Residence	Presidential Citadel, Kabul, Afghanistan
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mohammed Daoud Khan (Republic) Hamid Karzai (Islamic Republic)
Formation	July 17, 1973 (Republic) December 7, 2004 (Islamic Republic)
Deputy	Vice President of Afghanistan
Website	Office of the President

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The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is Ashraf Ghani.

Before the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was created in 2004, Afghanistan has been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onward. Before 1973, it was a monarchy. Between 1992 and 2001, during the civil war, the country was recognized as the Islamic State of Afghanistan, and later the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Contents

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  1 Eligibility and selection process
  


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  2 Powers
  


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  3 Latest election
  


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  4 See also
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

Eligibility and selection process

Article 62 of the Constitution of Afghanistan of 2004 states that a candidate for the office of President:^[1]

• be a Muslim citizen of Afghanistan, born of Afghan parents;


• not be a citizen of another country;


• be at least forty years old when declaring candidacy;


• not have been convicted of crimes against humanity, a criminal act or deprived of civil rights by court;


• not have previously served more than two terms as President.

Powers

The Constitution of Afghanistan grants the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral national assembly, the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) and Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders). A president can only serve up to two five-year terms. Hamid Karzai started his first five-year term in 2004.^[2] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was chosen as the next president.

Latest election

Main article: Afghan presidential election, 2014

Candidate		Nominating party	First round		Second round (final result)
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai	Independent	2,084,547	31.56	4,485,888	56.44
	Abdullah Abdullah	National Coalition	2,972,141	45.00	3,461,639	43.56
	Zalmai Rassoul	Independent	750,997	11.37
	Abdul Rasul Sayyaf	Islamic Dawa	465,207	7.04
	Qutbuddin Hilal	Independent	181,827	2.75
	Gul Agha Sherzai	Independent	103,636	1.57
	Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy	Independent	30,685	0.46
	Hedayat Amin Arsala	Independent	15,506	0.23
Invalid/blank votes				–		–
Total			6,604,546	100	7,947,527	100
Registered votes/turnout
Source: IEC IEC

The presidential palace

See also

• List of heads of state of Afghanistan


• Prime Minister of Afghanistan


• Chief Executive Officer (Afghanistan)

References

1. 
   ^ "The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2013. 
   


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   "Meshrano Jirga". Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-07-15. The Meshrano Jirga of the National Assembly of Afghanistan consists of 102 members. Two-thirds were elected indirectly through Provincial Councils (one-third representing the Provincial Councils and one-third representing the District Councils) and one-third were appointed by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 
   

External links

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  Presidency of Afghanistan - The official website of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.

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