Prime Minister of Afghanistan
| Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
since 7 September 2021 | |
| Government of Afghanistan | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | Leadership |
| Seat | Kabul |
| Appointer | Supreme Leader |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the supreme leader |
| Constituting instrument | 1998 dastur |
| Formation |
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| First holder | Shir Ahmad |
| Succession | No (Deputy Leader succeeds Supreme Leader) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | ؋198,250 monthly |
| Website | Office of the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister |
| Afghanistan portal |
The prime minister of Afghanistan, officially the prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the head of government of Afghanistan.
The position was created in 1927 as an official appointed by the king of Afghanistan. The holder served mostly as an advisor, until the end of the Kingdom of Afghanistan in 1973. During the 1980s, the position was the head of government. The post was abolished after the US invasion that ousted the Taliban regime, after which a presidential form of government was established which lasted from 2004 to 2021. After the US withdrawal and the re-establishment of the Taliban rule, the post was revived.
The prime minister and government are subject to the instruction of the supreme leader. On September 7, 2021 the Taliban officials who exercised de facto control of Afghanistan announced Islamic scholar Hasan Akhund as acting prime minister in a new interim government of the recently re-established Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.