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[update] the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.
| (Dari: وزارت ترانسپورت و هوانوردی ملکی افغانستان) (Pashto: د افغانستان د ترانسپورټ او ملکي هوايي چلند وزارت) | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Road Entrance 14 Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | https://mot.gov.af/en |
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
edit| Portofolio | Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Abdul Rahman | December 2001 - February 2002 | Was assassinated in February 2002 |
| Transportation | Sultan Hamid Sultan | December 2001 - June 2002 | |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Zalmai Rassoul | February 2002 - June 2002 | |
| Civil Aviation & Tourism | Mirwais Sadiq | June 2002 - March 2004 | Was killed in March 2004 during an exchange of fire in Herat between his forces and those of Zahir Nayebzada |
| Transportation | Sayed Mohammed Ali Jawad | June 2002 - December 2004 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Enayatullah Qasemi | December 2004 - March 2006 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Gul Hussein Ahmadi | March 2006 - August 2006 | Ahmadi did not receive the necessary confidence of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower house of the Afghan parliament. |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Nimatullah Ehsan Javid | August 2006 - March 2008 | Was dismissed in part because of problems with the corruption-plagued national carrier, Ariana Airlines[citation needed] |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Hamidullah Qaderi | March 2008 - November 2008 | Was fired by president Karzai on the charge that Qaderi had mishandled preparations for 2008 Hajj travel |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Omar Zakhilwal | November 2008 - February 2009 | Only acting minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Hamidullah Farooqi | February 2009 - January 2010 | |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Mohammadullah Batash | January 2010 - June 2010 | Did 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 Aviation | Abdul Rahim Horas | January 2010 - January 2010 | Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Daoud Ali Najafi | June 2010 - March 2012 | Did not receive a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, but was subsequently named as acting minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Daoud Ali Najafi | March 2012 – 2015 | Was again named by President Karzai and this time approved by the Afghan Parliament and therefore from March 2012 a formally approved minister |
| Transportation & Civil Aviation | Muhammad Hamid Tahmasi | 2017 – August 2021 | Was named by President Ghani and approved by the Afghan Parliament |
| Civil Aviation & Transport | Hamidullah Akhundzada | 7 September 2021 - Present | Appointed as acting minister for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
References
edit- ^ "EU, US Airlines to Use Afghan Airspace: Media Report". TOLOnews. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation: The Ministry Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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"
- ^ 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.
