List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Japan
Within the context of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Japan, Afghanistan has appointed an envoy to Japan intermittently since 1933, under the title of either ambassador or chargé d'affaires.
Date of Presentation of Credentials |
Post |
Name
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October 19, 1933 |
Ambassador |
Habibullah Khan Tarzi
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May 1939 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Abdul Rauf Khan (diplomat)
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July 12, 1939 |
Ambassador |
Zul Facar Khan
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August 1945 |
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The Afghan Embassy was closed.
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May 23, 1956 |
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Embassy resumed normal functions.
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May 31, 1956 |
Ambassador |
Abdul Majid Khan
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July 3, 1963 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Eid M. Mohabbat
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March 17, 1965 |
Ambassador |
Abdul Rahim
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Apr 13, 1967 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Abdul Aziz Ali
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May 22, 1967 |
Ambassador |
Abdul Hakim Tabibi
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August 28, 1970 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Abdul Ahad Mahmoud
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September 22, 1970 |
Ambassador |
Said Kassim Rishtya
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September 27, 1973 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohamad Sarwar Damani
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October 24, 1974 |
Ambassador |
Ali Ahmad Popal
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November 11, 1976 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Sa’adullah Ghausy
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June 10, 1977 |
Ambassador |
Mohammad Hasan Sharq
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May 12, 1978 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Sa’adullah Ghausy
|
July 10, 1978 |
Ambassador |
Abdul Hamid Mohtat[1]
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April 28, 1978 |
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Coup d'état: Japanese government lowered the status of its relations with the new Communist regime
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September 8, 1987 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Shir Rahman
|
November 17, 1987 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mahammad Naim
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November 17, 1987 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohammad Rahim Robin
|
March 21, 1990 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohammad Rahim Robin
|
August 30, 1992 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohammad Asif Hassani
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May 27, 1993 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohamoud Saikal
|
April 7, 1994 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Doulat Khan Ahmadzai
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April 30, 1994 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Amir M. Mohabbat
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July 24, 1996 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Rahmatullah Amir
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November 1997 |
|
The Embassy activities were suspended.
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November 27, 2002 |
Chargé d'affaires |
Mohammad Noor Akbary
|
April 30, 2004 |
Ambassador |
Haron Amin[2]
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June 19, 2009 |
Ambassador |
Eklil Ahmad Hakimi[3]
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December 27, 2010 |
Ambassador |
Mohammad Amin Fatemi[4]
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July 19, 2017 |
Ambassador |
Bashir Mohabbat[5]
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May 27, 2021 |
Ambassador |
Shaida Mohammad Abdali.[6] He still maintains as the ambassador after the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021.[7]
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References
- ^ Dupree, Louis (1979). Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan. AUFS.
- ^ Regarding newly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan - Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, April 28, 2004, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈について | 外務省)] (in Japanese)
- ^ Newly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, June 18, 2009, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] (in Japanese)
- ^ Newly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, December 27, 2010, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] (in Japanese)
- ^ Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, July 19, 2017, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] (in Japanese)
- ^ "Presentation of the Letter of Credence of Ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan (駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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