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Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan)

The Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (, ) 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. the minister is Hamidullah Akhundzada.

It is headquartered in Ansari Watt, Kabul.

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.

Ministers

Former Minister of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MoTCA):

  • Abdul Rahman (20020211 killed),
  • Dr. Enayatullah Qasemi (Ghazni 2005),
  • Gul Hussain Ahmadi (not confirmed by Wolesi Jirga 2006,
  • Engineer Nehmatullah Niamatullah Ehsan Javid (2006),
  • Hamidullah Qaderi (2008),
  • Dr. Omar Zakhiwal Zakhaiwal (2008),
  • acting-transport minister, Raz Mohammad Elmi (2009),
  • Hamidullah Farooqi (20090317),
  • Daud Ali Najafi (acting Minister 20101009 and nominated again (20120215)
  • Daud Ali Najafi Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (20120305 - 20140930)
  • Daud Ali Najafi acting Minister (20141001)
  • acting Minister of Transport Ghulam Ali Rasukh (20141209)
  • Minister of Transport and Aviation (20150418, 20161113 impeached and acting)
  • Mohammad Hamid Tumasi Hamid Tahmasi Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi (20170725, 20180625), 20171102, 20171204 confirmed, 20180629)
  • Quadratullah Zaki nominated and acting (20200831) confirmed (20201130)
  • Mullah Alhaj Hamidullah Akhundzada (20210907)

Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation:

  • Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid (20220912)
  • Mullah Abdul Salam (20220913)
  • Ghulam Jelani Popal, the deputy head of Afghanistan transport and civil aviation ministry (20230510)

Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation Financial Affairs:

  • Hafiz Siddiqullah Abdid (20220912)

Deputy Ministers: Technical and Operations:

  • Cptn. Said Mehdi Saidi, Saeedi (20110313, 20110415)

Planning and Policy:

  • Mohammad Aminullah Batash (20110313)

Administration and Ressources:

  • Ghulam Ali Rasikh (20110313);

Deputy of the Ministry of Transport, Finance and Administration:

  • Mrs. Fawzia Ehsani (2016, 20180214)

Deputy Transport and Civil Aviation Minister:

  • Hamid Zahir (20120704)

Deputy minister, Raz Mohammad Ilmi, and deputy minister of transport, Abdul Hafiz, were arrested over allegations of corruption (20170712)

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