Afghan Biographies

Presidential Candidates 2009


Name Presidential Candidates 2009
Ethnic backgr.
Date of birth
Function/Grade Final list
History and Biodata

The “final list” of 41 presidential candidates was announced on 12th of June 2009:

1. Mirwais Yaseeni: First Deputy Ammanullah Payman and Second Deputy Abdul Qayoom Sajadi.
2. Rahimjan Shirzad: First Deputy Mohammad Assara and Second Deputy Malik Shakirullah.
3. Bismillah Shir: First Deputy Mohammad Hussan Tawhidi and Second Deputy Sikandar Khan Hussain.
4. Mohammad Yassin Safi: First Deputy Mohammad Israel and Second Deputy Mohammad Azim Tahir.
5. Bashir Ahmad Bezhan: First Deputy Abdul Ghafar Erfani and Second Deputy Fatema Naeemi.
6. Mohammad Sarwar Ahmadzai: First Deputy Mohammad Karim Jalili and Second Deputy Sayed Rasool.
7. Mutasimbillah Mazhabi: First Deputy Mohammad Nasim Rawza Baqi and Second Deputy Eftikhar Ahmad Yousofzai.
8. Moeenudin Aulfati: First Deputy Khan Mohammad and Second Deputy Nadia.
9. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai: First Deputy Mohammad Ayoub Rafiqi and Second Deputy Mohammad Ali Nabizada.
10. Habib Mangal: First Deputy Mohammad Dawood Rawesh and Second Deputy Nafas Jahid.
11. Abdul Latif Pedram: First Deputy Noorahmad Barzeen Khatebi and Second Deputy Mohammad Ayoub Qasemi.
12. Zabiullah Ghazi Nooristani: First Deputy Mohammad Zubair and Second Deputy Aqa Sayed.
13. Shanwaz Tanai: First Deputy Nisar Ahmad Salemi and Second Deputy Mohammad Jan Pamir.
14. Sayed Jalal Karim: First Deputy Faiz Mohammad Daqiq and Second Deputy Ghulam Abas Waizzada Behsoodi.
15. Mohammad Hakim Torsan: First Deputy Nasrullah Ziarmal and Second Deputy Sayed Mohammad Yasin Alawai.
16. Mohammad Nasir Anis: First Deputy Suraya Daqiq and Second Deputy Sayed Aminullah.
17. Abdul Hasib Aryan: First Deputy Abdul Fatah Ghanikhil and Second Deputy Mirza Mohammad Mia.
18. Abdul Salam Racketi: First Deputy Mohammad Ajmal Habib Safi and Second Deputy Mohammad Sadiq.
19. Ghulam Mohammad Regi: First Deputy Wali Mohammad Aksir and Second Deputy Baz Mohammad Yaftali.
20. Ziaulhaq Hafizi: First Deputy Sayed Mohammad Baqir Misbahzada and Second Deputy Haji Sayed Ahmad Hamdard.
21. Ramazan Bashardost: First Deputy Mohammad Mousa Barakzai and Second Deputy Afifa Marouf. 22. Mohammad Akbar Oria: First Deputy Abdul Zahir Mirzakhil and Second Deputy Zulmay Faqiri.
23. Mohammad Saeed Hashimi: First Deputy Mohammad Masoum and Second Deputy Mohammad Naeem Ansari.
24. Baz Mohammad Koofi: First Deputy Zarmina Sahar and Second Deputy Sayed Mohammad Baqir Ameri.
25. Abdul Majeed Samim: First Deputy Obaidullah and Second Deputy Sayed Shah Aqa.
26. Sangin Mohammad Rahmani: First Deputy Rajabgul, Second Deputy not known.
27. Nasrullah Baryalay Arsalai: First Deputy Abdul Baqi Turkistani and Second Deputy Sayed Mohammad Alam.
28. Mahboobullah Koshani: First Deputy Mohammad Zaman Atrafi and Second Deputy Mohammad Sharif Tarakhil.
29. Abdul Qadir Emami Ghori: First Deputy Mohammad Yasin Katiba and Second Deputy Sultan Ali Murtaza Nikzad.
30. Shah Mohmod Popal: First Deputy Alim Rahiq and Second Deputy Shah Jahaan.
31. Abdulah Abdulah: First Deputy Humayoun Shah Asefi and Second Deputy Cheragh Ali Cheragh.
32. Shahla Atta: First Deputy Abdul Habib Siar and Second Deputy Gul Mohammad Urozgani.
33. Forozan Fana: First Deputy Nasimullah Darman and Second Deputy Ghulam Jailani Satari.
34. Ghulam Farooq Nejrabi: First Deputy Abdul Wakil and Second Deputy Ghulam Jailani Sediqi.
35. Abdul Jabar Sabit: First Deputy Mohammad Ali Mohammadi and Second Deputy Abdul Jabar Raufi.
36. Abdul Ghafoor Zoori: First Deputy Mohammad Zahir Aslami and Second Deputy Abdul Rashid Payman.
37. Hedayat Amin Arsala: First Deputy Mohammad Ismail Qasimyar and Second Deputy Dost Mohammad Omari.
38. Mohammad Hashim Tawfiqi: First Deputy Shah Wali Rohani and Second Deputy Ghulam Ali Amin.
39. Gul Ahmad Paima: First Deputy Ahmad Shah Asar and Second Deputy Sulaiman Ali.
40. Hassan Ali Sultani: First Deputy Mesri Khan Mohmmand and Second Deputy Abdul Raqib.
41. Hamid Karzai: First Deputy Mohammad Qasim Fahim and Second Deputy Mohammad Karim Khalili.

Last Modified 2011-03-16
Established 2009-06-15