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
October 19, 1933 Ambassador Habibullah Khan Tarzi
May 1939 Chargé d'affaires Abdul Rauf Khan (diplomat)
July 12, 1939 Ambassador Zul Facar Khan
August 1945 The Afghan Embassy was closed.
May 23, 1956 Embassy resumed normal functions.
May 31, 1956 Ambassador Abdul Majid Khan
July 3, 1963 Chargé d'affaires Eid M. Mohabbat
March 17, 1965 Ambassador Abdul Rahim
Apr 13, 1967 Chargé d'affaires Abdul Aziz Ali
May 22, 1967 Ambassador Abdul Hakim Tabibi
August 28, 1970 Chargé d'affaires Abdul Ahad Mahmoud
September 22, 1970 Ambassador Said Kassim Rishtya
September 27, 1973 Chargé d'affaires Mohamad Sarwar Damani
October 24, 1974 Ambassador Ali Ahmad Popal
November 11, 1976 Chargé d'affaires Sa’adullah Ghausy
June 10, 1977 Ambassador Mohammad Hasan Sharq
May 12, 1978 Chargé d'affaires Sa’adullah Ghausy
July 10, 1978 Ambassador Abdul Hamid Mohtat[1]
April 28, 1978 Coup d'état: Japanese government lowered the status of its relations with the new Communist regime
September 8, 1987 Chargé d'affaires Shir Rahman
November 17, 1987 Chargé d'affaires Mahammad Naim
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
May 27, 1993 Chargé d'affaires Mohamoud Saikal
April 7, 1994 Chargé d'affaires Doulat Khan Ahmadzai
April 30, 1994 Chargé d'affaires Amir M. Mohabbat
July 24, 1996 Chargé d'affaires Rahmatullah Amir
November 1997 The Embassy activities were suspended.
November 27, 2002 Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Noor Akbary
April 30, 2004 Ambassador Haron Amin[2]
June 19, 2009 Ambassador Eklil Ahmad Hakimi[3]
December 27, 2010 Ambassador Mohammad Amin Fatemi[4]
July 19, 2017 Ambassador Bashir Mohabbat[5]
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]

References

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  1. ^ Dupree, Louis (1979). Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan. AUFS.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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