List Of Ambassadors Of Afghanistan To China
The ambassador of Afghanistan to China is the official representative of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China.
List of representatives
| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Afghan head of state | Chinese head of state | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Habibullah Khan Tarzi | Mohammed Zahir Shah | Chiang Kai-shek | 1946 | |
| 1956 | Abdul Samad (Afghan envoy) | Mao Zedong | 1962 | ||
| 1962 | Mohamed Shoeb Misskinyar | Liu Shaoqi | 1966 | ||
| 1966 | Mohammad Assef Sohail | 1970 | |||
| 1970 | Mohammad Osman Sidky | Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu (acting) | 1973 | ||
| January 10, 1974 | Mir Mohammad Youssof | Dong Biwu (acting) | 1976 | ||
| 1977 | Mohammad Yassin Azim | Soong Ching-ling (acting) | 1979 | ||
| 2003 | Qiamuddin Rai Barlas | Hamid Karzai | Hu Jintao | November 4, 2005 | |
| December 28, 2005 | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi | March 18, 2009 | |||
| November 22, 2009 | Sultan Ahmad Baheen | ||||
| June 8, 2015 | Mohammad Kabir Farahi | Ashraf Ghani | Xi Jinping | ||
| February 2016 | Janan Mosazai | September 2018 | |||
| November 26, 2019 | Javid Ahmad Qaem | January 2, 2022 | |||
| April 4, 2022 | Muhayuddin Sadaat | Chargé d'Affaires | Hibatullah Akhundzada | December 1, 2023 | |
| December 1, 2023 | Bilal Karimi | First Taliban-appointed ambassador to receive accreditation. | Incumbent |
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References
- ^ "Muttaqi Meets Ismail Khan, Ahmad Massoud in Tehran". TOLOnews. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Wolfgang Bartke, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, p. 10
- ^ Afghan embassy in Beijing
- ^ Mohammad Kabir Farahi
- ^ Janan Mosazai
- ^ Javid Ahmad Qaem [@JavidQaem] (10 January 2022). "Handover note addressed to Mr. Sayed Muhayuddin Saddaat First Secretary, Assigned to Beijing" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 April 2022 – via Twitter.
I am taking leave from 2nd January 2022. Looking to the circumstance and restrictions, it is not very clear when I can return to office. So, I am leaving this hand over note for a smooth transition at the Afghan Embassy in Beijing.
- ^ Detsch, Jack; Gramer, Robbie (11 January 2022). "'You're Very Vulnerable': Afghan Diplomats Fear Violent Taliban Reprisals". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
The Taliban had sought to undermine Qaem by tapping their own replacement, another former Afghan diplomat, Mahyuddin Sadat, as the embassy's first secretary.
- ^ "Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban". Voice of America. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
Of those, only four — China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkmenistan — have formally accredited diplomats appointed by the Taliban
- ^ "China accepts Afghan diplomats appointed by IEA". Ariana News. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "The Taliban's new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan's rulers court foreign investment". Associated Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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