The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture (Dari: وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ, Pashto: د اطلاعاتو او فرهنګ وزارت) is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of Culture, Tourism, Publishing Affairs and Youth Affairs. The ministry is currently led by Khairullah Khairkhwa.
(Dari: وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ Pashto: د اطلاعاتو او فرهنګ وزارت) | |
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
Headquarters | Mohammad Jan Khan Road, Kabul, Afghanistan 34°31′10″N 69°10′29″E / 34.519312°N 69.174688°E |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible |
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Website | http://moic.gov.af/en |
Ministers
editAbdul Rahim Nevin | July 17, 1973 - April 28, 1978 | Nevin was appointed by President Daoud Khan as the first Information and Culture Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan. |
Amir Khan Muttaqi | under Mohammed Omar in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996-2001). | |
Sayed Makhdoom Raheen | December 2001 - March 2006 |
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Abdul Karim Khoram | March 2006 - January 2010 | |
Sayed Makhdoom Raheen | January 2010 - April 2015 |
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Abdul Bari Jahani | April 2015 - November 2016 |
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Khairullah Khairkhwa | 7 September 2021 - present |
References
edit- ^ "Farahi Says MoIC Responsible for Addressing Issues Faced by Media". TOLOnews. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "جمهور - تعیینات جدید از سوی رهبر طالبان انجام شد". 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Interim cabinet expanded; corps commanders named". 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Minister's Biography - Biography and Scientific Works of Abdul Bari Jahani". Ministry of Information and Culture, Afghanistan. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Bari Jahani Resigns". Ariana News. atnnews. 7 November 2016.