| Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China | |
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.svg) Flag of unofficial Afghanistan | |
| Incumbent Bilal Karimi since 1 December 2023 | |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Appointer | Foreign Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Habibullah Khan Tarzi |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Website | Embassy Twitter |
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 |
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| 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 [es], 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 (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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