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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 |
| 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 |
| June 19, 2009 | Ambassador | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi |
| December 27, 2010 | Ambassador | Mohammad Amin Fatemi |
| July 19, 2017 | Ambassador | Bashir Mohabbat |
| May 27, 2021 | Ambassador | Shaida Mohammad Abdali. He still maintains as the ambassador after the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021. |
References
- Dupree, Louis (1979). Red Flag Over Hindu Kush: Leftist movements in Afghanistan. AUFS.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- "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.
- "Press Conference by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
