This is a list of the governors of the province of Herat, Afghanistan.Afghan Bio: Dr. Ahmad Yussef Nooristani
Governors of Herat Province
Governor PeriodExtraNoteMohammad Zaman Khan1716 1721Father of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founding father of AfghanistanMohammad Yaqub Khan 1863 1874 Son of Emir Sher Ali KhanMohammad Ayub Khan February 1879 September 1881Clements, Frank (2003) "Ayub, Khan Muhammad (1857–1914)" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, page 35, Son of Emir Sher Ali Khan,brother of Mohammad Yaqub KhanNazir Muhammad Sarwar Khan 1882 1886 Loyalist to Abdur Rahman KhanKazi Saad-ud-Din Khan 1887 1914 Supporter of the ruling dynasty and the father of one of Amir Habibullah Khan's wives.Muhammad Sulaiman Khan 1915 1919 Former Military Secretary to King Habibullah Khan 1914–1915Abdur Rahim KhanSeptember 1931 September 1934Ismail Khan 1992 1997Clements, Frank (2003) "Isma'il Khan (1946– )" Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, pages 130-132, Mujahideen commander and warlord during the civil war in AfghanistanMulla Yaar Mohammad 1997 2001 TalibanIsmail Khan 2001 12 September 2004 Appointed as Minist of Water and EnergySayed Mohammad Khairkhah September 2004Gall, Carlotta (September 2004) "Afghan Region's New Governor Says Violence Is Ended; Denounces Warlord" The New York Times June 2005 Former Afghan Ambassador to Iran and UkraineSayed Hussein Anwari June 2005Sirrs, Julie (November 2001) "What’s Next for Afghanistan?" Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 3(11):British Agencies Afghanistan Group (June 2005) Afghanistan: Monthly Review as cited at ""Research Response Number: AFG17479" Refugee Review Tribunal, United Nation Human Rights Council, 9 September 2005, page 3 23 January 2009 Former Minister of Agriculture in the Transitional AdministrationAhmad Yussef Nuristani 18 January 2009 24 August 2010 Resigned to run as Wolesi Jirga MP in the 2010 electionsDaud Shah Saba 3 September 2010 27 June 2013 Former Human Development Advisor to the President of Afghanistan, 2005–2008, Fazlullah Wahidi 3 July 2013 ?? Former Governor of eastern Kunar Province, November 2007-July 2013, Mohammad Asif Rahimi27 April 2015
11 Dec 2018Former Afghan Minister of Agriculture Abdul Quayom Rahimi 23 January 2013 3 April 2020Former head of the Office of Public Support of the Office of Local Authorities and brother of Abdul Salam Rahimi is the current head of the office of Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali 3 April 2020 14 June 2021 Abdul Sabur Qane 15 June 2021Shahed News 13 August 2021 Abdul Qayyum Rohani Sep 2021 26 October 2021 under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Noor Mohammad Islamjar 26 October 2021 Present under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
See also List of current governors of Afghanistan
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