Fazal Haq Khaliqyar (1934 – 16 July 2004) was an Afghan politician who served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Afghanistan from May 1990 to April 1992.
He performed duties as deputy Minister of Finance during Mohammad Daud Khan's rule. He was appointed as Council of Ministers chairman during the period of President Mohammad Najibullah government. For the first time since 1978, a free parliamentary debate was held in order to select the Council of Ministers chairman. On May 21, 1990, Khaliqyar, who was non-party figure, was selected to this position. He replaced PDPA hard-liner Keshtmand. However, Khaliqyar's cabinet kept PDPA stalwarts in all the key security posts.
By the end of May 1990, A loya jirga was convened in Kabul, which ratified constitutional amendments providing for multiple political parties, ending the PDPA's and the National Front's monopoly over executive power. On December 11, 1990, President Najibullah inaugurated a National Commission for Clearing Mines and Unexploded Ordnance from the Lands of the Republic of Afghanistan under the chairmanship of Khaliqyar.
A Moscow-brokered plan called for Najibullah to step aside in favour of Khaliqyar, who would serve as a transitional administrative leader until a new government could be elected. In October, Mujaddidi praised Khaliqyar's government and said that he would consult his more radical colleagues on sharing power with him in a transitional government.
Later he backed off from this pledge due to pressure from hard-liners. The Mujaheddin said his association with Najibullah made him unacceptable for any compromise. His government ended with the fall of Najibullah in April 1992, led by the transition of power towards the Mujaheddin. On July 16, 2004, Khaliqyar died in Netherlands at the age of 70.
Cabinet OfficeIncumbentTook officeLeft officeChairman of the Council of Ministers Fazal Haq Khaliqyar21 May 199015 April 1992Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersAbdul Wahid Sorabi21 May 1990Nematullah PazhwakAbdul Qayyum NurzaiSarwar MangalMahbubullah KushaniAdviserNur Ahmad Barits21 May 1990Faqir Muhammad YaqubiShah WaliSayyid Akram PeigirMinister of Foreign AffairsAbdul WakilMinister of DefenceMuhammad Aslam Watanjar21 May 1990Minister of InteriorRaz Muhammad Paktin21 May 1990Minister of State Security Gen. Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi21 May 1990Minister of Finance Muhammad Hakim 21 May 1990Minister of JusticeGhulam Muhyiuddin21 May 1990Minister of CommunicationsSayyid Nasim Alawi21 May 1990Minister of CommerceZakim Shah21 May 1990Minister of PlanningAbdul Wahid Sorabi21 May 19907 February 1991Ghulam Mayiuddin Shahbaz7 February 1991Minister of Reconstruction, Rural DevelopmentHayatullah Azizi21 May 1990Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform Muhammad Ghufran21 May 1990Minister of HealthMehr Muhammad Ejazi21 May 1990Minister of EducationMas'uma Esmati Wardak21 May 1990Minister of Higher and Vocational Education Anwar Shams 21 May 1990Minister of Mines, Industries Abdul Samad Salah21 May 1990Minister of Transport Khalillulah21 May 1990Minister of Construction Faqir Muhammad Nikzad 21 May 1990Minister of Civil Aviation Hamidtullah Tarzi21 May 19907 February 1991Wadir Safi7 February 1991Minister of Light Industry, Foodstuffs Anwar Dost21 May 1990Minister of Islamic Affairs Muhammad Siddiq Sailani21 May 1990Minister of Water, Power Abdul Ghafur Rahim21 May 1990Minister of Information, culture Ahmad Bashir Ruigar21 May 1990Minister of Border Affairs Sarjang Zazai21 May 1990 Minister of Statistics Shahbaz21 May 19907 February 1991Muhammad Nazir Shahadi7 February 1991Minister of Social Affairs Saleha Faruq Etemadi21 May 1990Minister of Repatriation Fateh Muhammad Tarin21 May 1990
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