The Afghan Ministry of Higher Education (Dari: وزارت تحصیلات عالی, Pashto: د افغانستان د لوړو زده کړو وزارت) is the Government ministry that is in charge of regulating, expanding, and developing Afghanistan's institutions of higher education.
| Dari: وزارت تحصیلات عالی Pashto: د افغانستان د لوړو زده کړو وزارت | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Afghanistan |
| Headquarters | Kart-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry is responsible for the training of teachers and for establishing a national higher education curriculum as well as special education programs such as in-service training and promoting further education for university faculty members.
The Ministry also develops partnerships with international universities, organizes seminars and conferences, ensures that residential accommodation is available for students and teachers of universities and provides expertise and training in accounting, management procedures, and computer literacy.[2]
Ministers
| Name | Term | Notes |
| Hamdullah Nomani | Under Mohammed Omar | |
| Din Mohammad Hanif | Under Mohammed Omar | |
| Sharif Fayez | 22 December 2001 – 23 December 2004 | |
| Amir Shah Hasanyar | 23 December 2004 – 22 March 2006 | Previously Member of Educational Council of Kabul University |
| Mohammad Azam Dadfar | 22 March 2006 – January 2010 | Previously Minister of Refugees |
| Obaidullah Obaid | 2 January 2010 | Nomination rejected by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Muhammad Hashim Esmatullahi | 16 January 2010 | Nomination rejected by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Sarwar Danish | January 2010 – ? | Acting Minister, nomination not approved by the Wolesi Jirga |
| Obaidullah Obaid | February 2012 – April 2014 | |
| Mohammad Osman Babury | April 2014 - April 2015 | Acting Minister |
| Farida Momand | April 2015 – 14 November 2016 | dismissed by Wolesi Jirga in November 2016 |
| Abdul Latif Roshan | 22 June 2017 – 22 November 2017 | Acting Minister[3] |
| Najibullah Khwaja Umari | 22 November 2017 – 22 May 2019 | Acting Minister. Approved by Wolesi Jirga in December 2017[4][5] |
| Abdul Tawab Balakarzi | 23 May 2019 – 13 September 2020 | Acting Minister |
| Abas Basir | 13 September 2020 – 15 August 2021 | Acting Minister[6] |
| Abdul Baqi Haqqani | 7 September 2021 – 18 October 2022 | Acting Minister[7] |
| Neda Mohammad | 18 October 2022 – present | Acting Minister[8][9] |