Hamid Karzai
1957 – Present
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
48 notable historical figures from Afghanistan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
1957 – Present
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
1967 – Present
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
1960 – 2013
Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013)
1947 – 1996
4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
1940 – 2011
Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
1839 – 1897
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
1917 – 1979
1st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
1963 – Present
co-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban
1844 – 1901
Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
1890 – 1988
Pashtun independence activist against British rule in India
1909 – 1978
politician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
1960 – Present
Afghan politician
1144 – 1206
ruler of Ghurid Sultanate from 1173 to 1206
1883 – 1933
King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
1949 – Present
Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949)
1954 – Present
Afghan politician
1957 – Present
Afghanistani politician
1988 – Present
Danish footballer
1975 – Present
Afghan politician and women's rights activist
1978 – Present
Afghan politician
1780 – 1842
Emir of Afghanistan (1839-1842) and ruler of the Durrani Empire (1803-1809)
1925 – 2019
politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992)
1989 – Present
Afghan politician and military leader (born 1989)
1968 – 2016
2nd leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
1899 – 1968
Princess Consort (1919-1926), later Queen Consort of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1926-1929)
1994 – Present
mayor of Maidan Shar, Afghanistan, since March 2019
1972 – Present
Sharbat Gula, subject of a notable photograph titled "Afghan Girl"
Born March 20Wikipedia →1951 – Present
Afghan-American diplomat (born 1951)
1939 – 2018
Afghan leader of the Haqqani network (1939–2018)
1957 – 2014
Afghan politician (1957-2014)
1816 – 1845
emir of Afghanistan (1842-1845)
1919 – 2012
politician, former Afghanistan head of state from 1986 to 1987 (1919–2012)
1857 – 1914
Emir of Afghanistan (1879-1880)
1931 – 2014
Afghan Marxist and member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1931-2014)
1946 – 1979
Afghan singer (1946-1979)
1979 – Present
Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
1978 – Present
Deputy Information Minister of Afghanistan