Hamid Karzai
1957 – Present
President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014
politician
Born December 24Wikipedia →Famous People from Afghanistan
48 notable historical figures from Afghanistan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (28)diplomat (6)monarch (4)military personnel (4)journalist (3)military leader (3)university teacher (2)women's rights activist (2)sovereign (2)religious leader (1)
Hibatullah Akhundzada
1967 – Present
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
religious leaderruler
Born October 19Wikipedia →Mohammed Omar
1960 – 2013
Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013)
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Mohammad Najibullah
1947 – 1996
4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
gynecologistdiplomatpoliticianphysician
Born August 6Wikipedia →Burhanuddin Rabbani
1940 – 2011
Afghanistan politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
university teacherpedagoguepolitician
Born September 20Wikipedia →Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
1839 – 1897
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
journal editorjournalisttheologian
Born January 1Wikipedia →Nur Muhammad Taraki
1917 – 1979
1st General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
journalistpoliticianpoetwriter
Born July 15Wikipedia →Abdul Ghani Baradar
1963 – Present
co-founder and political leader of the Afghan Taliban
politician
Born September 29Wikipedia →Abdur Rahman Khan
1844 – 1901
Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Abdul Ghaffar Khan
1890 – 1988
Pashtun independence activist against British rule in India
freedom fighterpolitician
Born February 6Wikipedia →Mohammed Daoud Khan
1909 – 1978
politician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
diplomatpolitician
Born July 18Wikipedia →Abdullah Abdullah
1960 – Present
Afghan politician
ophthalmologistdiplomatpolitician
Born September 5Wikipedia →Muhammad of Ghor
1144 – 1206
ruler of Ghurid Sultanate from 1173 to 1206
monarch
Born January 1Wikipedia →Mohammed Nadir Shah
1883 – 1933
King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933
diplomatpolitician
Born April 9Wikipedia →Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
1949 – Present
Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949)
military leaderpolitician
Born August 1Wikipedia →Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 – Present
Afghan politician
politicianmilitary personnel
Born March 25Wikipedia →Sima Samar
1957 – Present
Afghanistani politician
human rights defenderpoliticianphysician
Born February 3Wikipedia →Nadia Nadim
1988 – Present
Danish footballer
association football playersurgeon
Born January 2Wikipedia →Fawzia Koofi
1975 – Present
Afghan politician and women's rights activist
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Malalai Joya
1978 – Present
Afghan politician
women's rights activistpoliticianwriter
Born April 25Wikipedia →Shah Shujah Durrani
1780 – 1842
Emir of Afghanistan (1839-1842) and ruler of the Durrani Empire (1803-1809)
sovereign
Born January 1Wikipedia →Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 – 2019
politician, former President of Afghanistan (1992)
university teacherpolitician
Born April 21Wikipedia →Ahmad Massoud
1989 – Present
Afghan politician and military leader (born 1989)
chief executive officerpolitician
Born July 10Wikipedia →Akhtar Mansour
1968 – 2016
2nd leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Soraya Tarzi
1899 – 1968
Princess Consort (1919-1926), later Queen Consort of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1926-1929)
politician
Born November 24Wikipedia →Zarifa Ghafari
1994 – Present
mayor of Maidan Shar, Afghanistan, since March 2019
activistpolitician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Sharbat Gula
1972 – Present
Sharbat Gula, subject of a notable photograph titled "Afghan Girl"
Born March 20Wikipedia →Zalmay Khalilzad
1951 – Present
Afghan-American diplomat (born 1951)
diplomatpolitician
Born March 22Wikipedia →Jalaluddin Haqqani
1939 – 2018
Afghan leader of the Haqqani network (1939–2018)
military leader
Born January 1Wikipedia →Muhammad Fahim
1957 – 2014
Afghan politician (1957-2014)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born January 1Wikipedia →Akbar Khan
1816 – 1845
emir of Afghanistan (1842-1845)
military officermonarch
Born October 15Wikipedia →Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1919 – 2012
politician, former Afghanistan head of state from 1986 to 1987 (1919–2012)
politician
Born January 1Wikipedia →Mohammad Ayub Khan
1857 – 1914
Emir of Afghanistan (1879-1880)
military personnel
Born January 1Wikipedia →Anahita Ratebzad
1931 – 2014
Afghan Marxist and member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (1931-2014)
diplomatpoliticianphysician
Born October 1Wikipedia →Ahmad Zahir
1946 – 1979
Afghan singer (1946-1979)
performing artistsingercomposerwriter
Born June 14Wikipedia →Sirajuddin Haqqani
1979 – Present
Minister of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
military leaderpolitician
Born December 1Wikipedia →Zabiullah Mujahid
1978 – Present
Deputy Information Minister of Afghanistan
spokesperson
Born February 7Wikipedia →