National Assembly Committees

Meshrano Jirga Committee Leaders (as of 20100308)
All but three committees – International Relations, Public Welfare and Environment, and Internal Security and Defense Affairs – retained the incumbents.

The Wolesi Jirga selection of committee chairs is in process. Committee leadership:
Complaints Chair: Dr Zalmai Zabuli (Zabul) Deputy Chair: Gul Ahmad Azami (Farah) Secretary: Haji Amanullah (Urzgan)
National Economy and Budget Chair: Ahmad Shah Ramazan (Balkh) Deputy Chair: Abdulwahab Erfan (Takhar) Secretary: Madam Khadija Husaini (Samangan)
Provincial Council and Meshrano Jirga Immunity Chair: Haji Mokaram Khan Nasery (Laghman) Deputy Chair: Said Mohammad Khalid (Faryab) Secretary: TBD
Public Welfare and Environment Chair: Madam Taiba Zahidi (Herat) Deputy Chair: Abdulbaqi Baryal (Ghazni) Secretary: Madam Nafisa Sultani (Kabul)
Transportation, Communication and Municipality Chair: Rafiullah Gul Afghan (Kabul) Deputy Chair: Madam Gulalai Akbari (Badakhshan) Secretary: Said Asadullah Jafari (Bamyan)
International Relations Chairman: Arifullah Pashtun (Khost) Deputy Chair: Alia Qerdash (Faryab) Secretary: TBD
Internal Security and Defense Affairs Chair: Mullah Shir Mohammad Akhundzada (Hilmand) Deputy Chair: Madam Roh Gul Khairzad (Nimroz) Secretary: Bahram Samkanai (Paktia)
Legislative Affairs, Justice and Judiciary Chair: Madam Mahbooba Hoqooqmal (Kabul) Deputy Chair: Ghulam Muhaydin Munsif (Kapisa) Secretary: Abdul Shakur (Kapisa)
Religious Affairs, Culture, Education and Higher Education Chairman: Mr. Arsala Rahmani (Paktia) Deputy Chair: Mowlawee Mahmood Danishjo (Balkh) Secretary: Qurban Ali Urfani (Bamyan)
Tribal Affairs, Frontier, Kuchis and Refugee Chair: Mr. Rafiullah Haidari (Kunar) Deputy Chair: Mohammad Essa Khan Shinwarai (Nangarhar) Secretary: Roshan Ara Alkozai (Kunar)
Disabled, Martyr, Gender and Civil Society Chair: Madam Sediqa Balkhi (Balkh) Deputy Chair: Qamar Khosti (Khost) Secretary: Madam Sara Sarkhabi (Faryab)