Afghan Biographies

Cabinet List No.1 20100102


Name Cabinet List No.1 20100102
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Function/Grade 7 Confirmed 16 rejected Cabinet designate Members - Names
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Wolesi Jirga Confirmed /Approved 7 and rejected 16 Ministers designate on 20100109.

In this session, 232 of the 239 MNAs were present. Every minister-designate has to gain 117 votes.

Wolesi Jirga Confirmed /Approved 7 Ministers designate 1. Abdul Rahim Wardak, defence minister, who secured 124 ayes and 100 nays, and 8 abstentions. 2. Mohammad Hanif Atmar, interior minister with 147 ayes, 77 nays and the rest invalid. 3. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, finance minister, with 141 ayes, 84 nays, and 6 abstentions. 4. Dr Ghulam Farooq Wardak, education minister, with 155 ayes, 73 nays, and 3 abstentions. 5. Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen, information and culture minister, with 120 ayes, 93 nays, 4 invalid and 14 abstentions votes. 6. Mohammad Asif Rahimi, agriculture, livestock and irrigation minister with 136 ayes, 89 nays, 2 invalid and 3 abstentions, with two votes went disappeared. 7. Wahidullah Shahrani mines minister with 140 ayes, 78 nays, one invalid and 13 abstentions.

Wolesi Jirga rejected 16 Ministers designate: 1. Dr Obaidullah Obaid, nominee for the slot of higher education portfolio who received 121 nays, 94 ayes, 5 invalid and 12 abstentions. 2. Enayatullah Baligh, Hajj and Islamic affairs, got 115 nays, 108 ayes, 2 invalid and six abstentions 3. Mohammad Ismael, Water and Energy, got 109 nays, 111 ayes, 5 invalid and 5 abstentions. 4. Mirza Hussain Abullahi, Minister of Public Welfare, 179 nays, 33 in favor, two invalid and 17 abstention votes were cast for him. 5. Syed Mohammad Amin Fatimi, minister-designate for public health portfolio received 102 in favor, 120 against, three invalid and five abstentions with two votes disappeared. 6. Anwarul Haq Ahadi, minister of economy got 91 in favor, 103 against, three invalid and seven abstentions with one vote still missing. 7. Amirzai Sangin, Communications Minister, unsuccessful at 130 nays, 92 ayes, one invalid, and 8 abstentions. 8. Eng Owais Ahmad Barmak, rural rehabilitation and development with 90 ayes, 127 nays, 4 invalid and 9 votes and 2 missing. 9. Ghulam Muhammad Eeilaqi, Commerce Minister with 76 ayes, 138 nays, 4 invalid, 13 abstentions and one missing. 10. Mohammad Ismail Monshi, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Disabled with 39 ayes, 176 nays, 2 invalid, 14 abstentions and one missing. 11. Dr. Mohammadullah Batash, Minister of Transport and Aviation received 82 ayes, 138 nays, 3 invalid and 10 abstentions. 12. Hosn Bano Ghazanfar, Minister of Women's Affairs with 115 ayes, 108 nays, 1 invalid and 8 abstention. 13. Sayed Hamed Gilani, Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs with 70 ayes, 149 nays, 2 invalid and 11 abstention. 14. Enayatullah Nazari, Minister of Refugees and Returnees with 82 ayes, 133 nays, 3 invalid, 11 abstentions and three went missing. 15. General Khodaidad, Minister of Counter-Narcotics with 36 ayes, 176 nays, 3 invalid, 17 abstentions and one missing. 16. Engineer Mohammad Yousuf Pashtun with 88 ayes, 127 nays, 1 invalid, 15 abstentions and one went missing.

Last Modified 2011-03-29
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