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List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to Australia

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Official diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Australia were established in 1969. Between 1975 and 1987, the Afghan Ambassador to Japan was also accredited to Australia. After the creation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan after liberation from Taliban rule, Afghanistan has maintained a Resident Embassy in Canberra since 2002.[1] The Ambassador to Australia is also concurrently Ambassador to both New Zealand and Fiji.

Afghan Non-Resident Ambassadors to Australia

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Name Post Date of Presentation of Credentials
Year Date
Mr. Ali Ahmad Popal Non-Resident Ambassador 1975 1 May  
Change of regime and Soviet invasion lowered the level of bilateral relationship with Japan between 1978 and 1987[1]

Afghan Resident Ambassadors and Heads of Mission to Australia

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Name Post Date of Presentation of Credentials
Year Date
Mr. Mir Zamanuddin Musleh* Honorary Consul/Consul 1993* N/A
All honorary consular activities suspended when the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996
Mr. Mahmoud Saikal Honorary Consul/Consul 1994 N/A
Mr. Mahmoud Saikal Ambassador 2002 27 June
Mr. Mohammad Anwar Anwarzai Ambassador 2005 24 November
Mr. Amanullah Jayhoon Ambassador 2007 31 May
Dr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha Ambassador 2011 25 August
Mr. Ghulam Abbas Farasoo Charge d’affaires 2015 21 August
Mr. Wahidullah Waissi Ambassador 2017 1 March
* This is the date of appointment for Mr. Musleh as Consul of Afghanistan in Australia by the Afghan Government.

He never submitted his exequatur to the Government of Australia. [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "HOME - EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN - CANBERRA - AUSTRALIA". www.canberra.mfa.af. Retrieved 27 August 2020.