Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China
Flag of Afghanistan
Incumbent
Bilal Karimi
since 1 December 2023
SeatBeijing
AppointerForeign Minister[1]
Inaugural holderHabibullah Khan Tarzi
Formation1946
WebsiteEmbassy Twitter

The ambassador of Afghanistan to China is the official representative of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to the People's Republic of China.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Afghan head of state Chinese head of state Term end
1946 Habibullah Khan Tarzi Mohammed Zahir Shah Chiang Kai-shek 1946
1956 Abdul Samad (Afghan envoy) Mao Zedong 1962
1962 Mohamed Shoeb Misskinyar Liu Shaoqi 1966
1966 Mohammad Assef Sohail 1970
1970 Mohammad Osman Sidky Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu (acting) 1973
January 10, 1974 Mir Mohammad Yussuf Dong Biwu (acting) 1976
1977 Mohammad Yassin Azim Soong Ching-ling (acting) 1979
2003 Qiamuddin Rai Barlas Hamid Karzai Hu Jintao November 4, 2005
December 28, 2005 Eklil Ahmad Hakimi March 18, 2009
November 22, 2009 Sultan Ahmad Baheen
June 8, 2015 Mohammad Kabir Farahi [2] Ashraf Ghani Xi Jinping
February 2016 Janan Mosazai [3] September 2018
November 26, 2019 Javid Ahmad Qaem January 2, 2022[4]
April 4, 2022[5][6][7] Muhayuddin Sadaat Chargé d'Affaires Hibatullah Akhundzada December 1, 2023
December 1, 2023 Bilal Karimi First Taliban-appointed ambassador to receive accreditation.[8] Incumbent

39°56′21″N 116°27′07″E / 39.939175°N 116.451817°E / 39.939175; 116.451817 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Muttaqi Meets Ismail Khan, Ahmad Massoud in Tehran". TOLOnews. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Mohammad Kabir Farahi
  3. ↑ Janan Mosazai
  4. ↑ Javid Ahmad Qaem [@JavidQaem] (January 10, 2022). "Handover note addressed to Mr. Sayed Muhayuddin Saddaat First Secretary, Assigned to Beijing" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 April 2022 – via Twitter. I am taking leave from 2nd January 2022. Looking to the circumstance and restrictions, it is not very clear when I can return to office. So, I am leaving this hand over note for a smooth transition at the Afghan Embassy in Beijing.
  5. ↑ Detsch, Jack; Gramer, Robbie (11 January 2022). "'You're Very Vulnerable': Afghan Diplomats Fear Violent Taliban Reprisals". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 April 2022. The Taliban had sought to undermine Qaem by tapping their own replacement, another former Afghan diplomat, Mahyuddin Sadat, as the embassy's first secretary.
  6. ↑ "Russia Latest Country to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Taliban". Voice of America. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Of those, only four — China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkmenistan — have formally accredited diplomats appointed by the Taliban
  7. ↑ "China accepts Afghan diplomats appointed by IEA". Ariana News. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Taliban's new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan's rulers court foreign investment". Associated Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Wolfgang Bartke, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, p. 10
  10. ↑ afghan embassy beijing
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