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April 2018 Has Been Used in Preparation of This Directory Information as of 2 April 2018 has been used in preparation of this directory. PREFACE Key To Abbreviations Adm. Admiral Admin. Administrative, Administration Asst. Assistant Brig. Brigadier Capt. Captain Cdr. Commander Cdte. Comandante Chmn. Chairman, Chairwoman Col. Colonel Ctte. Committee Del. Delegate Dep. Deputy Dept. Department Dir. Director Div. Division Dr. Doctor Eng. Engineer Fd. Mar. Field Marshal Fed. Federal Gen. General Govt. Government Intl. International Lt. Lieutenant Maj. Major Mar. Marshal Mbr. Member Min. Minister, Ministry NDE No Diplomatic Exchange Org. Organization Pres. President Prof. Professor RAdm. Rear Admiral Ret. Retired Sec. Secretary VAdm. Vice Admiral VMar. Vice Marshal Afghanistan Last Updated: 20 Dec 2017 Pres. Ashraf GHANI CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH, Dr. First Vice Pres. Abdul Rashid DOSTAM Second Vice Pres. Sarwar DANESH First Deputy CEO Khyal Mohammad KHAN Second Deputy CEO Mohammad MOHAQQEQ Min. of Agriculture, Irrigation, & Livestock Nasir Ahmad DURRANI Min. of Border & Tribal Affairs Gul Agha SHERZAI Min. of Commerce & Industry Homayoun RASA Min. of Counternarcotics Salamat AZIMI Min. of Defense Tariq Shah BAHRAMI Min. of Economy Mohammad Mustafa MASTOOR Min. of Education Mohammad Ibrahim SHINWARI Min. of Energy & Water Ali Ahmad OSMANI Min. of Finance Eklil Ahmad HAKIMI Min. of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin RABBANI Min. of Hajj & Islamic Affairs Faiz Mohammad OSMANI Min. of Higher Education Najibullah Khwaja OMARI Min. of Information & Culture Mohammad Rasul BAWARI Min. of Interior Wais Ahmad BARMAK Min. of Justice Abdul Basir ANWAR Min. of Martyred, Disabled, Labor, & Social Affairs Faizullah ZAKI Min. of Mines & Petroleum Min. of Parliamentary Affairs Faruq WARDAK Min. of Public Health Ferozuddin FEROZ Min. of Public Works Yama YARI Min. of Refugees & Repatriation Sayed Hussain Alemi BALKHI Min. of Rural Rehabilitation & Development Mujib Rahman KARIMI Min. of Telecommunication & Information Technology Shahzad Gul ARYUBI Min. of Tourism Ghulam Nabi FARAHI Min. of Transportation & Civil Aviation Mohammad Hamid TAHMASI Min. of Urban Development Sayed Sadat NADERI Min. of Women's Affairs Dilbar NAZARI Attorney General Mohammad Farid HAMIDI National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif ATMAR Dir. Gen., National Directorate of Security Mohammad Masoom STANEKZAI Dir. Gen., Independent Directorate for Local Governance Abdul Matin BEK Governor, Da Afghanistan Bank Khalilullah SEDIQ Ambassador to the US Hamdullah MOHIB Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Mahmood SAIKAL Albania Last Updated: 21 Nov 2017 Pres. Ilir META Prime Min. Edi RAMA Dep. Prime Min. Senida MESI Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development Niko PELESHI Min. of Culture Mirela KUMBARO Min. of Defense Olta XHACKA Min. of Diaspora Pandeli MAJKO Min. of Economy Milva EKONOMI Min. of Education, Sports, & Youth Lindita NIKOLLA Min. of Environment Lefter KOKA Min. for Europe & Foreign Affairs Ditmir BUSHATI Min. of Finance & Economy Arben AHMETAJ Min. of Health & Social Welfare Orgerta MANASTIRLIU Min. of Infrastructure & Energy Damian GJIKNURI Min. of Innovation & Public Admin. Milena HARITO Min. of Integration Klajda GJOSHA Min. of Interior Fatmir XHAFAJ Min. of Justice Etilda GJONAJT Min. of Local Govt. Affairs Bled CUCI Min. of Protection of Entrepreneurs Sonila QATO Min. of Relations With Parliament Ermonela FELAJ Min. of Tourism & Environment Blendi KLOSI Min. of Transport & Infrastructure Edmond HAXHINASTO Min. of Urban Development Eglantina GJERMENI Min. of Youth & Social Welfare Blendi KLOSI Governor, Bank of Albania Gent SEJKO Ambassador to the US Floreta FABER Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Besiana KADARE Algeria Last Updated: 26 Oct 2017 Pres. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Prime Min. Ahmed OUYAHIA Min. of Agriculture, Rural Development, & Fisheries Sid-Ahmed FERROUKHI Min. of Commerce Bakhti BELAIB Min. of Communication Hamid GRIN Min. of Culture Azzedine MIHOUBI Min. of Energy Salah KHEBRI Min. of Finance Abderrahmane BENKHELFA Min. of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Abdelkader MESSAHEL Min. of Health, Population, & Hospital Reform Abdelmalek BOUDIAF Min. of Higher Education & Scientific Research Tahar HADJAR Min. of Housing, Urban Planning, & the City Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE Min. of Industry & Mines Abdesalam BOUCHOUAREB Min. of Interior & Local Govts. Nouredine BEDOUI Min. of Justice & Keeper of the Seals Tayeb LOUH Min. of Land Management, Tourism, and Handicrafts Amar GHOUL Min. of Labor, Employment, & Social Security Mohamed GHAZI Min. of Maghreb and African Affairs and the Arab League Abdelkader MESSAHEL Min. of National Defense Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Min. of National Education Nouria BENGHEBRIT Min. of National Planning & Environment Dalila BOUDJEMAA Min. of National Solidarity, Family, & Women's Affairs Mounia MESLEM Min. of Post, Information Technologies, & Communications Iman Houda FERAOUN Min. of Public Works Abdelkader OUALI Min. of Relations With the Parliament Tahar KHAOUA Min. of Religious Affairs & Endowments Mohamed AISSA Min. of Sports Mohamed TAHMI Min. of Training and Education Professionals Mohamed MEBARKI Min. of Transport Boudjema TALAI Min. of Vocational Training Nouredine BEDOUI Min. of War Veterans (Moudjahidine) Tayeb ZITOUNI Min. of Water Resources & the Environment Abdelouahab NOURI Min. of Youth & Sports El Hadi Ould ALI Min.-Del. to the Min. of Finance in Charge of the Budget Hadji Baba AMMI Sec. Gen. of the Govt. Ahmed NOUI Governor, Bank of Algeria Mohamed LAKSACI Ambassador to the US Madjid BOUGUERRA Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Sabri BOUKADOUM Andorra Last Updated: 12 Jul 2017 Head of State (Co-Prince) Emmanuel MACRON Head of State (Co-Prince) Joan-Enric VIVES i SICILIA , Bishop Head of Govt. Antoni MARTI Petit Min. of Civil Service & Admin. 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