Ministry of Information and Culture (Afghanistan)


The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture is the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of Culture, Tourism, Publishing Affairs and Youth Affairs. The ministry is currently led by Abdul Bari Jahani.

Ministers

Abdul Rahim NevinJuly 17, 1973 - April 28, 1978Nevin was appointed by President Daoud Khan as the first Information and Culture Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan.
Sayed Makhdoom RaheenDecember 2001 - March 2006
Abdul Karim KhoramMarch 2006 - January 2010
Sayed Makhdoom RaheenJanuary 2010 - April 2015
  • Returned as Minister of Information and Culture after being Afghan Ambassador to India and this time received enough votes of confidence
    • Abdul Bari JahaniApril 2015 - November 2016Jahani served as foreign aid manager for the Ministry of Education for two years In 1981 he was appointed as Deputy Director for the Afghanistan National Radio Television. Jahani joined Voice of America in 1983. He retired from VOA in 2010.Jahani has written the lyrics of Afghan National Anthem.