Within the context of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Japan, Afghanistan has appointed an envoy to Japan intermittently since 1933, under the title of either ambassador or chargé d'affaires. There has been no accredited representative since 2026.
Date of Presentationof Credentials Post Name Ambassador Habibullah Khan Tarzi Chargé d'affaires Abdul Rauf Khan (diplomat) Ambassador Zul Facar Khan The Afghan Embassy was closed. Embassy resumed normal functions. Ambassador Abdul Majid Khan Chargé d'affaires Eid M. Mohabbat Ambassador Abdul Rahim Chargé d'affaires Abdul Aziz Ali Ambassador Abdul Hakim Tabibi Chargé d'affaires Abdul Ahad Mahmoud Ambassador Said Kassim Rishtya Chargé d'affaires Mohamad Sarwar Damani Ambassador Ali Ahmad Popal Chargé d'affaires Sa’adullah Ghausy Ambassador Mohammad Hasan Sharq Chargé d'affaires Sa’adullah Ghausy Ambassador Abdul Hamid Mohtat Coup d'état: Japanese government lowered the status of its relations with the new Communist regime Chargé d'affaires Shir Rahman Chargé d'affaires Mahammad Naim Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Rahim Robin Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Rahim Robin Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Asif Hassani Chargé d'affaires Mohamoud Saikal Chargé d'affaires Doulat Khan Ahmadzai Chargé d'affaires Amir M. Mohabbat Chargé d'affaires Rahmatullah Amir The Embassy activities were suspended. Chargé d'affaires Mohammad Noor Akbary Ambassador Haron AminRegarding newly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan - Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, April 28, 2004, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈について | 外務省)] Ambassador Eklil Ahmad HakimiNewly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, June 18, 2009, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] Ambassador Mohammad Amin FatemiNewly appointed ambassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, December 27, 2010, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 新任駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] Ambassador Bashir MohabbatAmbassador of Afghanistan to Japan attended the Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials, July 19, 2017, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: (外務省: 駐日アフガニスタン大使の信任状捧呈)] Ambassador Shaida Mohammad Abdali. He continued to serve as ambassador for several years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, eventually leaving his post on 31 January 2026, when the Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo closed.
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