This is a list of the governors of the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. GovernorPeriodExtraNoteMuhammad 'Amin Khan?-1865Governor of Kandahar, revolted against Sher Ali Khan in 1865 but the rebellion was crushed and he was killed.Sardar Mir Afzal Khan?-1878Sardar Mir Afzal Khan (son of Pur Dil Khan and father of Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan - governor of Mazar-i-Sharif in 1914) was the governor of Kandahar up until the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leaving for Persia upon the approach of the British.Mohammad Hassan KhanApril 1881-July 1881Appointed by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan after withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan after the second Anglo-Afghan war.Mohammad Ayub KhanJuly 1881-September 1881Defeated Mohammad Hassan Khan and briefly ruled the province for the first time before being defeated by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.Nur ul-Haq Ulumi 19891992 Gul Agha Sherzai 19921994 Mohammad Hasan Rahmani 19942001 Gul Agha Sherzai December 200116 August 2003 Yousef Pashtun August 20032005 Asadullah Khalid 2005August 2008 Rahmatullah Raufi August 20084 December 2008 Toryalai Wesa 4 December 20082014 Hamid Masood 20142015 Humayun Azizi27 April 201521 May 2017Zalmai Wesa21 May 201718 October 2018Hayatullah Hayat18 October 20183 January 2021Rohullah Khanzada3 January 202112 August 2021Muhammad Yousuf Wafa12 August 2021March 2023Mullah Shirin AkhundMarch 2023Present
See also List of current provincial governors in Afghanistan
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