Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations

The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations () is Afghanistan's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The permanent representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations has headed the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations since Afghanistan became a UN Member State on 19 November 1946.

The current permanent representative of Afghanistan is Naseer Faiq. Faiq says he is not a representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or any other government, instead operating as an independent representative of Afghanistan.

List of Afghan permanent representatives to the United Nations This is a list of permanent representatives of Afghanistan to the United Nations.

NamePortrait Entered office Left office Notes Mohammed Kabir Louddin 1949 1950 Abdul Hamid Aziz 1950 16 April 1958 Abdul Rahman Pazhwak 16 April 1958 25 July 1979 Bismellah Sahak 25 July 1979 2 November 1981 Farid Zarif 2 November 1981 23 January 1987 Shah Mohammad Dost 23 January 1987 10 August 1989 Noor Ahmed Noor 10 August 1989 25 June 1991 Khodaidad Basharmal 25 June 1991 30 April 1993 Ravan A.G. Farhadi 30 April 1993 18 December 2006 Dr. Zahir Tanin 19 December 2006 5 October 2015 Mahmoud Saikal 27 October 201531 December 2018 Adela Raz 31 December 2018 1 June 2021 Ghulam M. Isaczai 1 June 2021 15 December 2021 Naseer Faiq 17 December 2021 chargé d'affaires

Note: Since December 2021, Afghanistan U.N. Mission diplomat Naseer Faiq has served as Afghanistan's chargé d’affaires to the UN. The Taliban's pick for UN Ambassador Suhail Shaheen remains unrecognized.

Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations

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