Hamid Karzai Biography and Timeline

Bonn Agreement

Afghan delegates sign the Bonn Agreement, selecting Karzai to lead an interim administration.

Role range: 2001-2002

Interim Administration

Karzai is sworn in as chairman of Afghanistan's thirty-member Interim Administration.

Role range: 2001-2002

Taliban Rule Collapses In Kabul

Taliban control of Kabul ends in November 2001 as Northern Alliance forces enter the city following US air operations.

Interim Afghan Government Planned

The Bonn Agreement prepares an interim Afghan administration after the collapse of Taliban control over Kabul.

Emergency Loya Jirga

The Emergency Loya Jirga elects Karzai to head the Transitional Administration.

Role range: 2002-2004

Constitution of Afghanistan

Karzai signs the constitution establishing an Islamic republic with a presidential system and bicameral legislature.

Role range: 2002-2004

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

The constitution formally names the country the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Role range: 2002-2004

National Assembly

The constitution creates the Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga as the two houses of the National Assembly.

Role range: 2002-2004

Constitution of Afghanistan

The country is renamed, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Islamic Republic

The country is renamed, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Presidential Election

Afghanistan holds its first direct presidential election, with Karzai receiving a majority.

Role range: 2004-2014

Presidential Inauguration

Karzai is inaugurated as the first elected president under the 2004 Constitution

Role range: 2004-2014

Karzai Removes Ismail Khan As Governor

President Hamid Karzai removes Ismail Khan from the Herat governorship amid efforts to assert Kabul's authority.