Chief of Staff
The Office of the Chief of Staff supports the president in his capacity as the head of state in setting broad policy objectives and accomplishing his strategic goals. It helps and supports the presidency in making both formal and informal decisions in a manner consistent with the President’s strategic vision and policy. It carefully filters information and requests coming to the President, orchestrating the timing, agenda and sequencing of the meeting; proving His Excellency with appropriate briefing materials for all meetings ,events and activities :outlining key issues, possible options and desired outcomes: identifying how specific issues and decision relate to and may impact upon , other areas. It is also responsible for managing time of the President through appropriate scheduling, corporate services including finance and human resources management besides construction and maintenance activities, facilities and ICT etc.
After the establishment of interim government the office of the chief of staff was established and was given an independent budgetary status under the executive charter of the Afghan government in 2003.
Sayed Tayeb Jawed, Mohammad Umer Daudzai and Jawid Lodin have so far served as the chief of Staff. Mr. Umer Daudzai was appointed for the second time, who is currently the Chief of Staff to the President.
The Chief of Staff has two deputies (Policy and Administration), advisors, special assistants as well as the spokesperson to the president, who are reporting to him.
The Deputy Chief of Staff Policy supervises the following directorates:
1. Programme Directorate
2. Policy Directorate
3. Protocol Directorate
Mrs. Humaira Lodin Etimadi is the deputy chief of staff in policy.
The Deputy Chief of Staff in Administration supervises the following directorates:
4. HR Directorate
5. O& M and Reconstruction Directorate
6. Procurement Directorate
7. Finance Directorate
8. Services Directorate
Mr. Mohammad Qahir Haidari is the Deputy Chief of Staff Administration.
9. The Office of Spokesperson/ press is directly supervised by the Chief of Staff to the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Spokesperson office is playing substantial role to inform people about presidential activities via national and international media. Wahid Omer is the Director of press office as well as the Spokesperson to the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Contact Chief of Staff:
Mohammad Umer Daudzai
Chief of Staff to the President of Afghanistan
Tel: +93 (0) 20-214-5555-1
+93 (0) 20-214-3000
+93 (0) 20-214-1034
Email: umer_daudzai@yahoo.com or
Secretary to Chief of Staff: fawad.waziri@gmail.com
Deputy Chief of Staff
Mohammad Qahir Haidari
Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Afghanistan
Mobile: +93 (0)700 295477
Tel: +93 (0) 20 214 1016
E-mail1: qahir.haidari@afghanistangov.org
Email2: qahir.haidari@gmail.com
Hidayatullah Zahid
Advisor to the Chief of Staff & Director of Presidential Programs
E-mail: hidayatzahid@hotmail.com
Cell: Af + 93(0)700 048 081
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