Constitutional Loya Jirga
# Constitutional Loya Jirga

Afghan leaders who met at the December 2001 Bonn Conference which picked Hamid Karzai to lead the Afghan Transitional Authority also agreed that a Constitutional Loya Jirga should be convened to draft a new constitution.

The Emergency Loya Jirga of 2002 set up an Afghan Constitutional Commission, of 35 members, which sat from October 2002 until March 2003, prior to submitting their draft to President Karzai. That draft was made public in November 2003.

502 delegates were selected, via regional caucuses, to participate in the Constitutional Loya Jirga to debate, amend the draft.

In her thesis at the Naval Postgraduate School Zoe Sherman described the composition of the Constitutional Loya Jirga of 2002 as being unlike any previous Loya Jirga.

Ten committees were formed, each assigned to review specific articles. The Constitutional Loya Jirga sat from December 13, 2003, to January 4, 2004.

## Committee One: 45 articles, chaired by Ustad Rabani

Committee One: 45 articles, chaired by Ustad Rabani :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| Mawlawi | Abdurrahman | Badakhshan Province |
| | Aborrashid Eshraqi | Badakhshan |
| Dr | Anis Gol Akhgar | Badakhshan |
| Prof | Burhanoddin Rabbani | Badakhshan |
| | Abdul Qasim | Kapisa |
| | Ghawsoddin | Samangan |
| | Mohammad Akram Sharafat | Laghman |
| | Padshah | Zabul |
| | Mohammad Esmael Saifi | Nimroz |
| | Mohammad Azam Dadfar | Jowzjan |
| | Sajjad Mohseni | Bamyan |
| | Abdul Wahed | Parwan |
| Hajji | Mohammad Sadeq | Urozgan |
| Hajji | Abdul Qayum | Konduz |
| Hajji | Marhaba | Ghazni Province |
| | Mohammad Usman Tariq | Logar |
| | Bashir Ahmad Logar | |
| | Mohammad Rafiq | Faryab |
| | Aqa Karim Watanyar | Faryab |
| Hajji | Mohammad Musa | Farah |
| | Mir Abdurrahan | Takhar |
| | Mohammad Ashraf | Balkh |
| | Sayd Nasruddin Mohseni | Balkh |
| Hajji | Shahzada | Helmand |
| | Mohammad Eshaq | Paktika |
| | Hafizollah | Baghlan |
| Eng | Abdul Ghaws | Nangarhar |
| | Dawlat Khan | Herat |
| | Mohammad Daud | Herat |
| Hajji | Nurollah Khan Tokhi | Kandahar |
| | Mohammad Yunos Nurzai | Kandahar |
| Dr | Hayatollah | Kandahar |
| | Abdul Munir Danesh | Kabul Province |
| | Shakila | Kabul Province |
| | Abdul Satar | Kabul Province |
| | Jafar Rasuli | Bamyan |
| Hajji | Dost Mohammad | |
| | Sayd Naser Naderi | Baghan |
| | Abdul Hakim Spin | Farah |
| | Kabir Marzban | Takhar |
| | Aryan Yun | Nangarhar |
| | Tahera | Daikondi, Urozgan |
| | Sima Joyonda | Ghor |
| | Malali Joya | Farah |
| | Gholam Faruq Majroh | Herat |
| | Shahla | |
| | Abdul Qader | |
| | Shaheda | |
| | Bibi Saheba | |
| | Bibi Amena | |

## Committee Two: 27 articles, chaired by Ustad Sayaf

Committee Two: 27 articles, chaired by Ustad Sayaf :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Abdul Wali Niazi | Badakhshan |
| | Ahmad Hosayn Deneshyar | Ghowr |
| | Khwaja Gholam Ghaws | Kapisa |
| | Amir Mohammad | Samangan |
| | Sultan Mohammad | Zabul |
| Prof | Abdurrab Rasul Sayyaf | |
| | Amir Hamza | Nuristan |
| | Amanollah | Nimroz |
| | Mohammad Omar Makhdum | Jowzjan |
| | Mohammad Daud | Bamian |
| | Mir Hamidollah | Parwan |
| | Abdul Qayum Karzai | Urozgan |
| Qari | Rahmatollah | Konduz |
| | Sediq Chakari | Kabul Province |
| | Khodadad Erfani | Ghazni |
| | Abdul Hafiz Mansur | Kabul Province |
| | Abdul Ghani | Ghazni |
| Dr | Asadollah | Logar |
| | Abdul Ahad | Faryab |
| | Sardar Elmrad Arghon | Faryab |
| | Gholam Mahyoddin | Farah |
| Eng | Abdullah | Takhar |
| | Mohammad Gol Yunosi | Balkh |
| | Sayd Ebrar | Balkh |
| | Hafizollah Haqyar | Helmand |
| | Mohammad Anwar Eshaqzai | Helmand |
| | Daud Shah | Paktika |
| | Abdul Jalil | Baghlan |
| | Sayd Jamal | Nangarhar |
| Hajji | Daud Arsalaiee | Nangarhar |
| | Hamayun Shinwari | Nangarhar |
| | Abdul Zaher Alizai | Herat |
| Hajji | Ali Badshah | Khost |
| Eng | Abdul Salam | Kandahar |
| | Obaidollah Obaid | Kabul Province |
| | Fazl Karim Aimaq | Kabul Province |
| | Sayd Anwar Rahmati | Kabul Province |
| | Gholam Rabani Nasher | Kabul Province |
| Mawlawi | Nazar Mohammad | Kabul Province |
| | Mastura Stanekzai | Logar |
| Hajji | Hayatollah | |
| Mawlawi | Khodaidad | Herat |
| | Abdullatif Jalali | Ghazni |
| | Nadera Wardak | Maidan Wardag |
| | Masuda Ahmadi | |
| | Sharifa Azimi | |
| | Soraya Ahadi | |
| | Wazir Bai | |
| | Tabiba Taheri | |
| | Nafas Gol Khedmat | Farah |

## Committee Three: 21 articles, chaired by Ahmad Nabi Muhammadi

Committee Three: 21 articles, chaired by Ahmad Nabi Muhammadi :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Nazri Mohammad Niromand | Badakhshan |
| | Fazl Ahmad | Ghowr |
| | Abdul Wahab | Kapisa |
| | Azizollah Rozi | Samangan |
| Hajji | Gholam Saifollah | Zabol |
| | Ahmad Nabi Mohammadi | Logar |
| | Mohammad Tamim Nuristani | Nurestan |
| | Faizollah Zaki | Jowzjan |
| | Abdulhai Ashir | Jowzjan |
| | Ali Mohammad | Bamian |
| Hajji | Khair Mohammad | Sar-e Pol |
| | Abdul Hakim Nurzai | Urozgan |
| | Shafiqa | Konduz |
| | Abdul Hakim | Ghazni |
| Mawlawi | Shahzada Shahed | Khas Konar |
| | Faizollah Qadri | Fariab |
| | Tajoddin | Takhar |
| | Mohammad Yaqub | Takhar |
| | Omarqul | Balkh |
| | Abdul Hadi | Helmand |
| | Sayd Omar | Helmand |
| | Mir Mohammad Agha | Baghlan |
| | Khalil Ahmad | Baghlan |
| | Malek Qais | Nangarhar |
| Hajji | Abdurraof Mokhles | Herat |
| | Ebrahim Koshki | Herat |
| Hajji | Besmellah Gol | Khost |
| | Khaled Ahmad Pashtun | Kandahar |
| Dr | Samiollah | Kabul Province |
| Hajji | Nazar Mohammad | Kabul Province |
| | Mohammad Alem Anis | Kabul Province |
| | Ustad Saifi | Kabul Province |
| | Mohammad Rauf Mehdi | Kabul Province |
| Hajji | Gol Ahmadzai | Afghan refugees in Pakistan |
| | Mohammad Esmael Qasemyar | Ghazni |
| Gen | Abdurrashid Dostum | Maymana |
| | Saifora Niazi | Balkh |
| | Mohammad Gol Kochai | Ghazni |
| | Nasima | No province |
| | Adam Khan | No Province |
| | Nasifa Nasif | Maidan Wardag |
| Mawlawi | Halim Jan | |
| | Golalalai | |
| | Abdul Jabar Naimi | |
| | Zarghona | |
| | Momena Yarui | |
| | Simin | |
| | Samea | |
| | Mohammad Ehsan Fayaz | |
| | Shirin Mohseni | |
| | Zakia | |

## Committee Four: 38 articles, chaired by Mohammad Tahir

Committee Four: 38 articles, chaired by Mohammad Tahir :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Dawlat Mohammad Jawshan | Badakhshan |
| | Kamaloddin | Ghowr |
| | Eslamoddin Mangal | Paktia |
| | Abdurrauf | Samangan |
| Dr | Abdullah | Laghman |
| Hajji | Nazar | Zabol |
| | Suleman Hamed | Badghis |
| | Mohammad Esmael | Jowzjan |
| Eng | Ahmad | Jowzjan |
| | Ahmad Salangi instead [sic] Abdul Satar | Parwan |
| | Ustad Mohammad Asef | Parwan |
| | Sayd Hasan Safaee | Sar-e Pol |
| Dr | Abdullah | Urozgan |
| | Salem Bakhtyar | Konduz |
| | Mohammad Sunzur | Ghazni |
| Qazi | Abdul Satar | Konar |
| | Mohammad Hasan Kohzad | Fariab |
| | Gholam Rabani | Takhar |
| | Zaidollah | Maidan Wardag |
| | Gholam Faruq | Balkh |
| | Jan Mohammad | Balkh |
| | Abdul Ahad | Helmand |
| | Nader Khan Katawazi | Paktika |
| | Amroddin | Baghlan |
| Hajji | Mirwais | Nangarhar |
| Eng | Abdul Ghafar | Nangarhar |
| | Socha Gol | Nangarhar |
| | Mohammad Rafiq Shahir | Herat |
| | Nazir Ahmad | Herat |
| | Mohammad Taher | Khost |
| | Abdul Salam | Kandahar |
| | Abdul Shkur Waqef Hakimi | Kabul Province |
| | Habiba | Kabul Province |
| | Gholam Rabani Formoli | Kabul Province |
| Mollah | Ezatollah | Kabul Province |
| | Sayd Abdul Qayum Sajadi | Ghazni |
| | Golalali Jabarkhel | Afghan refugees in Pakistan |
| | Mohammad Asef | |
| | Sayd Hasan Safavi | |
| Dr | Abdullah | |
| | Nosh Afarin | Ghowr |
| Dr | Arefa | |
| | Masuda Karokhi | |
| Eng | Maliha | |
| | Sher Ahmad | |
| | Halima Ghazal | |
| | Zia Kakar | Laghman |
| | Hasina | |
| | Nasrollah Khan | |

## Committee Five: 35 articles, chaired by Ayatullah Muhsini

Committee Five: 35 articles, chaired by Ayatullah Muhsini :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Amanollah Paiman | Badakhshan |
| | Atta Mohammad | Ghowr |
| | Anwar Khan | Paktia |
| | Hakamoddin | Samangan |
| Ayatollah | Mohammad Asef Mohseni | |
| | Mohammad Shah Shafiq | |
| Mowlawi | Abdul Hanan | Nurestan |
| | Jamahir Mohammad | Jowzjan |
| Pir | Sayd Ahmad Gelani | |
| | Gholam Yahya | Parwan |
| | Jawad Saadat | Sar-e Pol |
| | Sayd Mohammad | Urozgan |
| Eng | Mohammad Khan | Konduz |
| | Mir Abdullah Alemi | Ghazni |
| Hajji | Misl Khan | Konar |
| Dr | Ezatollah | Fariab |
| | Abdul Khair | Takhar |
| | Torbor Ghotak | Maidan Wardag |
| Hajji | Mohammad Musa Hotak | Maidan Wardag |
| Dr | Mehyoddin Mehdi | Kabul Province |
| | Sher Mohammad Majlesi | Balkh |
| | Khwaja Sher Padshah Qeyam | Kabul Province |
| | Abdul Qayum | Balkh |
| Hajji | Abdul Qader | Helmand |
| Hajji | Mahmud | Paktika |
| | Mohammad Yunos | Baghlan |
| | Amanollah | Nangarhar |
| | Faridol Khan | Nangarhar |
| | Mohammad Saleh Saljoqi | Herat |
| | Sayd Mohammad Hosayn Hosayni | Herat |
| | Khaki Jan | Khost |
| Hajji | Mohammad Mokhtar | Kandahar |
| | Mohammad Shoaib | Kabul Province |
| | Ahmad Shah | Kabul Province |
| | Sher Alam Bahador | Kabul Province |
| | Moslema | Kabul Province |
| | Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai | Kabul Province |
| | Gholam Reza | Kabul Province |
| | Amanollah Hamraiee | Takhar |
| Hajji | Mohammad Rasul | Jowzjan |
| | Dawajan Kochai | |
| | Najia Zarah | |
| | Ali Ghazal Kohi | |
| | Rahela Jama. | |
| | Nafisa Sadeqi | |
| | Hasina Mokhles | |
| | Hayat Bibi | |
| | Qamar | |
| | Mohammad Zaman | |

## Committee Six: 22 articles, chaired by Maulowi Gul Muhammad

Committee Six: 22 articles, chaired by Maulowi Gul Muhammad. :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Abdul Basir Eshrat | Badakhshan |
| | Abdullah Rahimi | Ghowr |
| Dr | Wali Mohammad | Paktia |
| | Asadollah | Laghman |
| | Habibollah Zowran | Badghis |
| | Hazrat Sebghatollah Mojadedi | Kabul Province |
| | Mohammad Malik | Nurestan |
| | Gol Ahmad Paiman | Sheberghan |
| Hajji | Mohammad | Parwan |
| Mawlawi | Mohammad Akbar | Sar-e Pol |
| | Gholam Hosayn Shafaq | Sar-e Pol |
| | Mohammad Amin | Konduz |
| | Khan Shirini | Konduz |
| Mowlawi | Gol Mohammad Khan | Ghazni |
| | Mohammad Naim | Ghazni |
| | Mohammad Aslam | Khas Konar |
| | Norullah Musib | Fariab |
| | Mohammad Hasan | Takhar |
| | Mohammad Daud Ghairat | Maidan Wardag |
| | Mohammad Yaqub | Balkh |
| Hajji | Abdul Ghafur | Balkh |
| Hajji | Nazar Gul | Paktika |
| Hajji | Abdul Ghafar | Baghlan |
| | Abdullah | Nangarhar |
| | Mohammad Zaher Khan | Nangarhar |
| | Abdul Ghani Mawlawi Zada | Herat |
| | Sediqollah | Khost |
| | Ahmad Wali Achekzai | Kandahar |
| | Masuda Jalal | Kabul Province |
| Hajji | Mohammad Hashem Mehdi | Kabul Province |
| Sheikh | Mohammad Ebrabhim Mohseni | Kabul Province |
| | Dost Mohammad | Kabul Province |
| Dr | Ahmad Shah Farhat | Kandahar |
| | Mari Rokhshani | Nimroz |
| | Amanollah Khan Naseri | Zabol |
| | Sahera Sharif | |
| | Mohad Taye | |
| | Nuria Wesal | |
| | Moslema | |
| | Habiba | |
| | Hawa Nuri | |
| | Fatema | |
| | Mahbuba | |
| | Saleha | |
| | Mohammad Wais | |
| | Chrik Singham | |
| | Jamila Mojahed | |
| | Nazanin Jabar Khel | |
| | Safia | |

## Committee Seven: 40 articles, chaired by Dr. Mashahed

Committee Seven: 40 articles, chaired by Dr. Mashahed :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Abdul Wahab | Badakhshan |
| | Mohammad | Ghowr |
| | Mamur Fazl Rahman | Paktia |
| | Mokaram Khan | Laghman |
| | Gholam Rasul | Badghis |
| | Mohammad Saleh Rasekh | Jowzjan |
| | Mohammad Tawus | Parwan |
| | Mohammad Nabi Sadri | Sar-e Pol |
| | Sayd Faruq Omar | Konduz |
| | Mohammad Akbari | |
| | Mohammad Amin | Konduz |
| | Mohammad Taher | Ghazni |
| | Mohammad Rahim | Konar |
| | Temor Shah Faizi | Farah |
| | Mohammad Sarwar Osmani | Farah |
| | Mir Mohammad Wali | Takhar |
| | Amanollah | Maidan Wardag |
| | Mohammad Rasul Ahmadi | Balkh |
| | Abdul Ghani) | Balkh |
| | Saifol Maluk | Helmand |
| | Mohammad Nawab | Paktika |
| | Mohebollah | Baghlan |
| Hajji | Mohammad Daud | Nangarhar |
| | Gol Mohammad | Nangarhar |
| | Rohol Amin Sher | Nangarhar |
| | Abdullah Mawlawi Zada | Herat |
| Hajji | Raz Mohammad | Khost |
| | Mohammad Akbar Marufi | Kandahar |
| | Razia Naimi | Kabul Province |
| | Gholam Daud | Kabul Province |
| | Nurollah | Kabul Province |
| Dr | Mohammad Wahid Binesh | Kabul Province |
| | Padshah Mir | Afghan refugees in Pakistan |
| Hajji | Khair Mohammad Eshaqzai | Sar-e Pol |
| | Wali Mohammad | Helmand |
| Dr | Moshaher | Takhar |
| | Moslema | Badakhshan |
| | Sara Sorkhabi | Fariab |
| | Rahima | Baghlan |
| | Zeb Nesa | Takhar |
| | Maria Sazawar | Balkh |
| | Hanifa Aminpor | Aybak |
| | Homaira Golshani | Sar-e Pol |
| | Safia Sediqi | |
| Dr | Khadija | Paktika |
| | Fawzia | Bamian |
| | Farida | Nimroz |
| | Samiolhaq | Representative of the disabled |
| | Mohammad Ihsan Fayaz | Representative of the disabled |

## Committee Eight: 46 articles, chaired by Ustad Farid

Committee Eight: 46 articles, chaired by Ustad Farid :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| Dr | Abdul Wodud | Badakhshan |
| | Abdul Aziz | Ghowr |
| | Zinolabedin Farid | Kapisa |
| | Mamur Abdurrahman | Paktia |
| | Qazi Abdul Jabar | Laghman |
| Hajji | Mohammad Anwar | Badghis |
| | Mohammad Omar | Nimroz |
| | Ali Jan Jamal | Ghazni |
| | Allah Berdi | Jowzjan |
| | Mohammad Sadeq Aliyar | Bamian |
| | Mohammad Sarwar Jawadi | Bamian |
| | Yar Mohammad | Parwan |
| | Faizollah Faiaz | Sar-e Pol |
| | Abdul Qader Adalat Khwah | Konduz |
| | Ahmad Wali Masud | |
| Mowlana | Abdurrahman | Ghazni |
| | Mohebollah Samim | Ghazni |
| Hajji | Sayd Ahmad | Konar |
| | Mohammad Tareq | Fariab |
| | Abdul Samad Sediqi | Farah |
| | Abdul Motaleb | Takhar |
| Hajji | Nek Mohammad Shah Nuri | Maidan Wardag |
| | Gholam Hosayn | Balkh |
| | Sado Khan | Helmand |
| | Aref Khan | Paktika |
| | Abdul Karim | Baghlan |
| | Malek Nazir | Nangarhar |
| Hajji | Rohollah | Nangarhar |
| Hajji | Shahpur | Nangarhar |
| | Ahmad Shah Shahrukhi | Herat |
| | Mohammad Sayd | Herat |
| | Azizollah Wasefi | Kandahar |
| | Ahmad Wali Karzai | Kandahar |
| Hajji | Ahmad Shah | Kandahar |
| | Yar Mohammad | Kabul Province |
| | Sultan Mohammad | Kabul Province |
| | Sher Shah | Kabul Province |
| | Fetema Fatemi | Kandahar |
| | Fazl Rahman | Afghan refugees in Kohat, a place in Pakistan |
| | Wali Mohammad | Paktika |
| | Khatib Saheb | Konduz |

## Committee Nine: 36 articles, chaired by Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai

Committee Nine: 36 articles, chaired by Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| | Wali Hotak | Kandahar |
| | Mohammad Baqer Sheikh Zada | Kabul Province |
| Hajji | Bedar | Kabul Province |
| | Hafizollah Nurestani | Kabul Province |
| | Sayd Golab Wadan | Kabul Province |
| Hajji | Janat Gol | Kabul Province |
| | Sediqa Mobarez | Maidan Wardag |
| | Abdul Naser Shafiq | Afghan refugees in Pakistan |
| | Sardar Abdul Wali Khan | |
| Hajji | Mohammad Sediq Kochi | |
| | Rangina | |
| | Habiba Wahaj | |
| | Piri Gol | Badakhshan |
| | Nader Hayat Borhani | Samangan |
| | Halima | |
| | Soraya Paikan | |
| | Sharifa | |
| | Sadozai | |
| | Soraya Parlika | |
| | Hashmat Ghani Ahmadzai | |

## Committee Ten: 29 articles, chaired by Maulowi Syd Muhammad Hanif

Committee Ten: 29 articles, chaired by Maulowi Syd Muhammad Hanif :

| honorific | name | location |
| - | - | - |
| Hajji | Abdurrahman | Badakhshan |
| | Nasrollah Sadeqi Zada | Urozgan |
| | Mohammad Eqbal | Kapisa |
| | Abdol Hakim Monib | Paktia |
| | Joma Dar | Paktia |
| | Qeyamoddin Kashaf | Laghman |
| Hajji | Abdullah | Zabol |
| | Abdurrahman Wafa | Bamian |
| Mowlawi | Mohammad Shah | Parwan |
| | Naqibollah | Urozgan |
| | Asadollah Omar Khel | Konduz |
| | Yusof Waezi | No place mentioned |
| | Sayd Mohammad | Logar |
| Hajji | Amanat Khan | Konar |
| | Hedayatollah Hedayat | Fariab |
| | Mohammad Alam | Farah |
| Mowlawi | Ahmadollah | Takhar |
| Hajji | Ahmad | Takhar |
| | Mohammad Mehdi Tawana | Balkh |
| | Abdul Qodus Qate | Balkh |
| | Gholam Dastagir | Balkh |
| Hajji | Atiqollah | Helmand |
| Dr | Eid Mohammad | Paktika |
| Mollah | Mohammad Wali | Baghlan |
| Hajji | Sayd Azim | Nangarhar |
| | Sayd Abdul Ghafar | Nangarhar |
| Hajji | Shahzada | Nangarhar |
| | Abdul Hadi | Herat |
| | Sayd Abdurrahman | Herat |
| Dr | Mohammad Usman | Kandahar |
| | Abdul Latif Amiri | Kandahar |
| | Abdul Kabir Ranjbar | Kabul Province |
| Mowlawi | Abdul Wakil | Kabul Province |
| Dr | Reza Zaki | Kabul Province |
| | Basir Ahmad Sediqi | Kabul Province |
| | Alemi Kermani | Ghowr |
| | Sayd Mohammad Ali Sadr | Representative of Afghan refugees in Islamabad. |
| Dr | Mohammad Akbar Popal | Konduz |
| | Habibollah Ghaleb | Balkh |
| | Palwasha Hasan | Kabul Province |
| | Mah Gol Ahmadi | |
| | Kobra Dehqan | |
| Dr | Farida | Nader Shah Kot |
| | Perdesa | |
| | Fereshta | Kandahar |
| | Anahita Ada | Kolangar, Logar |
| | Fowzia Hotak | |
| | Taher | Jamal Agha |
