List of candidates in the Afghan presidential election, 2009

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Forty-four candidates were registered for the 2009 Afghan presidential election when the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) announced its official preliminary list of candidates on May 17, 2009. Three candidates withdrew from the race before the election took place, having thrown their support behind one of the top two contenders. Forty-one names appeared on the ballot paper for the vote, although a few more had by then announced through the media that they had dropped out.[1][2][3][4]

List of presidential candidates

The candidates participating in the Afghan presidential election on August 20, 2009 were:[5][6]

Name Preliminary
voting
results[7]		 notes
Abdul Hasib Arian 2027
  • A senior police official.[8]
  • One of three candidates, beside incumbent Hamid Karzai, who ran for President in 2004.[9]
Abdul Jabar Sabit 2560
Abdul Latif Pedram 7311
  • One of three candidates, beside incumbent Hamid Karzai, who ran for President in 2004.[9]
  • Leader of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan.[9]
  • An ethnic Tajik.[10]
Abdul Majid Samim 998
  • Withdrew from the election, and asked his supporters to vote for Hamid Karzai.[11][12]
Alhaj Abdul Ghafor Zori 4955
  • Served as chief of finance for Nimroz Province from 1976-1978 and 2001-2003.[13]
Alhaj Shah Mahmood Popal
  • Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election.[6][12]
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai 48375
Bashir Ahmad Bizhan 1272
Baz Mohammad Kofi
Bismillah Shir 2179
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah 638924
Dr. Frozan Fana 8159
  • One of two female candidates in the 2009 election.
Dr. Ghulam Faroq Nijrabi 2240
  • One of three candidates, beside incumbent Hamid Karzai, who ran for President in 2004.[9]
  • An ethnic Tajik, head of Afghanistan’s Independent Party.[10]
Dr. Habib Mangal 7339
Dr. Mohammed Nasir Anis
  • Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election.[6][12] || ||
Engineer Moin-ul-din Ulfati 1645
Gul Ahmmad Yama 1434
  • Prior to his candidacy Yama had been a scholar in literature.[18]
Haji Hasan Ali Sultani
  • Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election.[6][12]
Hajji Rahim Jan Shinzad 3118
Hamed Karzai 940558
Hidayat Amin Arsala 1067
Mahbob-U-lah Koshani 5755
Mawlana Abdul Qadir İmami Ghori
Mawlawi Mohammad Sayed Hashimi
  • Threw his support to Hamid Karzai in lat July.[6][15]
Mirwais Yasini 23059
  • Currently speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghan's national legislature.[20]
Mohammad Akbar Oria 1353
Mohammad Hakim Torsan
  • Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election.[6][12]
Mohammad Hashim Tawfiqi 2406
Mohammad Sarwar Ahmadzai 4028
Mohammad Yasin Safi
  • Withdrew his candidacy prior to the election.[6][12]
Motasim Billah Mazhabi 18248
Mullah Abdul Salam Rakity 8250
  • Famous for shooting down a Soviet helicopter with rocket propelled grenade during the Soviet occupation.
  • Taliban field commander.
  • Elected to the National assembly.
Mullah Ghulam Mohammad Rigi 2240
Nasrullah Baryalai Arsalai
Ramazan Bashardost 277404
Sangin Mohammad Rahmani 1138
Sayed Jalal Karim 5572
Shahla Ata 4356
  • One of two female candidates in the 2009 election.
Shahnawaz Tanai 13512
Zabih-U-llah Ghazi Noristani 1516
Zia-ul-haq Hafizi 724

See also

References

  1. ↑ Afghanistan2009 Presidential and Provincial Council Elections Kit
  2. ↑ http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6659282.html
  3. ↑ Candidates take campaigns across Afghanistan
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