Hedayat Amin Arsala (Pashto: هدايت امين ارسلا; born January 12, 1942) is an economist and a prominent politician in Afghanistan.

[1] He completed his BA and MA in Economics, also focusing on international relations, at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in the United States of America.

When the Soviets withdrew and there was a subsequent regime change in Afghanistan, Arsala was appointed as the Foreign Minister of the newly formed Mujahideen coalition government in early 1993.

With the rise of the Taliban, Arsala- with some compatriots- launched a peace campaign which called for a broad-based interim Government through a Loya Jirga.

As Vice-President (VP), Arsala simultaneously headed the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission.

After 2.5 years as VP, Arsala was appointed Senior Advisor to the President as well as the Minister for Commerce and Industry.