The president of the Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Afghanistan (1987–1992) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.

After the Fall of Kabul in 1992, he was deposed and replaced by the Islamic State.

Article 62 of the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan stated that a candidate for the office of President had to:[2] The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga).

Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004.

[3] After his second term ended in 2014, Ashraf Ghani was elected as the next Afghan president.