Afghanistan
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Mir Rahman
Rahmani
(Male)
Year of birth
1962
Additional information
Elected on 29 June 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Abdul Qader
Aryubi
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 27 April 2019.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Suraya Akbari (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals per age interval | 0 | 14 | 78 | 34 | 39 | 62 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 126 | Total >= 46: 122 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 7 | 59 | 21 | 27 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
Female | 0 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Women
68
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
‘If there are not enough female candidates on the list to occupy the allocated seat, the Commission shall adopt measures to make sure the seats do not remain vacant.’ (Electoral Law 2010, Article 23)
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1963
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Detail of restrictions
Suffrage: Restrictions detail
Literacy
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
The right to vote was granted in the 1963 Constitution which entered into force in 1964. The restriction no longer exists.
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1963
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1965
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Parliamentary caucus to promote women's political participation
(May 2014)
Formal or informal
Informal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
No
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
- Work on the law on violence against women
- Promotion of women's political participation
- Promotion of women's political participation
The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
No
The caucus has a communication plan
No