Emergency Loya Jirga: Facts and Figures 

by Jan Mohammad

Institute for Afghan Studies

• The Emergency Loya Jirga will be held in Kabul from June 10 to June 16, 2002.
• Total Number of Delegates: 1,450
• Total Number of Elected Delegates: 1,051
• Total Number of Selected Delegates: 399
• Guaranteed Seats:
  1. Women: 160
  2. Afghan Refugees: 100 (25)
  3. Members of the Current Interim Gov’t; Members of the Commission for Convening the Loya Jirga; Chief Justice; Chief Prosecutor: 53 (5)
  4. Members of Social, Cultural and Economic Establishments; Religious Minorities: 51 (12)
  5. Academic and Professional Establishments: 29 (06)
  6. Afghan Nomads: 25
  7. Influential Figures and Personalities: 20 (10)
  8. Internally Displaced Afghans: 06 (2)
  9. Religious Scholars: 06

Note: The numbers in parenthesis represent number of women delegates from each group. The total number of women delegates, however, will not exceed 160. 

A Further Breakdown of the Selected Delegates: 

• Total Number of Delegates for Afghan Refugees: 100
  1. Delegates of Refugees in Pakistan: 40
  2. Delegates of Refugees in Iran: 30
  3. Delegates of Refugees in Other Countries: 30

   

• Total Number of Delegates for Afghan Professionals, Religious Scholars, Influential Figures, Academic Organizations, Religious Minorities, etc: 116

1. Religious Scholars: 6
2. Kabul University: 6 (2)
3. Polytechnic Institute: 3 (1)
4. Pedagogy Institute: 2
5. Teachers Training Colleges: 2
6. Nengrahar University: 2
7. Parwan University: 2
8. Balkh University: 2
9. Herat University: 2
10. Kandahar University: 2
11. Bamyan University: 2
12. Academy of Sciences: 3 (1)
13. Associations for Blinds and Handicaps: 3 (1)
14. The University of Abdullah Ibn-e Masoud: 2
15. Albiruni University: 2
16. Khost University: 2
17. Afghan University (Peshawar): 2 (1)
18. Medical Institute: 2
19. Non-governmental and Humanitarian Organizations: 5 (2)
20. Social and Cultural Establishments: 5 (2)
21. Representatives of Craftsmen: 4
22. Representatives of Businessmen Inside and Outside the Country: 10
23. Representatives of Artists: 5
24. Representatives of Writers and Poets: 5
25. Influential Personalities: 20 (10)
26. Representatives of Intelligentsia: 5
27. Representatives of Journalists: 5
28. Representatives of Hindus: 2
29. Representatives of Sikhs: 2

Note: The numbers in parenthesis represent the number of women delegates. 

Elected Delegates: A Breakdown by Provinces