This is a list of the governors of the province of Zabul , Afghanistan.
| Governor | Period | Extra | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Khial Mohammad | ? ? | |||
 | Delbar Jan Arman | 2005 March 2009 | |||
 | Mohammad Ashraf Naseri | March 2009 ?? | |||
| | Bismillah Afghanmal | 14 March 2016 ?? | |||
| | Rahmatullah Yarmal | ?? ? | [1] | ||
| | Maulvi Ibrahim | Sep 2021 6 November 2021 | under the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan | ||
| | Bismillah Abdullah | 7 November 2021 Present | under the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan | [2] | |
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