Ashraf Ghani was inaugurated Monday as president of Afghanistan, succeeding President Hamid Karzai and marking the first peaceful transition of power in the nation's history.
"I am your leader, but I am no better than you," Ghani said in his first address as president, quoting Islam's first caliph, Abu Bakr Seddiq. "I err; hold me to account."
Ghani thanked Karzai for his role in the transition – including helping to broker a compromise ending a disputed runoff election – and for respecting Afghanistan's constitution during his 13 years as president.
"Our people have shown that they desire peace and order," Karzai said at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul.
Ghani, a former Afghan finance minister and World Bank official, was administered the oath of office by the chief justice of the Afghan supreme court. Ghani then led his two vice presidents, Abdul Rashid Dostum and Sarwar Danesh, in their oaths of office.
As president, Ghani will head a government of national unity, which will see Abdullah Abdullah, his rival in the controversial election, take the new post of chief executive. Ghani said the unity government would be one of "representation" and thanked Abdullah for joining in the leadership.
Following the oaths of office, Ghani signed an executive order naming Abdullah as chief executive and Ahmad Zia Massoud as special representative to the presidency. Massoud is the brother of slain former militia commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, who fought the Taliban and was close to Abdullah.
Until Monday morning it remained unclear whether Abdullah would participate in the inauguration. Members of his team were reportedly angered by the Ghani campaign's decision last week to release results of the runoff election, which Abdullah maintains was marred by widespread fraud. The results, following a United Nations-supervised audit of all 8 million ballots, showed Ghani winning 55% of the vote.
Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Mohaqeq, who will take on the roles of deputies to the chief executive, were also sworn in by Ghani.
President Obama dispatched a delegation headed by John Podesta, his special counselor, to the inauguration. Other dignitaries attending included India's foreign minister, the president of Pakistan and representatives from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives and China.
Latifi is a Times special correspondent.
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