During the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany, on Dec. 5, 2001, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six-month term as Chairman of the Transitional Administration. He was then chosen for a two-years' term as the Interim President during the 2002 Loya Jirga in Kabul. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai won and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He then won the 2009 presidential election after his opponent withdrew from the run