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Mohammed Zahir Shah

King Zahir Shah in his last years
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NameMohammed Zahir Shah
محمد ظاهر شاه
King of Afghanistan
Reign8 November 1933 � 17 July 1973 ( )
PredecessorMohammed Nadir Shah
SuccessorMonarchy abolished Mohammed Daoud Khan as President of Afghanistan
Head of House of Barakzai
Reign8 November 1933 - 23 July 2007
( )
SpouseHumaira Begum
Princess Bilqis Begum
Prince Muhammed Akbar Khan
Crown Prince Ahmad Shah Khan
Princess Maryam Begum
Prince Muhammed Nadir Khan
Prince Shah Mahmoud Khan
Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan
Prince Mir Wais Khan
HouseBarakzai
FatherMohammed Nadir Shah
MotherMah Parwar Begum
Date of birth15 October 1914
Place of birthKabul, Afghanistan
Date of death23 July 2007(age 92)
Place of deathKabul, Afghanistan
Place of burialMaranjan Hill

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Mohammed Zahir Shah (15 October 1914 - 23 July 2007) was the last King (Shah) of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 until he was ousted by a coup in 1973. Following his return from exile he was given the title 'Father of the Nation' in 2002 which he held until his death.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Mohammed Nadir Shah
King of Afghanistan
8 November 1933 - 17 July 1973
( )
Succeeded by
Mohammed Daoud Khan
President of Afghanistan
Titles in pretence
New lossNew reason=Daoud's Republic of AfghanistanNew Republic declaredSucceeded by
Crown Prince Ahmad Shah

Death :
Name Birth Death Notes
Princess Bilqis Begum 17 April 1932(age 78)
Prince Muhammed Akbar Khan 4 August 1933 26 November 1942(age 9)
Prince Ahmad Shah Khan 23 September 1934(age 76)
Princess Maryam Begum 2 November 1936(age 74)
Prince Muhammed Nadir Khan 21 May 1941(age 69)
Prince Shah Mahmoud Khan 15 November 1946 7 December 2002(age 56)
Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan 14 April 1949(age 61)
Prince Mir Wais Khan 7 January 1957(age 53)

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History of Afghanistan
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Heads of state of Afghanistan since 1919

AFAF EmirateAmanullah Khan
AFAFFlag_of_AF_1928.svgAF KingdomAmanullah Khan * Inayatullah Khan
AF EmirateHabibullah Ghazi
AFAF KingdomMohammed Nadir Shah * Mohammed Zahir Shah
Flag_of_AF_1973.svgAF Daoud RepublicMohammed Daoud Khan
AF Military DictatorshipAbdul Qadir Dagarwal
AFAFFlag of the People's Democratic Party of AF.svgAF Democratic RepublicNur Muhammad Taraki * Hafizullah Amin * Babrak Karmal * Haji Mohammad Chamkani * Mohammad Najibullah
AF RepublicMohammad Najibullah * Abdul Rahim Hatef
Flag_of_AF_1992_(variant).pngAF Islamic StateSibghatullah Mojaddedi * Burhanuddin Rabbani
Flag of AF 1996-1997.svgAF Islamic EmirateMohammed Omar
AFAF Islamic StateBurhanuddin Rabbani * Hamid Karzai
AF Islamic RepublicHamid Karzai



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