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Mohammad Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: محمد ظاهر شاه ; 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Ruling for 40 years, Zahir Shah was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan since the foundation of the Durrani Empire in the 18th century.
Apr 16, 2024 · Mohammad Zahir Shah (born Oct. 15, 1914, Kabul, Afg.—died July 23, 2007, Kabul) was the king of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973, who provided an era of stable government to his country.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Afghanistan - Mohammad Zahir Shah, 1933-73: The first 20 years of Mohammad Zahir Shah’s reign were characterized by cautious policies of national consolidation, an expansion of foreign relations, and internal development using Afghan funds alone.
Jul 24, 2007 · KABUL, Afghanistan, July 23 — Mohammad Zahir Shah , the former king of Afghanistan, whose 40-year reign, which ended in 1973, was esteemed enough to earn him the title “father of the nation” in...
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Jul 23, 2007 · Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to support his war-battered country's moves towards democracy, died today, aged 92.
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Jul 23, 2007 · KABUL, Afghanistan, July 23 — Mohammad Zahir Shah, the former king of Afghanistan whose 40-year reign, which ended in 1973, was esteemed enough to earn him the ceremonial title in the current...
Jul 24, 2007 · KABUL, Afghanistan — The death of Afghanistan’s last king, Mohammad Zahir Shah, plunged his battered country into mourning Monday and inspired a wave of nostalgia for better days. Mr. Zahir...
