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      • Zahir Shah toyed with the idea of becoming president. "I will accept the responsibility of head of state if that is what the loya jirga demands of me, but I have no intention to restore the monarchy," he said. "I do not care about the title of king. The people call me Baba and I prefer this title."
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      Obituary: Muhammad Zahir Shah, last king of Afghanistan

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    Zahir Khan was proclaimed king (shah) on 8 November 1933 at the age of 19, after the assassination of his father Mohammad Nadir Shah. After his ascension to the throne he was given the regnal title, "He who puts his trust in God, follower of the firm religion of Islam" . [ 10 ]

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Mohammad-Zahir-ShahMohammad Zahir Shah | Reign, Abdication, Exile | Britannica

    4 days ago · Mohammad Zahir Shah was the king of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973, who provided an era of stable government to his country. The sons of Moḥammad Nāder Shah, Zahir and his brothers reasserted central government control during a period of anarchy and banditry in the late 1920s.

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  5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2007-jul-24-meMohammed Zaher Shah, 92; Afghanistan's last king was called ...

    Jul 24, 2007 · Afghanistan’s last king, Mohammed Zaher Shah, died Monday, plunging his battered country into mourning and inspiring a wave of wistful nostalgia for better days. He was 92.

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    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...

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2007/07/24 › worldMohammad Zahir Shah, Last Afghan King, Dies at 92

    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...

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  9. www.nytimes.com › topic › personMohammed Zahir Shah - The New York Times

    Mohammad Zahir Shah, Last Afghan King, Dies at 92. The 40-year reign of the former king, which ended in 1973, was esteemed enough to earn him the title “father of the nation” in the...

  10. www.britannica.com › Mohammad-Zahir-Shah-1933-73Mohammad Zahir Shah (1933–73) - Encyclopedia Britannica

    4 days ago · 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.