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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 ...
May 23, 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.
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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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4 days ago · Shah Mahmud, prime minister from 1946 to 1953, sanctioned free elections and a relatively free press, and the so-called “liberal parliament” functioned from 1949 to 1952.
Jul 23, 2007 · Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan, who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, has died, President Hamid...
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 current ...
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...
