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Mohammed Zahir Shah

Mohammed Zahir ShahAKA Zahir Shah

Born: 16-Oct-1914
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: 23-Jul-2007
Cause of death: Natural Causes

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Royalty, Head of State

Nationality: Afghanistan
Executive summary: King of Afghanistan, 1933-73

Father: Mohammed Nadir Shah (King of Afghanistan, b. 1880, d. 8-Nov-1933, assassinated)
Mother: Mah Parwar Begum
Wife: (eight children)
Son: Shah Mahmoud Zahir (d. 2002)

    University: France

    King of Afghanistan (11-Aug-1933 to 24-Aug-1973)
    Visited Disneyland (Sep-1963)
    Ousted in a Coup
    Abdication 24-Aug-1973
    Exiled 1973-2002
    Pashtun Ancestry


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