Mohammed Zahir Shah
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The last king, Mohammed Zahir Shah, was known as a moderniser and his reign was said to be relatively peaceful.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2019
That’s how he formed his early friendship with Mohammed Nadir Shah, father to King Mohammed Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan, who reigned from 1933-1973 before he was ousted in a coup.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2012
The threat is aimed at another pro-Western Afghan, Hamad Karzai, a supporter of exiled King Mohammed Zahir Shah.
From Time Magazine Archive
The architect of the effort to build a new Afghanistan is King Mohammed Zahir Shah, 54, a European-educated Moslem monarch who for years spent much of his time hunting and golfing.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1973, as parliamentary leader of the pro-Moscow Parcham wing of the Communist People's Democratic Party, he helped to plot the overthrow of King Mohammed Zahir Shah by Mohammed Daoud.
From Time Magazine Archive
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