Mohammed Zahir Shah
Americannoun
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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
And last month he sent an envoy to Rome to pay respects to the aged, deposed Afghan King, Mohammed Zahir Shah, whom the U.S. has tapped as a symbolic rallying figure for post-Taliban Afghanistan.
From Time Magazine Archive
That was an apparent reference to Mohammed Zahir Shah, 72, who served as Afghanistan's monarch from 1933 until he was overthrown in 1973, and now lives near Rome.
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
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