Mohammad Zahir Shah[a] (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. [2] Ruling for 40 years, Zahir Shah was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan since the foundation of the Durrani Empire in the 18th century.

Mohammad Zaher Shah (en pachto et en dari : محمد ظاهر شاه), né le 15 octobre 1914 à Kaboul et mort le 23 juillet 2007 dans la même ville, est le dernier roi d’ Afghanistan de 1933 à 1973.

Le 17 juillet 1973, Mohammed Zaher Shah est renversé par un coup d’État et se réfugie en Italie pour un long exil. Arrivé sur le trône à l’âge de 19 ans après l’assassinat de son ...

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 Karzai...

Jul 23, 2007 · The former king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah reigned for 40 years before going into exile. After the 11 September attacks on the US, he returned home to work for national unity.

Mar 18, 2002 · Zahir Shah, 87, is expected to touch down this week in Kabul for the first time since he was ousted in a bloodless coup by a cousin in 1973.

Oct 1, 2001 · In 1964, a new constitution transformed Afghanistan into a modern democracy, with free elections, a parliament, civil rights, emancipation for women and universal suffrage. The constitution was the...

Jul 24, 2007 · Mr. Zahir Shah, 92, an ineffectual yet beloved monarch, spent nearly 30 years in genteel exile after being ousted in a palace coup in 1973.

Mohammed Zahir Shah ascended to the throne at just 19 years old after his father’s assassination a turbulent time that saw Afghanistan grappling with external influences and internal divisions.

May 17, 2012 · Zaher Shah, dernier roi d’Afghanistan s’est éteint à Kaboul le 23 juillet 2007 à l’âge de 92 ans. Ses funérailles nationales ont eu lieu le 24 juillet 2007 en présence des plus hautes autorités du pays et de l’Aga Khan.