Muhammad Zahir Shah (born 1914), last in the 226-year dynasty of Pashtun monarchs to rule Afghanistan, emerged in the fall of 2001 as a symbol of unity for his country as its hard-line Taliban rulers were dislodged from power. In December 2001 Zahir...

(b. 1914), king of Afghanistan. Zahir Shah was the king of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973. Born in Kabul, he received his initial schooling at the Habibia and Istiqlal schools. Later, Zahir studied in France when his father, Mohammad Nadir Khan, moved...

Mohammed Zahir Shah (16 October 1914 – 23 July 2007 Kabul) was the last King (Shah) of Afghanistan, reigning for four decades, from 1933 to...

Mohammed Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan, died on July 22nd, aged 92 THEY put out a red carpet for Mohammed Zahir Shah when he returned home, after 29 years of exile, in April 2002. As he stepped into the bright...

Mohammed Zahir Shah [obituary by Kate Clark, 24 July ] grew up in a cultural milieu that valued, respected and nurtured Hindustani music as an epitome of contemporary art music, writes Ken Hunt. Afghanistan may have been on the fringe geographically speaking, but the...