What is List of heads of state of Afghanistan?
This article lists the '''[[Head of state|heads of state]] of [[Afghanistan]]''' since the foundation of the first Afghan state, the [[Hotak dynasty|Hotak Empire]], in 1709. ==List of heads of state== (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) ===Monarchs=== {{Infobox former monarchy | royal_title = Monarch | realm = Afghanistan | native_name = {{lang-ps|د افغانستان پاچا}} <br> {{lang-fa|پادشاه افغانستان}} | coatofarms = Royal Standard of the King of Afghanistan (1931–1973).svg{{!}}border | coatofarmscaption = '''[[Flag of Afghanistan#Other flags|Royal Standard]]''' <br> (1931–1973) | type = other | his/her = His | image = King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in 1963.jpg | image_size = | caption = '''Last to reign''': <br> '''[[Mohammed Zahir Shah]]''' <br> 8 November 1933 – 17 July 1973 | first_monarch = [[Mirwais Hotak]] {{small|(Emir)}} | last_monarch = [[Mohammed Zahir Shah]] {{small|(King)}} | formation = 1709 | abolition = 17 July 1973 | residence = [[Kabul]]: * [[Bala Hissar, Kabul|Bala Hissar]] <br> {{small|(18th century – 1880)}} * [[Arg (Kabul)#History|Arg-e-Shahi]] <br> {{small|(19th century – 1973)}} | appointer = [[Hereditary monarchy|Hereditary]] | pretender = [[Ahmad Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan]] }} '''[[Hotak dynasty|Hotak Empire]] (1709–1738)''' {{Succession table monarch | name1 = '''[[Mirwais Hotak]]''' | nickname1 = Mirwais the father | native1 = | life1 = 1673–1715 | reignstart1 = 1709 | reignend1 = 1715 | notes1 = | family1 = [[Hotak dynasty|Hotak]] | image1 = Sin foto.svg | alt1 = Mirwais Hotak of Afghanistan | name2 = '''[[Abdul Aziz Hotak]]''' | nickname2 = | native2 = | life2 = Died 1717 | reignstart2 = 1715 | reignend2 = 1717 | notes2 = Brother of Mirwais Hotak | family2 = [[Hotak dynasty|Hotak]] | image2 = Sin foto.svg | alt2