What is Mohammed Zahir Shah?
{{Infobox Monarch | name =Mohammed Zahir Shah | title =King of Afghanistan | image =King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in 1963.jpg | caption = King Zahir in 1950s | reign =8 November 1933 - 17 July 1973 | coronation = | predecessor =[[Mohammed Nadir Shah]] | successor ='''Monarchy abolished''' [[Mohammed Daoud Khan]] as [[President of Afghanistan]] | spouse =[[Humaira Begum]] (deceased 2002) | royal house =[[House of Barakzai|Barakzai]] | father =[[Mohammed Nadir Shah]] | mother =[[Mah Parwar Begum]] | birth_date =16 October 1915 | birth_place =[[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] | death_date ={{death date and age|2007|7|23|1915|10|16}} | death_place =Kabul, Afghanistan | burial_place=Maranjan Hill }} '''Mohammed Zahir Shah''' (16 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last [[King]] (''[[Shah]]'') of [[Afghanistan]]. He ruled for four [[decade]]s, from 1933 to 1973. Mohammed Zahir Shah became king of Afghanistan at the age of nineteen after the [[assassination]] of his father in November 1933. Since he was so young, his uncle, ''Shah Mahmood Khan'' ran the [[government]]. Mohammed Zahir Shah took control and was able to keep Afghanistan’s neutral position in [[international]] [[politics]]. In July 17, 1973, Mohammed Zahir Shah was no longer king after a bloodless [[coup]]. He died on {{Death date and age|2007|7|23|1914|10|16}}. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Monarchs of Afghanistan]] [[Category:Pashtun people]] [[Category:1914 births]] [[Category:2007 deaths]] [[Category:People from Kabul]]